Best Bolero Podcasts (2024)

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Program Notes: Ravel's Bolero 12:33

5h ago12:33

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Ravel’s Bolero begins quietly and ends demonically. The repetition – a maddening rat-a-tat-tat of the snare drum – may sound simple, but the gradual crescendo builds into a frenzy of intensity and brilliant color. Ravel himself underestimated the appeal of the piece, calling it “orchestration without music.” Instead of sliding into oblivion, Bolero…

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Episode 69: Bolero's Solo in One Easy Lesson 31:31

7d ago31:31

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In our first episode back - with video, hooray!! - our good friend Gordon Rencher teaches Casey how to step in at the last moment and cover that crucial snare solo in Ravel's Bolero! Bolero's episode was originally number 6, and that can be found here: https://keepclassicalweird.com/2020/06/12/episode-6-ravels-bolero/ Looking for the youtube channe…

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Episode 70: Tár 59:57

2h ago59:57

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Here we go with another movie review! Casey Bozell and Dr. Sophia Tegart discuss the 2022 film Tár. And its many, many.... MANY layers. We ruin everything, it's delightful. Support the show Support the show here! Patreon: www.patreon.com/keepclassicalweird Shop: keep-classical-weird.myshopify.com Facebook: @keepclassicalweirdpodcast Instagram: @kee…

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CSO Program Notes: Eschenbach with Lucas & Arthur Jussen 13:35

19h ago13:35

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Lose yourself in the idyllic landscapes of Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony. Inspired by the composer’s country hikes, the piece summons rippling streams, a raging thunderstorm and plenty of warmth. Mozart’s double piano concerto showcases the deft teamwork of Dutch brothers Lucas and Arthur Jussen, who make two pianos “sound for all the world like a …

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CSO Program Notes: Tchaikovsky 4 15:50

22m ago15:50

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Starting with a ferocious fanfare representing fate, Tchaikovsky pours his soul into his Fourth Symphony, a fearless musical autobiography packed with surging melodies and dazzling colors. Antoine Tamestit brings his “gorgeous smoky sound” (The Guardian) to Walton’s Viola Concerto, a work of wistful beauty and quicksilver energy.Learn more: cso.org…

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CSO Program Notes: Orozco-Estrada Conducts Romeo and Juliet 14:24

27m ago14:24

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Forbidden love is in the air as Andrés Orozco-Estrada takes listeners from the streets of Bernstein’s New York to Tchaikovsky’s fantasy on Shakespearean Verona. The Argentine Pampas region is the setting of Ginastera’s vibrant ballet about a city boy who wins the heart of a rancher’s daughter.Barber’s lush and virtuosic Violin Concerto features Ben…

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Ubuntu Cafe T3 C5: The Classic Project 2 1:06:43

2M ago1:06:43

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Ubuntu Cafe T3 C5: The Classic Project 2 #Miniteca #TheClassicProject #Minitek #Venezuela #GuerradeMinitecas #UbuntuCafe #NewWave #80sMixed #Musicadelos80mezclada #Musicadelos80 Programa dedicado al Disco 2 de The classic Project. En esta entrega, un set de 60 minutos de Pop, Rock y New Wave de los 80's y 90's Miniteca, The Classic Project, Minitek…

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Ubuntu Cafe T3 C4 | Libro: La Quema de Judas en algunos Paises de LATAM 11:08

3M ago11:08

11:08

Ubuntu Cafe T3 C4 | Libro: La Quema de Judas en algunos Paises de LATAM #QuemadeJudas #QuemadeMonigote #Celebraciondefindeano #CICUNE #RodulfoGonzalez #UbuntuCafe Programa dedicado al libro: La Quema de Judas en algunos paises de Latinoamerica, del Periodista venezolano Eladio Rodulfo Gonzalez. Ubuntu Cafe es conducido por Juan Rodulfo, disponible …

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Ubuntu Cafe T3 C3: The Classic Project Disc 1 1:11:48

3M ago1:11:48

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Ubuntu Cafe T3 C3: The Classic Project Disc 1 #Miniteca #TheClassicProject #Minitek #Venezuela #GuerradeMinitecas #UbuntuCafe #NewWave #80sMixed #Musicadelos80mezclada #Musicadelos80 Programa dedicado al Disco 1 de The classic Project. En esta entrega, un set de 60 minutos de Pop, Rock y New Wave de los 80's Ubuntu Cafe es conducido por Juan Rodulf…

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Ubuntu Cafe T3 C2 | Libro: Gobernadores del Estado Nueva Esparta 15:00

3M ago15:00

15:00

Ubuntu Cafe T3 C2 | Libro: Gobernadores del Estado Nueva Esparta #EstadoNuevaEsparta #GobernadoresdeNuevaEsparta #RodulfoGonzalez #CICUNE #Venezuela #HistoriadeVenezuela #HistoriadelEstadoNuevaEsparta #HistoriadeNuevaEsparta Programa dedicado al libro Gobernadores contemporáneos del Estado Nueva Esparta del Periodista venezolano Eladio Rodulfo Gonz…

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CSO Program Notes: Tchaikovsky Pathétique & Trifonov 17:49

3M ago17:49

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Lahav Shani conducts Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique, a symphony that the composer premiered less than a week before his death and was later nicknamed for the passion and suffering it expresses. Daniil Trifonov takes the spotlight in a piano concerto composed for him by former CSO Mead Composer-in-Residence Mason Bates, which “shows off the pianist’s virt…

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CSO Program Notes: The Elements with Joshua Bell 13:02

3M ago13:02

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Grammy Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell presents The Elements, a suite of five works for violin and orchestra, commissioned by Bell and written by leading American composers Kevin Puts (Earth), Edgar Meyer (Water), Jake Heggie (Fire), Jennifer Higdon (Air), and CSO Mead Composer-in-Residence Jessie Montgomery (Space). Conductor Juraj Valčuha fra…

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Ubuntu Cafe T3 C1 | Libro: El Bolero en America Latina 15:14

3M ago15:14

15:14

Ubuntu Cafe T3 C1 | Libro: El Bolero en America Latina #Bolero #BoleroenAmerica #QueeselBolero #CantantesdeBolero #HistoriadelBolero #CancionesdeBolero #BoleroRomantico Programa dedicado al libro titulado: "El Bolero en América Latina", del Periodista venezolano Eladio Rodulfo Gonzalez. El bolero es el género musical popular que mejor expresa el ro…

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CSO Program Notes: Ravel Boléro 13:20

3M ago13:20

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Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet brings his customary joie de vivre to Saint-Saëns’ Egyptian Concerto, inspired by a trip down the Nile in 1896. Conductor Stéphane Denève unpacks the French fascination with Spanish culture in Debussy’s sultry Ibéria and Ravel’s ever-popular Boléro, with its sensuously hypnotic theme building to a volcanic climax.Learn m…

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CSO Program Notes: Montgomery & Bruckner 7 18:35

4M ago18:35

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Conductor Manfred Honeck leads the CSO in two captivating works. Principal Percussion Cynthia Yeh takes the spotlight in the premiere of a new concerto by Jessie Montgomery, the CSO’s Mead Composer-in-Residence. Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony awes with its breadth, drama and rapturous intensity. This enthralling score includes a radiant tribute to Bru…

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Program Notes: Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony 6:38

4M ago6:38

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Mahler knew how to think big. For his Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection,” he stuffed the stage with 270 musicians, including 10 trumpets and 10 horns in the original score. It took Mahler five years to complete the symphony, which stretches more than 80 minutes and holds a special place among musicians and audiences. Today, millions of people have hear…

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CSO Program Notes: Mahler Resurrection 14:41

4M ago14:41

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In his Second Symphony, Mahler constructs a universe all his own, exploring themes of death and afterlife using a massive orchestra, offstage brass and percussion, chorus and vocal soloists. Estonian conductor Neeme Järvi — whose music-making is “as dynamic and exhilarating as ever” (Chicago Classical Review) — guides the CSO from the great, tragic…

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Program Notes: Elgar’s Enigma Variations 8:16

4M ago8:16

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The power of friendship. Edward Elgar’s most popular work, Enigma Variations, was dedicated to 14 friends portrayed in the pieces – from his wife to an Oxford professor, a bulldog and even Elgar himself. Like the Elgar, each section of Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin (The Grave of Couperin) is dedicated to someone the composer knew, but this time th…

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Secret Lives: Listening to Sunsets 23:32

4M ago23:32

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All in the family. From a tiny apartment around the world to a chance audition at The Florida Orchestra, family has been a driving force for Principal Cellist Yoni Draiblate. Is he bringing up the next Yo-Yo Ma? Time will tell. Even Brahms’ Double Concerto, which Yoni performs this weekend, cannot escape family drama.…

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CSO Program Notes: Helmchen Plays Beethoven 18:46

4M ago18:46

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Martin Helmchen, “who brings both freshness and expressive depth to everything he plays” (Chicago Classical Review), takes on Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto, a work of youthful bravura and pensive elegance. To open the program, Kazuki Yamada conducts Takemitsu’s shimmering How slow the Wind and Franck’s D Minor Symphony, featuring a mix of soarin…

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CSO Program Notes: Mozart & Stravinsky 18:58

4M ago18:58

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The versatile Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider leads the CSO as soloist in Mozart’s richly melodic Violin Concerto No. 2 and Kreisler’s wistful Liebesleid. Trading violin bow for baton, Szeps-Znaider conducts Stravinsky’s Pulcinella Suite, a neoclassical gem that shines a spotlight on the orchestra’s principal players, and Mozart’s Prague Symphony, a work of …

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CSO Program Notes: Sheherazade 13:45

5M ago13:45

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Elim Chan leads Rimsky-Korsakov’s sumptuous symphonic suite Sheherazade, inspired by the legendary heroine and tales of One Thousand and One Nights. Paul Jacobs, “a virtuoso of dazzling technical acumen” (The New York Times), performs Barber’s Toccata festiva, an exuberant showcase for organ containing echoes of J.S. Bach.Learn more: cso.org/perfor…

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Program Notes: Saint-Saens’ Organ Symphony 7:31

5M ago7:31

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We’re taking a tour of France in the spring. Magnifique! Saint-Saens’ Organ Symphony – used so effectively in the 1995 movie Babe – is a lush masterpiece that builds and builds until … wait for it … the organ is let loose in the finale. Fauré’s Requiem creates a place of peace and serenity with rich, soulful melodies, featuring The Master Chorale o…

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CSO Program Notes: CSO x Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis 15:43

5M ago15:43

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Two mighty orchestras present a rousing, jazz-meets-classical event. Discover selections from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, alternating between the original orchestral version performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and imaginative new jazz arrangements presented by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Both ensembles join forces for a selectio…

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CSO Program Notes: Chopin & Tchaikovsky 25:04

5M ago25:04

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Tugan Sokhiev conducts Tchaikovsky’s youthful First Symphony, nicknamed Winter Dreams for its cozy evocation of Russian winters. Chopin’s exuberant Piano Concerto No. 1 features Russian pianist Yulianna Avdeeva, described by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette as “a one-woman powerhouse” who “stole the show.” Andrzej Panufnik’s Heroic Overture, composed in…

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Program Notes: Dvorak’s New World Symphony 8:54

6M ago8:54

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Antonin Dvorak’s Ninth Symphony is as big a deal today as it was in 1893, when it premiered with huge fanfare at Carnegie Hall in New York. The Ninth was special. Major composer. Written in America. Inspired by African-American spirituals. No wonder it prompted one of the most elaborate music reviews in the history of newspapers, a 3,000-word essay…

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CSO Program Notes: Mendelssohn Elijah 9:53

6M ago9:53

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The 19th century’s most enduring oratorio, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, sung here in English, depicts the story of the biblical prophet Elijah, complete with his ascent to heaven on a flaming chariot. James Conlon leads the assembled forces, including Chicago favorite Lucas Meachem in the mighty title role and the Chicago Symphony Chorus performing the wo…

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CSO Program Notes: Klaus Mäkelä & Sol Gabetta 17:08

6M ago17:08

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Sol Gabetta, whose “enthusiastic music-making and animated style are completely infectious” (Classical Voice), makes her CSO debut in Shostakovich’s captivating Cello Concerto No. 1 — a riveting journey through themes of defiance, sorrow and triumph. Electrifying conductor Klaus Mäkelä frames the program with Shostakovich’s Tenth Symphony, a searin…

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Program Notes: Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony 9:01

6M ago9:01

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This is the symphony that changed all symphonies, Beethoven’s monumental Third. No one had heard anything like it before. The work was originally called “Bonaparte” after Napoleon, but a disgruntled Beethoven hastily changed the title to “Eroica,” meaning heroic. Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2 breaks free from oppression after the death of Sta…

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CSO Program Notes: The Music of Bach 15:02

6M ago15:02

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Be transported to Zimmermann’s Coffee House, the Leipzig café where J.S. Bach introduced many of his instrumental works. CSO Concertmaster Robert Chen leads the dazzling Third Brandenburg Concerto, kaleidoscopic Violin Concerto in E Major and buoyant and graceful Orchestral Suite No. 1. Chen also teams up with Principal Oboe William Welter in Bach’…

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CSO Program Notes: Mahler 4 18:00

6M ago18:00

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Susanna Mälkki conducts a thought-provoking program anchored by Gustav Mahler’s Fourth Symphony. This celestial score, which includes a cryptic dance of death, is announced with sleigh bells and a rustic melody that ends with a child’s view of heaven, delivered here by soprano Ying Fang. Principal Flute Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson is the soloist in a…

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CSO Program Notes: Also sprach Zarathustra 23:57

7M ago23:57

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Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra — with its iconic opening popularized in 2001: A Space Odyssey — sets the tone for a program of dazzling, otherworldly pieces. Bartók’s pantomime ballet, The Miraculous Mandarin, is a lurid, supernatural tale rendered in arresting colors. Czech violinist Josef Špaček takes on Martinů’s tuneful and vivacious Violin C…

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