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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2197: Liszt and Petrarch

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 14, 2022 · Episode: 2197 Liszt, Petrarch, and St. Augustine. Today, Liszt and Petrarch.

Tags Amadeus Antonio Salieri Chopin dante George Sand Liszt Marie d'Agoult music Paganini Petrarch Piano religion renaissance St. Augustine stardom theology violin

Portrait of Frédéric Chopin by Eugène Delacroix, oil on canvas, 1838.

Encore Houston

Encore Houston, Episode 41: Context

Joshua Zinn

Posted on November 8, 2017 · Context performs an all-Chopin concert featuring works from his early career.

Tags Brian Connelly chamber music Chopin context Encore Houston

Conductor and orchestra in Festival Concert Hall.

Classical Music

A Day In The Life Of An Artist: Christian Arming

Joshua Zinn

Posted on July 14, 2017 · The conductor describes a day filled with yoga, reading, music, wine...and monster bugs...at the 2017 Round Top Festival!

Tags A Day in the Life of an Artist Chopin Christian Arming Ravel Round Top Music Festival

Richard Dowling

Classical Classroom

Classical Classroom, Episode 26: Ragging On Chopin With Richard Dowling

Dacia Clay

Posted on April 26, 2017 · How ragtime killed the classical star.

Tags Chopin ragtime Richard Dowling

Moon Music

Classical Music

Music In The Making: When Is The Moon Not Hungry?

Anya Wilkening

Posted on October 18, 2016 · When it's full! Check out an hour of lunar music.

Tags Benjamin Britten Chopin Jon Kimura Parker lunar music

Classical Music

Classical Classroom, Ep 118: Alisa Weilerstein On The Romance Of Rachmaninov

Dacia Clay

Posted on February 8, 2016 · A little romantic music with cellist Alisa Weilerstein.

Tags Alisa Weilerstein Chopin Inon Barnatan Rachmaninoff Rachmaninov

Pianist Yundi.

Classical Classroom

Classical Classroom, Ep 103: Yundi. Chopin. Preludes.

Dacia Clay

Posted on October 5, 2015 · The pianist and Chopin expert talks about the story behind the Preludes.

Tags Chopin pianists Preludes Yundi

Emmy statuette.

Classical Music

10 Emmy-Winning TV Shows That Feature Classical Music

Joshua Zinn

Posted on September 25, 2015 · A look at some of the most popular Emmy-winning shows and their use of classical music.

Tags Chopin classical music mozart Primetime Emmy Awards TV Shows

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