Best Petit Sounds Podcasts (2024)

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Craig Bohmler: Quatre petites chansons pour le petit déjeuner 19:07

2M ago19:07

19:07

American composer Craig Bohmler has an extensive list of musicals as well as operas, art songs, concerti, etc. He has at least ten song cycles to his credit, and his music is highly accessible for audiences while still giving musicians as fun challenge to perform! His cycles Love Letters and Quatre Petites Chansons pour le Petit Déjeuner are availa…

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Louise Talma: Terre de France 15:00

2M ago15:00

15:00

Another student of Nadia Boulanger, Louise Talma was an American composer who taught at the American Conservatory at Fontainebleau as well as Hunter College. She was the first American female composer to have a full-scale opera performed in Europe. Terre de France uses traditional harmonies, but in the 1950s Talma started experimenting with serial …

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Laura Kaminsky: Songs 21:28

3M ago21:28

21:28

Laura Kaminsky is the composer of the opera As One, which has become one of the most performed operas since it premiered in 2014. Her music is many-faceted, with dissonance and harmony, as well as rhythmically interesting moments. Laura's works can be purchased through Bill Holab Music. Recordings featured in this episode, performed by Toni Marie P…

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Peggy Glanville-Hicks: 5 Songs 14:36

3M ago14:36

14:36

Australian composer Peggy Glanville-Hicks studied composition with Ralph Vaughan Williams and Nadia Boulanger, among other teachers. In addition to songs, she also composed several operas and orchestral works, and worked as a music critic for the New York Herald Tribune for a time. Mimic Heaven, or 5 Songs to texts by A.E. Housman, is available thr…

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Augusta Holmès: Mélodies 15:17

4M ago15:17

15:17

Augusta Holmès was a French composer of Irish descent in the 19th century. Her music was received negatively by many famous male composers of the time as being "too virile", so she published some early works under a pseudonym. The songs in this episode are in French but with a distinct Spanish flair to them. A huge shout-out to Allen Armstrong, Nic…

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David del Tredici: Songs for Baritone and Piano 18:07

4M ago18:07

18:07

American composer David del Tredici is considered a pioneer of neo-Romanticism, and his art songs definitely show that. With many art songs, song cycles, vocal chamber works, and compositions for voice and orchestra, it is well worth perusing his website (which also lists clips to hear the pieces!) to check out the rest of his output. His volume So…

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Juliusz Wertheim: Songs 17:01

4M ago17:01

17:01

Juliusz Wertheim was a Polish composer, pianist, and conductor from the turn of the last century who was close friends with Arthur Rubinstein. His songs are lovely and lilting, accessible for an audience, and definitely should be a part of the standard repertoire! His music is available online through a website that is working to keep more Polish m…

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Ingolf Dahl: A Cycle of Sonnets/3 Songs to Poems of Albert Ehrismann 20:04

5M ago20:04

20:04

Ingolf Dahl was a German-born, naturalized American composer, who was well-connected throughout the entire entertainment industry as well as in classical music. His art songs are marked by intricate rhythms and atonal vocal lines that bring the texts to life. Purchase information: A Cycle of Sonnets - not available for purchase, but is available th…

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Hans Werner Henze: Fünf Neapolitanische Lieder/Three Auden Songs 20:54

5M ago20:54

20:54

Hans Werner Henze was a German composer who grew up during the time period of the Hitler Youth and went on to become a communist, leaving Germany because of his political views and its intolerance toward homosexuality. His music is influenced by serialism, atonality, jazz, and Arabic music, as well as standard compositional practices. For purchase …

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NewMusicShelf Anthology of New Music: Trans and Non-Binary Voices 18:37

6M ago18:37

18:37

NewMusicShelf is a website dedicated to the production and distribution of scores by living composers. Their Anthology of New Music Series includes a volume of Trans & Non-Binary Voices. Recordings featured in this episode, performed by Grace Alai, mezzo-soprano, and Ellen Rissinger, pianist: At a Dinner Party (Hope Salmonson) Captain of my Soul (Y…

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Jennifer Higdon: Songs 14:27

7M ago14:27

14:27

Composer Jennifer Higdon has won a Pulitzer Prize and THREE Grammy awards! With a long list of prizes and commissions to her credit, she has a substantial output of songs, as well as vocal chamber music and songs with orchestra. Her songs are available for purchase on her website. Recordings featured in this episode, performed by Toni Marie Palmert…

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Isabella Leonarda: Motets 16:52

8M ago16:52

16:52

One of the most prolific female composers of the 17th century, Isabella Leonarda, was also a high-ranking nun in an Ursuline convent, fulfilling all of her duties as a nun before composing on her own time - which we assume means she never slept! Her motets would be an excellent way to begin a recital. While several of her works are available for pu…

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Mathilde von Kralik: Lieder 16:39

8M ago16:39

16:39

Mathilde von Kralik was an Austrian composer with an extensive list of art songs in a very Romantic style. Shout-outs to tenor Donald George for sending us her name and some ideas to get started (you can listen to his recording of Kralik Lieder with pianist Lucy Mauro on Spotify) and to Ars Augusta, a non-profit society with the mission to promote …

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Henriëtte Bosmans: 10 Mélodies 21:04

8M ago21:04

21:04

Dutch composer Henriëtte Bosmans survived the war-torn Netherlands through both WWI and WWII, saving her mother from a concentration camp. She composed Dix Mélodies starting in 1949, after the war, after the death of her mother, and just a few years before her own passing. You can hear Henriëtte and her partner Noémie Perugia performing some of the…

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Ethel Smyth: Songs and Lieder 18:37

9M ago18:37

18:37

Dame Ethel Smyth was a leader of the British women's suffragette movement in the early 20th century, and the first woman composer to have her opera, Der Wald, performed at the Metropolitan Opera in NYC. The Ethel Smyth dot org website is run by Women's Philharmonic Advocacy, and includes a complete list of works with purchase information for every …

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Karol Szymanowski: Songs (Polish and German) 22:24

9M ago22:24

22:24

Karol Szymanowski was a notable Polish composer, with a vast repertoire of song literature in many languages. His musical styles span from late German Romanticism to impressionistic and atonal, and can be a great introduction to singing atonal music! With many thanks to Mark Trawka at the Pittsburgh Opera for his help with Polish Diction! To clarif…

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Gian Carlo Menotti: Canti della lontananza/Five Songs 19:58

10M ago19:58

19:58

Most of us probably know of Gian Carlo Menotti as an opera composer, with 25 operas to his credit, but he also had a small output of art songs to his own texts. His songs sound very much like miniatures of his operas and can be a great introduction to his style prior to working on the arias. The scores for today are available at Sheet Music Plus: C…

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Siegfried Wagner: Lieder 15:51

10M ago15:51

15:51

Siegfried Wagner, the oldest son of Richard Wagner, was surrounded by some of the most important musicians in Europe (including his grandfather, Franz Liszt), and his compositional style is influenced by all of them. He also composed operas and was artistic director of the Bayreuth Festival in the early 1900s. His songs are collected in Sämtliche K…

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PIRATES #7 - Seventh Sea 42:21

10M ago42:21

42:21

The Crew has set sail across the infamous Seventh Sea. But before the half-year voyage, they must first establish a Pirate Code. 20 Sided Stories presents Pirates of The Public Domain Episode #7: Seventh Sea Captain Horatio was played by David Michmerhuizen Prince Ronald was played by Greg Reasoner Valora was played by Jessica Dahlgren Sabine was p…

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Henri Sauguet: Mélodies 15:31

11M ago15:31

15:31

Better known in his home country of France than in the United States, Henri Sauguet has over 200 Mélodies, many of which have not yet been recorded. His music is characterised by its simplicity (even when using polytonality!) and clarity. His music is published by Salabert and distributed through Presto Music--the scores we used for today's episode…

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Charles T. Griffes: Songs and Lieder 17:03

11M ago17:03

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Charles Tomlinson Griffes is best known for his song "The Lament of Ian the Proud", but he has many more art songs and German Lieder to his credit. Having studied with Engelbert Humperdinck for a time, his German Lieder have an intense German sound, while many of his English songs have a definite French influence. "In a Myrtle Shade" and "Symphony …

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Season 2 Trailer 2:04

11M ago2:04

2:04

Season 2 drops starting August 17th! This season Toni Marie and Ellen are focusing on queer composers, with guest host Zachary Dean Smith. Make sure to subscribe and tell all your friends, colleagues, and students!By Cincinnati Song Initiative

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PIRATES #6 - The Pirate Bay III 29:49

12M ago29:49

29:49

20 SIDED YOUTUBE → https://www.youtube.com/@20sidedstories Empira Inc. has arrived with a three-masted Galleon. The Crew must pull their wits and dice together to take it and truly become Pirates. 20 Sided Stories presents Pirates of The Public Domain Episode #6: The Pirate Bay, Part Three of Three Captain Horatio was played by David Michmerhuizen …

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PIRATES #5 - The Pirate Bay II 33:10

1y ago33:10

33:10

With Cartographer Monte, and an island of pirate job seekers, The Crew grows in preparation for stealing a galleon from Empira. 20 Sided Stories presents Pirates of The Public Domain Episode #5: The Pirate Bay, Part Two of Three Captain Horatio was played by David Michmerhuizen Prince Ronald was played by Greg Reasoner Valora was played by Jessica …

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PIRATES #4 - The Pirate Bay I 36:25

1y ago36:25

36:25

The Crew prepares to sail to The Pirate Bay, but all they have for the voyage is a small rowboat. 20 Sided Stories presents Pirates of The Public Domain Episode #4: The Pirate Bay, Part One of Three Captain Horatio was played by David Michmerhuizen Prince Ronald was played by Greg Reasoner Valora was played by Jessica Dahlgren Sabine was played by …

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Vocalises 27:28

1y ago27:28

27:28

For the last episode of the season, we wanted to present a special topic: Vocalises! Not just for warming up, they can be incredible pieces for an audience as well. This episode covers the Fauré and Copland vocalises, as well as Turina's Op.74, his song cycle Vocalizaciones, with special guest, Jennifer Aylmer, Associate Professor of Voice at Carne…

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Pinkham: Three Songs from Ecclesiastes 13:22

1y ago13:22

13:22

Ellen was first introduced to the music of Daniel Pinkham by tenor Kenneth Riegel (who played Don Ottavio in the 1979 movie with Raimondi). Pinkham taught composition at New England Conservatory and Boston Conservatory for six decades, but he also had a church job, so many of his works have a religious element like his Three Songs from Ecclesiastes…

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Le Chevalier de St. Georges 20:00

1y ago20:00

20:00

Le Chevalier de St. Georges, Joseph Bologne, composed many songs, which are now being compiled by New York-based conductor Tyson Deaton! These pieces are the perfect way to introduce young singers to French repertoire and help them get comfortable with the language before venturing into more advanced tonalities. Anyone interested in purchasing thes…

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PIRATES #3 - Le Petit Fromage 34:47

1+ y ago34:47

34:47

The Crew enters the great city of Nouveau and finds the Bjordlandic Una temporarily tending bar. 20 Sided Stories presents Pirates of The Public Domain Episode #3: Le Petit Fromage Captain Horatio was played by David Michmerhuizen Prince Ronald was played by Greg Reasoner Valora was played by Jessica Dahlgren Sabine was played by Emily Ervolina Una…

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Alma Mahler: Fünf Lieder 12:52

1+ y ago12:52

12:52

There are only 17 extant songs by Alma Mahler (wife of Gustav), and her Fünf Lieder were the first pieces she had published. They are available in Alma Mahler: Sämtliche Lieder (Selected Songs) from Stanton's Sheet Music. Recordings featured in this episode, performed by Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano, and Ellen Rissinger, pianist: Die stille Stadt…

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Pizzetti: Cinque liriche 18:07

1+ y ago18:07

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Jennifer Aylmer, Associate Professor of Voice at Carnegie Mellon University, joins us to discuss Ildebrando Pizzetti's Cinque liriche. The score is available at SheetMusicPlus. Recordings featured in this episode, performed by Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano, and Ellen Rissinger, pianist: 1. I pastori 3. San Basilio 5. Passeggiata 4. Il cleft progio…

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Glière Romances 17:46

1+ y ago17:46

17:46

Composer Reinhold Glière is lesser-known even in Russia, but his songs are well worth digging into! They are available through IMSLP; since recording this episode, IMSLP now has the disclaimer that only the pieces before 1928 are public domain in the US, which seems to include all of his Romances (Russian art songs). If you are interested in the Az…

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XHM #639 - "Born to be a lion" (2023 March 06) 2:03:10

1+ y ago2:03:10

2:03:10

For Week 6 of our annual Oscars profile, this pre-recorded episode focuses on the nominees for Best Original Song. We'll hear songs from the films Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Tell It Like a Woman, Top Gun: Maverick, RRR and Everything Everywhere All at Once. We'll also hear some songs that missed the cut whilst gak celebrates some birthday or o…

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North American Women Composers: Laitman, Dunphy, Hagen 28:04

1+ y ago28:04

28:04

This week we are focusing on three contemporary women composers in North America: Lori Laitman, Melissa Dunphy, and Jocelyn Hagen, all of whom have a great deal of Art Song repertoire to explore! To find more women composers, check out the Kassia Database, and for even more current composers or broader repertoire, the Facebook groups we recommended…

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PIRATES #2 - Rivers of Nouveau 32:52

1+ y ago32:52

32:52

Rowing through the Nouveauian Bayou, The Crew encounters young sharpshooting amphibian Sabine. 20 Sided Stories presents Pirates of The Public Domain Episode #2: Rivers of Nouveau Captain Horatio was played by David Michmerhuizen Prince Ronald was played by Greg Reasoner Valora was played by Jessica Dahlgren Sabine was played by Emily Ervolina Una …

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XHM #638 - "The only percussion comes in the form of ammunation" (2023 February 27) 2:04:17

1+ y ago2:04:17

2:04:17

Oscar season continues with the 5th and final of the best original score nominees: Volker Bertelmann's music from All Quiet on the Western Front. 1. The Zombies: Butcher's Tale [Western Front 1914] (Odessey and Oracle, 1968) CBS/Date 2. In Mirrors: An Introduction (Only Time Will Tell: Leopard B-sides, 2022) self-released 3. Big Thief: Time Escapin…

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XHM #637 - "A portrait of the artist as a young man playing with UFOs & dinosaurs" (2023 February 20) 2:03:15

1+ y ago2:03:15

2:03:15

It's Week 4 of our annual Oscars profile so for your Family Day programming, we'll hear cues from John Williams' nominated score from Steven Spielberg's pseudo-autobiographical film The Fabelmans. We also embrace Carnaval, Mardi Gras and the start to Lent as we acknowledge the recently deceased, one year of Ukraine's invasion and other news. 1. Des…

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Lili Boulanger: Clairières dans le ciel 16:30

1+ y ago16:30

16:30

This week, we talk about the Boulanger sisters, focusing on Lili Boulanger and her Clairières dans le ciel, a set of 13 songs for soprano. Lili was the first woman to win the Grand Prix de Rome in composition. The score for this stunning work is available through Classical Vocal Reprints. Recordings featured in this episode, performed by Toni Marie…

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XHM #636 - "These talkies are the path to sin" (2023 February 13) 2:01:23

1+ y ago2:01:23

2:01:23

Our Oscars profile continue with Justin Hurwitz's nominated original score from Babylon. We also talk about earthquakes, many a live event in Vancouver this week -- including Hotham Sound's Drop Cities 2-day hoedown -- and a weird blend of jazz age remixes and what Babylon is. Thanks to everyone who donated to Fundrive 2023! 1. Altin Gün: Yali Yali…

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XHM #635 - "Be in love with nothing but the bagel" (2023 February 06) 2:02:01

1+ y ago2:02:01

2:02:01

We press on in the multiverse of Oscar nominees for the 95th Academy Awards with a redux on Son Lux's nominated score to Everything Everywhere All at Once along with a nominated song featuring Mitski & David Byrne. Fundrive 2023 is on! Visit http://citr.ca/donate to help CITR upgrade its transmission tower and FM antenna. 1. Shakespears Sister: Hel…

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Krenek: Reisebuch aus den österreichischen Alpen 16:30

1+ y ago16:30

16:30

For those of you who love Die schöne Müllerin and Winterreise, Ernst Krenek's Reisebuch aus den österreichischen Alpen is another epic song cycle to fall in love with! The scores (in four volumes) is available at Classical Vocal Reprints. Recordings featured in this episode, performed by Michael Vallikappil, tenor (Instagram @mgvtenor), and Ellen R…

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PIRATES #1 - The Gelndala Gala 44:29

1+ y ago44:29

44:29

With a special invitation from the government, Captain Horatio and First Mate Shoebill McMuffin infiltrate the Gelndala Gala in hopes of recruiting Prince Ronald and Influencer Valora. 20 Sided Stories presents Pirates of The Public Domain Episode #1: The Gelndala Gala Captain Horatio was played by David Michmerhuizen Prince Ronald was played by Gr…

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XHM #634 - "Bread vans & miniature donkeys" (2023 January 30) 2:06:01

1+ y ago2:06:01

2:06:01

The nominees for the 95th Academy Awards were announced last week so it's the start to our annual Oscars profile! We'll kick off with Carter Burwell's nominated score to the film The Banshees of Inisherin as we mix the usual tributes and newish songs, though there'll be a spot of vintage Irish folk to further confuse the fields. CITR Fundrive 2023 …

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