Episode 37: 18037 Dark Spring

Episode 37: 18037 Dark Spring

Author: Classical Music Discoveries November 29, 2021 Duration: 1:31:32
Dark Spring combines American popular song tradition with the musical and theatrical avant-garde to form Thomalla’s eclectic take on contemporary opera. The work centers on four young people under extreme pressure to achieve success, which strains against their internal powerlessness and eventually erupts into violence. The opera focuses on their attempt to understand feelings of meaninglessness and alienation. The Darmstädter Echo praisedthe production’s combination of “stunning sonorous beauty with differentiation of each character.”Purchase the music (without talk) at:Dark Spring (classicalsavings.com)Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber Please consider supporting our show, thank you!http://www.classicalsavings.com/donate.html staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com This album is broadcasted with the permission of Katy Solomon from Morahana Arts and Media.

There's a whole world of classical music waiting beyond the handful of famous pieces played on the radio. Classical Music Discoveries is built on the idea that the repertoire is vast, deep, and full of stunning works that rarely get a hearing. Each episode is a curated listening session, focusing on compositions from across the centuries that deserve a wider audience. You might hear a powerful symphony by a forgotten Romantic-era composer, a delicate chamber piece from the Baroque, or a compelling work from a living creator. The host provides just enough context to frame the music-perhaps a note on the historical period, the composer's unique story, or what makes the structure of the piece so engaging-before letting the recordings speak for themselves. It’s a quiet space to actively listen, whether you're a seasoned concert-goer or someone just beginning to explore beyond the classics. This podcast serves as an accessible guide, removing the intimidation factor and replacing it with a sense of genuine exploration. The focus remains firmly on the sound, offering a direct connection to the emotional and intellectual power of the works selected. Tune in to expand your personal playlist with beautiful and intriguing music you simply won't find in the standard rotation.
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Episode 61: 18061 Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op.19 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:08
Rachmaninoff’s Cello Sonata Op.19, one of the great landmarks of late Romantic music, has found its ideal interpreters in Yuja Wang and Gautier Capuçon. Their new recording of the work for Deutsche Grammophon projects a…
Episode 30: 18030 Tchaikovsky - Rare Works [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:42:34
Rare works by Tchaikovsky:Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture - 1st recording of Tchaikovsky's initial version of this work completed in 1869Serenade for Nikolai Rubenstein's Saint's Day - 1st recordingFestival Overture on…
Episode 30: 18031 Pisaro-Liu: Stem Flower Root [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:42
stem-flower-root was commissioned by Wooley and premiered by him on the closing night of the inaugural For/With Festival in 2017 at Brooklyn’s Issue Project Room. Only Pisaro’s second piece for solo trumpet, the piece is…
Episode 60: 18060 Unreleased [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:09:22
Cecilia Bartoli’s album Unreleased, featuring virtuosic concert arias from Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn and Mysliveček, will be released on 19 November 2021. These notoriously demanding pieces were written by the greatest co…
Episode 50: 18050 Lionheart [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:54
Stephan Moccio is a Grammy and Academy Award-nominated composer, producer, pianist, arranger, conductor, and recording artist. He co-wrote and co-produced the two end credit songs for Fifty Shades of Grey and its soundtr…
Episode 28: 18028 Puccini: La Fanciulla del West [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:24:50
La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the West) is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Guelfo Civinini and Carlo Zangarini, based on the 1905 play The Girl of the Golden West by the American…
Episode 48: 18048 Mozart - Works for Oboe [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:29:08
Mozart, Odermatt: Oboe Concerto in F Major (After K. 293) - I. AllegroMozart: Ave verum corpus, K. 618 (Arr. Spindler for English Horn, Strings and Organ)Mozart: Flute and Harp Concerto, K. 299/297c - I. Allegro (Arr. Sp…
Episode 66: 18066 All I Want [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:45
Following years of releasing elaborate music videos of holiday carols on his popular YouTube channel, Grammy Award-winning baritone Lucas Meachem releases All I Want, an EP of five classic Christmas ballads on December 1…
Episode 56: 18056 In the Bleak Midwinter [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:19:33
In the Bleak Midwinter reflects a Christmas that was unlike any other in recent history. Much of the music on this album was heard around the world as part of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, a service that has b…
Episode 27: 18027 Haydn: Symphonies 66-70 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:00:33
Symphony No. 66 in B♭ major (1775–1776?)Symphony No. 67 in F major (by 1779)Symphony No. 68 in B♭ major (by 1779)Symphony No. 69 in C major, Laudon (by 1779)Symphony No. 70 in D major (by 1779)Sylvia Wager, conductorCMD…