That Classical Podcast

FOR NEVER WAS A STORY OF MORE WOE... THAN THIS OF STABBING YOUR FOOT WITH A SHARP STICK, FO SHO. Today we discuss two small but wonderful fish in one of our favourite musical ponds (beginning with "B", and ending with "aroque"). Enjoy!Not enough TCP? Go here to find out more... Here's where you can hear all the music from all the episodes: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6HxdsK2pKwY2Dt44nvSojlOur Patreon for those who want more TCP: https://www.patreon.com/ThatClassicalPodcastWebsite: https://www.thatclassicalpodcast.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/thatclassicalInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatclassicalinsta/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thatclassicalpodcast/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

DOOT DOOOOOT yes we're back with another orchestral watcha-ma-call-it, and today it's BRASS. So sit back, relax, and enjoy a one way ticket to brass-town, via dodgy names for the trombone, dancing princesses, and advanced seed-spitting techniques.Not enough TCP? Go here to find out more... Here's where you can hear all the music from all the episodes: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6HxdsK2pKwY2Dt44nvSojlOur Patreon for those who want more TCP: https://www.patreon.com/ThatClassicalPodcastWebsite: https://www.thatclassicalpodcast.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/thatclassicalInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatclassicalinsta/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thatclassicalpodcast/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

CHRISTMAS WOULDN'T BE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT A TRADITIONAL "BUM-PINCH" [AND AN ILLEGAL MINCE PIE] ... YES it's time once again for our annual festive episode, featuring a seasonal smattering of Christmas facts in and amongst some classical yuletide bangers.P.S. Thank you thank you thank you for supporting us through another year of learning, singing, laughing and silliness. We are - and forever shall be - incredibly grateful to all our wonderful listeners. Have a very Merry Christmas and we'll see you in 2019!Not enough TCP? Go here to find out more... Here's where you can hear all the music from all the episodes: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6HxdsK2pKwY2Dt44nvSojlOur Patreon for those who want more TCP: https://www.patreon.com/ThatClassicalPodcastWebsite: https://www.thatclassicalpodcast.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/thatclassicalInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatclassicalinsta/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thatclassicalpodcast/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

BRACE YOURSELVES FOR THE MUSICAL EQUIVALENT OF FIFTY SHADES. Yes that is 100% correct and accurate, because it's time for something Romantic with a capital R!! This time we dive into the "wishy-washy" waters of Schumann, Puccini, Richard Strauss and Scott Joplin. Enjoy!Not enough TCP? Go here to find out more... Here's where you can hear all the music from all the episodes: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6HxdsK2pKwY2Dt44nvSojlOur Patreon for those who want more TCP: https://www.patreon.com/ThatClassicalPodcastWebsite: https://www.thatclassicalpodcast.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/thatclassicalInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatclassicalinsta/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thatclassicalpodcast/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

DO YOU ENJOY A GENEROUS SLICE OF GOUDA BEFORE BED? If so, you may have something in common with Hector Berlioz, who's life and nightmarish works we'll be discussing in this TRES FANTASTIQUE new episode of That Classical Podcast. We'll also explore the life and "opening-up" works (???) of his frenemy Felix Mendelssohn - ENJOY!Not enough TCP? Go here to find out more... Here's where you can hear all the music from all the episodes: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6HxdsK2pKwY2Dt44nvSojlOur Patreon for those who want more TCP: https://www.patreon.com/ThatClassicalPodcastWebsite: https://www.thatclassicalpodcast.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/thatclassicalInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatclassicalinsta/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thatclassicalpodcast/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY? YOU'VE FOUND THE CLASSICAL MUSIC EQUIVALENT OF "ISN'T SHE LOVELY"???! FINALLY! Yes it's true, we've literally found it, it's in this episode and it's PRETTY GOOD ACTUALLY. Also included in this episode: ancient Hollywood trivia, oblique references to Monsters Inc and the most American music ever written (N.B. No eagles were harmed in the making of this podcast)Enjoy!Not enough TCP? Go here to find out more... Here's where you can hear all the music from all the episodes: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6HxdsK2pKwY2Dt44nvSojlOur Patreon for those who want more TCP: https://www.patreon.com/ThatClassicalPodcastWebsite: https://www.thatclassicalpodcast.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/thatclassicalInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatclassicalinsta/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thatclassicalpodcast/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

OUT OF THE WAY LADS, THE MOST IMPRESSIVELY BORING MAN IN MUSICAL HISTORY IS COMING THROUGH (BUT WE STILL THINK HE'S A BIT OF ALRIGHT). This time on That Classical Podcast we discuss one (and two) hit wonders, eye doctors who pride themselves on consistently blinding all their patients, and whether Beyonce or Mariah Carey would win in a fight. Enjoy!Music featured in this Episode:"Canon in D" - Johann Pachelbel"Magnificat in C Minor - Gloria" - Johann Pachelbel"Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 2: "All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray" - George Frideric Handel"Serse / Act 1, HWV 40: "Ombra Mai Fu" - George Frideric Handel See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

EVER FANCIED SOMEONE YOU ALSO THINK IS A BIT MINGING? WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO NOT GET BURIED ALIVE?? SHALL WE COMPARE FINGER-WEBBING??! All these questions are frankly up for debate and discussion in this life-changingly educational episode of That Classical Podcast. If you don't like bad puns about shopping lists, look away now. Enjoy!Music Featured in this Episode:"Sonata in G Minor for Cello & Piano, Op. 65: 4. Finale (Allegro)" - Frederic Chopin"Piano Concerto No.1 in E Minor, Op. 11: 2. Romance (Larghetto)" - Frederic Chopin"Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S.514" - Franz Liszt"3 Etudes de Concert, S.144: No.3 in D Flat Major - "Un Sospiro" (Allegro Affettuoso) - Franz Liszt See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

GIRD YOUR LITERAL AND PROVERBIAL LOINS PEOPLE, 'CAUSE IT'S TIME TO TALK ABOUT SOME TUBES WITH HOLES IN THEM AND ALSO WIND. AND ALSO KENNY G. Yes you heard me right, in this episode we shoot the woodwindy breeze, and that breeze is FUUUUH-RESH!?! Enjoy!Music Featured in this Episode:"Serenade in B Flat K, 361. "Gran Partita": 3. Adagio" - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart"Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L.86" - Claude Debussy"Fantasia for Soprano Saxaphone, 3 Horns and String Orchestra: 3. Très Animé" - Heitor Villa-Lobos"Peer Gynt, Op. 23 - Incidental Music: No. 8. In the Hall of the Mountain King" - Edvard Grieg See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

CAN A PERSON BE PHYSICALLY ATTRACTED TO AN ANCIENT WOODEN ETCHING? BLINK TWICE IF YES. In this old-skool episode: The Byrd is genuinely the word, we decide to crowdfund a really-quite-terribly-thought-out Hollywood blockbuster, and of course finish up by doing the full Monty - enjoy!Music Featured In This Episode:"Ave Verum Corpus - (Motet)" - William Byrd"Mass for Four Voices: Sanctus - Benedictus" William Byrd"Zefiro torna, SV 251" - Claudio Monteverdi"Vespro della Beata Virgine - Versiculum: Deus in adiutorium" - Claudio Monteverdi See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

**SILLY AND RUDE OUTTAKES AT THE END OF THE EPISODE BECAUSE YES OK**COME ON THEN WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE PLANET? (DO ONE, PLUTO.) This time we chat about space-type-things and Bugs Bunny, Harry Styles, Mcdonald's adverts and Tena Ladys. Enjoy!Music Featured in this Episode:"Variations on an original theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Variation 9. Nimrod (Adagio)" - Edward Elgar"Salut d'amour, Op.12" - Edward Elgar"The Planets, Op, 32: 4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity" - Gustav Holst"Seven Part Songs: Love On my Heart From Heaven Fell" - Gustav Holst See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

INAPPROPRIATE COUSIN CANOODLING! MASSIVE MYSTERY BOXES!! POP GOES THE WEASEL??! All these quite weird things [and more] await your gorgeous ears and fabulous mind-brains in this episode of That Classical Podcast. Enjoy!Music Featured in this Episode:"Má Vlast, JB1:112 2. Vltava" - Bedřich Smetana"String Quartet No.1 E minor "From My Life": 3. Largo sostenuto" - Bedřich Smetana"Das Lied von der Erde: Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde" - Gustav Mahler"Symphony No.6 in A minor: 4. Finale (Allegro moderato)" - Gustav Mahler See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

IF YOU THINK YOUR KITCHEN IMPLEMENTS HAVE BEEN FLIRTING WITH YOU - STAY TUNED, YOU'RE PROBABLY CORRECT. In this supercalifragilisticexpialidocious new episode we talk about some ballet, some barbies and one particularly alluring whisk. Enjoy!Music Featured in this Episode:"Swan Lake Op.20 - Mariinsky Version / Act 1: Scene 1: Finale (Andante)" - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovksy"La fille mal gardée / Act 1: 17a. Clog Dance" - Ferdinand Herold"The Firebird (l'oiseau de feu) - Suite (1945): Infernal Dance" - Igor Stravinsky"La Revue de Cuisine: 2. Tango" - Bohuslav Martinů See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

BONJOUR AND TOOT DE LA FRUIT. Mais oui, this time we are discussing not one but TWO French composers who were tres bon at the old musique. Have a nibble on a croissant and settle down for some weird chat about dancing skeletons, musical lead poisoning and dating dos and don'ts. Enjoy!Music Featured in This Episode:"Danse Macabre, Op.40, R.171" - Camille Saint-Saëns"Le Carnaval des Animaux: Aquarium" - Camille Saint-Saëns"3 Gymnopédies: No.1 Lent et douloureux" - Erik Satie"Gnossiennes: No.1 - Lent" - Erik Satie See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

IT'S JAZZ O'CLOCK OVER HERE AT THAT CLASSICAL PODCAST AND WE'RE NOT SORRY. It's true, today we're giving you the lowdown on two blokes who loved to spice up their classical compositions with a large zesty dollop of Le Jazz. Tune in for talk of weird ballets, Bolero dissing and Gene Kelly's derriere. Enjoy!Music Featured in this Episode:"Daphnis et Chloé, M.57 - Ballet en 3 parties (complete)/Troisième partie: Danse générale" - Maurice Ravel"Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83 3. Presto" - Maurice Ravel"Concerto in F: 3. Allegro agitato" - George Gershwin"An American in Paris" - George Gershwin See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.