Best Liszt Podcasts (2024)

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Franz Liszt (1811-1886) 1:14:59

36m ago1:14:59

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Donald Macleod uncovers key aspects of Liszt’s soul and identity Franz Liszt was the original musical heartthrob - the most photographed man of the 19th century, who left a legacy of more than 700 compositions and in the course of his career made well over 1000 concert appearances. With his electrifying talent at the keyboard, he transformed the st…

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Pianist Alexandre Kantorow on his new Brahms, Schubert and Liszt album 28:42

2h ago28:42

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Alexandre Kantorow was winner of the piano category at the 2019 International Tchaikovsky Competition as well as the recipient of that year’s Grand Prix. One of the world's finest young musicians, he has recorded a series of much-praised albums for BIS. And the latest release – a Gramophone Editor's Choice in the November 2024 issue – completes the…

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Mary Shelley Part 5: The Fate of Frankenstein. 1:16:23

3d ago1:16:23

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In the conclusion episode of our series on Mary Shelley, we take a look at what life was like after Frankenstein achieved success. Upon returning to her homeland of England, her status as a superstar writer seemed to be universal, but for Mary, her primary focus was now on the task of raising her only son, Percy Florence Shelley. Despite her life s…

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Mary Shelley Part 4: The Journal Book of Misfortunes. 1:11:54

7d ago1:11:54

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Death, death, and more death! In part four of our series on Mary Shelley, we go through the most tragic part of the classic author's life, experiencing more loss than ever before. Though there are some bright spots during this period of life, Mary Shelley would truly earn some Goth merit badges. Despite the losses, however, Mary did not let life be…

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Ep. 89: California attorney provides estate planning with heart 37:44

4d ago37:44

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Patricia De Fonte is an estate planning attorney and the founder of De Fonte Law PC, a boutique estate planning firm that works with clients over Zoom all over California. She started the firm to offer what she thinks of as estate planning with heart. She wanted to create a better experience for her clients to preserve family harmony, empower their…

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Pianist Hanni Liang on her new album 'Voices' 37:16

7d ago37:16

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Pianist Hanni Liang speaks to Hattie Butterworth about her new album 'Voices' on Delphian Records formed around Liang's interest in Ethel Smyth's music and life. They also speak about Liang’s musical upbringing and her move towards doing things differently on the concert platform. She shares the cultural differences between China and the west, and …

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Margaret Bonds (1913-1972) 1:16:25

5d ago1:16:25

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Donald Macleod explores the life and music of African American composer Margaret Bonds This week, Donald Macleod is joined by musicologist and pianist Dr Samantha Ege to delve into the life and music of African American pioneer composer, Margaret Bonds (1913-1972). Bonds was one of the most important composers and pianists of her time. She wrote se…

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Mary Shelley Part 3: A Contest of Unhallowed Art. 59:56

11d ago59:56

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In part three of our series on author Mary Shelley, we get to explore all the trials, tribulations, and moments of jubilation often used as sources of inspiration that ultimately lead to the creation of Frankenstein. There will be love, loss, and hounding creditors that force her husband, Percy Shelley, to live underground, but such is the life of …

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Handel in Rome, with Nardus Williams and John Butt 21:44

12d ago21:44

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For this week's Gramophone Podcast, Editor Martin Cullingford is joined by soprano Nardus Williams and Director of the Dunedin Consort John Butt to talk about their new album exploring the music Handel wrote during his years in Rome, a young composer still in the early stages of his creativity. 'Handel in Rome' is released on Linn Records, and avai…

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Mary Shelley Part 2: Love in the Graveyard. 1:01:00

18d ago1:01:00

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In part two of our series on Frankenstein author, Mary Shelley, we see the young genius enter her teenage years, and the blossoming of her relationship with the poet, Percy Shelley. As the two fall deeper in love, we get to see how "all too human" some of these legendary figures can be with sappy love poems, theatric professions of love, dramatic i…

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Rafael Payare on the music of Schoenberg 23:58

20d ago23:58

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For this week's Podcast, Gramophone Editor Martin Cullingford is joined by Rafael Payare, Music Director of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal to talk about the music of Schoenberg in the year that marks the composer's 150th anniversary. The focus is his beautiful new recording of Pelleas und Melisande and Verklärte Nacht, which is available tod…

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Charles Ives (1874-1954) 1:15:14

20d ago1:15:14

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Kate Molleson delves into the life and music of the “Yankee Maverick”, Charles Ives. Charles Ives is considered a leading American composer of the early 20th century. Known for many musical innovations, his was a unique voice, a pioneer who combined elements of Western and American music traditions. He’s also been called a Yankee Maverick and much …

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Dorothy Howell (1898-1982) 1:13:23

19d ago1:13:23

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Donald Macleod and Leah Broad survey the life and work of British composer Dorothy Howell This week Donald Macleod is joined by the award-winning author Leah Broad to explore the story of the British composer Dorothy Howell, who shot to fame aged 21 after the triumphant premiere of her orchestral work ‘Lamia’ at the Proms. By the mid-1920s she was …

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EP14. Beyond the Ring: a look ahead to 2025 1:25:06

23d ago1:25:06

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Looking ahead to Longborough's 2025 season, which will include the UK premiere of Wahnfried - Avner Dorman's opera about the Wagner family - and a new production of Debussy's post-Wagnerian masterpiece Pelléas et Mélisande, Longborough's Artistic Director Polly Graham talks about these works, and their relationship with the oeuvre of Richard Wagner…

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Ep. 88: Music career consultant helps find your B.E.A.T. 33:08

23d ago33:08

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Jessica Muñiz-Collado is a music career consultant, composer/producer, and Assistant Professor of Music Business at the University of North Texas. Passionate about serving musicians, she is also the Founder of NIZCO MUSIC – a music career consulting company that helps musicians compose their careers to their own B.E.A.T. Additionally, she serves as…

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Mary Shelley Part 1: Daughter of Anarchy. 1:07:22

26d ago1:07:22

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It's spooky season, so we're starting up a series on the mistress of morbid herself: Mary Shelley! In our first episode, we discuss the legacy of Mary's parents, and how Mary would be raised surrounded by some of the most cutting-edge thinkers of her time. After a tragic complication arises in the birthing process, Mary's father is left to raise hi…

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The 2024 Gramophone Classical Music Awards 45:01

26d ago45:01

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The 2024 Gramophone Classical Music Awards were revealed on Wednesday October 2, and for this week's edition of the Podcast Editor Emeritus James Jolly, Editor and Publisher Martin Cullingford, and Deputy Editor – and Editor of International Piano – Tim Parry, gathered in the studio to discuss the winners. From Instrumental to Opera, and from Early…

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Office Hours Ep. 3: Mom Knows Best. 1:14:53

1M ago1:14:53

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As we take a quick break between our normal programming, we talk about recent hospital visits, professional wrestling, the current state of children's television, and horror movies. We also review some corrections from previous episodes, and expand on some ideas that were left unexplored. Join us for another laid-back episode of Office Hours.…

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Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787) 1:03:11

1M ago1:03:11

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Donald Macleod showcases the life and music of Christoph Willibald Gluck Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787) arguably did more to transform opera than any composer of his generation: thinking deeply about how text and music should work together, and trying to strip away fripperies to ensure it was urgent, powerful and arresting. His radical appro…

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Claire Booth on the character of Pierrot 35:44

1M ago35:44

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Claire Booth speaks to Hattie Butterworth about her new album with Ensemble 360, 'Pierrot Portraits', focussed around Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire and looking at other composer's interpretations of the character of Pierrot across time. All audio clips come from Pierrot Portraits by Claire Booth and Ensemble 360 out now on Onyx Classics…

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2M ago7:00

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Franz Liszt Part 6: Requiem. 1:26:58

2M ago1:26:58

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As we close out our series on the oft-forgotten genius of classical music, Franz Liszt, we bid the old maestro a fond farewell. Much like future rockstars would also experience, he would be forced to deal with a psychotic and dangerous stalker, hell-bent on taking him down one way or another. Despite his old age, Franz's popularity as a musician (a…

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Mendelssohn Piano Trios, with Joshua Bell, Jeremy Denk and Steven Isserlis 20:22

2M ago20:22

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Editor Martin Cullingford is this week joined by violinist Joshua Bell, pianist Jeremy Denk and cellist Steven Isserlis to talk about their new recording for Sony Classical of Mendelssohn piano trios.

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Gustav Holst (1874-1934) 1:06:07

1M ago1:06:07

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We often think of composers as solitary geniuses, scribbling away at their masterpieces, working alone. But this isn’t always the case. Gustav Holst, most famous for composing The Planets, struggled all his life with neuritis, a condition that made his arms feel like “jelly overcharged with electricity.” It was frequently impossible for him to play…

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Franz Liszt Part 5: The Pope's Composer. 1:11:59

2M ago1:11:59

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In part five of our series on classical composer, Franz Liszt, we learn about the most tragic part of Franz's life, which compels him to become a clergyman of the Catholic Church. That's right: the infamous ladies-man has decided to become abbé! Does that mean the notorious lothario has to give up his promiscuous lifestyle to appease his faith? Reg…

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Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) 1:20:13

2M ago1:20:13

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Kate Molleson explores the twists and turns of Schoenberg’s life Is there a more controversial, infamous figure in 20th Century music than Arnold Schoenberg? Arguably no other twentieth-century composer’s ideas have been more influential among composers since, however his music is still neglected and misunderstood by programmers and audiences. Scho…

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Baritone Huw Montague Rendall on his debut album 'Contemplation' 27:01

2M ago27:01

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Huw Montague Rendall is a singer who is making waves in the musical world, and he has just released his debut album with orchestra, 'Contemplation'. Signed to Erato by Alain Lanceron, Rendall gives us a superb showcase of his talents with a programme that ranges widely, and reveals many different facets of this fine young artist. Huw's partners for…

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Can this Funeral March match Chopin's?! 21:31

2M ago21:31

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Henrik Kilhamn presents this lesser known Funeral March from a romantic piano sonata, by a composer who admired Chopin but went on to write his own name in music history as well. His first sonata, Op. 6, ends with this very solemn but gripping statement after major struggles of previous movements, marking it a tragedy of great proportion. Can you g…

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Celebrating 50 years of BIS: Part 2 29:06

2M ago29:06

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On October 2, the Swedish label BIS will hand over its Label of the Year Award to another company. So, to celebrate its 2023 Award, Gramophone’s James Jolly sat down to talk with BIS’s founder and guiding spirit for past 50 years, Robert von Bahr. In this second of two podcasts, Robert discusses some of the outstanding artists who have recorded for…

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Franz Liszt Part 4: Lisztomania! 1:19:38

2M ago1:19:38

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In part four of our series on Franz Liszt, we witness the rise of a music superstar the likes of which the world had never seen before, and what history would come to call "Lisztomania". But what made this superstar piano-player so special, and what caused such a stir in his fanbase? This wouldn't be the only point of pride during this phase of his…

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Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) 1:06:56

2M ago1:06:56

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Donald Macleod examines Bruckner’s lifelong struggle to become the great composer we know today From our modern perspective, it can be difficult to appreciate why it took so long for Anton Bruckner to be recognised as one of the leading musical voices of the 19th century. His spectacular symphonies regularly pack out concert halls today but his own…

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Semyon Bychkov on the music of Dvořák 33:04

2M ago33:04

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In this week's Gramophone Podcast, Editor Martin Cullingford is joined by the conductor Semyon Bychkov to talk about his new recording with the Czech Philharmonic for the Pentatone label of the music of Dvořák - the composer's last three symphonies, Nos 7, 8 and 9, along with three concert overtures, In Nature’s Realm, Carnival and Othello.…

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