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Mayer's Faust Overture and Symphony No. 1

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2023


In this episode, the host talks about Internet gurus to the sound of Emilie Mayer's Faust Overture and Symphony No. 1.

Richter's The Waves and Tan's On the Other Hand, Magic Lady and Process of Forgetting

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023


In this episode, the host talks about his definition of art to the sound of Max Richter's The Waves: Tuesday and the first non-binary composer of the show Chrysanthe Tan's On the Other Hand, Magic Lady and Process of Forgetting.

Chin's Clarinet Concerto

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023


In this episode, Unsuk Chin's modernist piece Clarinet Concerto is played to the sound of the host talking about the history and evolution of different art forms, as well as the definition and purpose of art.

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Bartók's Violin Rhapsody No. 1 and Andriessen's Rhapsody for Two Pianos and Orchestra

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023


This episode features the host talking about arguments against the existence of the Christian god to the sound of Béla Bartók's Violin Rhapsody No. 1 and Louis Andriessen's Rhapsody for Two Pianos and Orchestra.

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Saariaho's Laterna Magica

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023


This episode features Kaija Saariaho's Laterna Magica while the host talks about podcast and YouTube recommendations, as well as silly contemporary art.

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Coates' Springtime Suite and Saxo-Rhapsody

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023


In this episode, the host talks, once more, about impostor syndrome, albeit more in-depth, in the context of his upcoming PhD program, to the sound of two delightful pieces by Eric Coates, Springtime Suite and Saxo-Rhapsody.

Boulanger's Faust et Hélène

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023


In this episode, the host plays a piece by his favourite composer, Lili Boulanger, a piece named Faust et Hélène, while chatting about his upcoming PhD program and impostor syndrome.

Satie's Gymnopédies 1 and 3, Massenet's Méditation, Weldon's Suo Gan and Barber's Adagio for Strings

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2023


In this episode, the host uses the new turntable in the studio for the first time (that explains the crackling sounds) to play Erik Satie's Gymnopédies 1 and 3, Jules Massenet's Méditation, George Weldon's Suo Gan and Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings, while the host talks about the book Babel and the fantasy genre.

Leonarda's Sonata Duodecima, Sonata 10 and Magnificat

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2023


In this episode, which features Isabella Leonarda's Sonata Duodecima, Sonata 10 and Magnificat, the host talks about his PhD aspirations and American republican pundits.

Gershwin's Porgy and Bess

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2023


In this episode, the host talks about the opera Porgy and Bess, by George Gershwin, while listening to it. Apologies for the clicking sounds in the recording!

Musgrave's Aurora and Rainbow

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2023


This episode, in which the host is joined by his wonderful girlfriend, features Thea Musgrave's Aurora and Rainbow and a random assortment of topics including climate change and female politicians.

Corelli's Christmas Concerto

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2022


In this second Christmas special, the host talks about Christmas while listening to Arcangelo Corelli's Christmas Concerto.

Rimsky Korsakov's Christmas Eve Suite

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022


In this year's first Christmas special, Nikolai Korsakov's comes back to life in the form of his piece Christmas Eve Suite while the host talks about the evolutionary context of love.

Andrée's Piano Quartet in A minor

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022


In this episode, the show host fangirls over lecanemab and the very recent, very exciting Alzheimer's disease development it has brought, to the sound of Elfrida Andrée's Piano Quartet in A minor.

Massena's Solo

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022


In this episode, the host talks about Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and how it addresses diversity and inclusion to the sound of Rui Massena's Solo album.

Clarke's Sonata for Viola and Piano

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2022


In this episode, the host listens to Clarke's Sonata for Viola and Piano while rumbling on about a storm of random stuff until, at the very end, being actually capable of starting a cohesive train of thought about today's desire to go back to past decades.

Chaminade's Piano Trio No. 1

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2022


The host tiredly waffles on about a mishmash of topics in a very uninteresting way to the sound of Cécile Chaminade's Piano Trio No. 1.

Tavares's Concerto in Brazilian Forms for Piano & Orchestra No. 2

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022


In this episode, the host once again babbles on about his romantic endeavour and also talks about climate activism and how it is invariably ineffective, all that to the sound of Hekel Tavares's Concerto in Brazilian Forms for Piano & Orchestra No. 2. 

Mayer's Symphony No. 6

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2022


This episode features Emilie Mayer's Symphony No. 6 and the latest on the host's romantic endeavour. 

Mozart's Variations

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2022


This episode features Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 12 Variations on "La bergère Célimène" and 6 variations on "Hélas, j'ai perdu mon amant", as well as the host's thoughts on the consequences of Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-budget.

Price's Quintet in A Minor

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2022


In this episode: Florence Price's Quintet in A Minor and host's views on love and jealousy! 

Rachmaninoff's Isle of the Dead

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2022


In the first episode of Classy Gibberish post-summer holidays, I talk about Queen Elizabeth's dead to the sound of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Isle of the Dead, a very somber one indeed, thus appropriate for the topic.

Smyth's Concerto for Violin, Horn and Orchestra

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2022


In the final episode before my summer break, I talk about Boris Johnson's resignation and Brandon Sanderson's masterful book series Stormlight Archive, while listening to Ethel Smyth's Concerto for Violin, Horn and Orchestra.

Ferdinand's Piano Trio No. 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2022


Today's episode stars Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia's Piano Trio No. 2 while I talk about the book Blood Music and Dan Brown's books.

Martines's Concerto per Cembalo in G major mnd La Tempesta

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022


In this episode I talk about the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the book The code breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race to the sound of Marianna Martines's Concerto per Cembalo in G major and La Tempesta.

Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 17

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2022


This episode features a debut composer, surprisingly: Ludwig van Beethoven, with his Piano Sonata No. 17. I also talk about my passion for reading fiction and about superheroes in books, films and TV shows.

de la Guerre's Le passage de la mer rouge

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2022


This episode features  Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre's Le passage de la mer rouge and a continuation of last episode's monarchy conversation.

Farrenc's Trio for flute, cello and piano

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2022


In this episode I talk about the planet's impending doom and the pointlessness of the British royal family to the sound of Louise Farrenc's Trio for flute, cello and piano.

Stravinsky's Apollon Musagète

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2022


This episode features some reflections upon Partygate and the reactions to Sue Gray's report to the sound of Apollon Musagète, composed by Igor Stravinsky in 1928.

Sibelius's Symphony No. 3

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2022


This episode features Jean Sibelius's Symphony No. 3, as well as commentary about Spain's recent bills to increase women's rights, by legalising period pain leave and abortion by women 16 or older without needing parental consent.

Schumann's Piano Concerto Op. 7

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2022


This week's episode features Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 7, while I talk about death by suicide and when it happens to objectively bad people.

Suk's Serenade for Strings in E flat major, Op. 6

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2022


In this episode, I talk about the abortion conundrum in the United States to the sound of Josef Suk's Serenade for Strings in E flat major, Op. 6.

Hildegard's Canticles of Ecstasy

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2022


Today's episode features my reflection on growing up as an atheist without atheist role models to the sound of the heavenly Canticles of Ecstasy, composed by Hildegard von Bingen in the 1100s.

Saint-Saëns's Symphony No. 3 Op. 78 and Boulanger's Nocturne

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2022


This episode features Camille Saint-Saëns's Symphony No. 3 Op. 78 and Lili Boulanger's Nocturne, while I mostly appreciate the staggering beauty of these pieces.

Boulanger's Psalm 130 and Les Sirènes

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2022


This episode features the wonderful Lili Boulanger and her pieces Psalm 130 and Les Sirènes, as well as the neuroscience of drugs and addiction.

Mendelssohn's String Quartet No. 2 Op. 13

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2022


This week, I introduce the Azores, where I'm from, climatologically and geologically and get slightly nostalgic to the sounds of Felix Mendelssohn's String Quartet No. 2 Op. 13.

Bruckner's Symphony No. 5 (4th movement)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2022


On this week's episode, I talk about the problematic of the right's definition of obscure academic terms like postmodernism and critical race theory to the sound of the fourth movement of Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 5.

Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 (4th movement)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2022


This episode features some reflections about Jordan Peterson to the sound of the majestic 4th movement of Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 4.

Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2022


Today's episode features Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20, as well as some reflections about the war, civilian upheaval against their government and the elections for Dundee's students' association.

Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2022


In today's episode:I talk about my thoughts on love.Arnold Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht.

Berlioz's Les nuits d'été

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2022


 This episode features Hector Berlioz's Les nuits d'été and my thoughts about and knowledge of hypnosis.

Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2022


In this episode, I talk about the unavoidable Russian invasion of Ukraine to the sound of, quite adequately, the Symphonic Dances of Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Bartók's Piano Concerto No. 2

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2022


This episode features Béla Bartók's Piano Concerto No. 2, fact-checking science and the existence of a self.

Strauss's Four Last Songs

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2022


This episode features Richard Strauss's Four Last Songs, as well as a reflection on the impact of polls upon elections.

Strauss's Metamorphosen

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022


This episode features Richard Strauss's Metamorphosen, as well as the upcoming Portuguese elections and the current state of the pandemic.

Orff's Carmina Burana (Act 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2022


This episode features the first act of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, as well as my reflections on homeschooling and social skills.

Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2022


This episode features Edgar Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance, or maybe not, but that's the title of the YouTube video I played. Enjoy!

Elgar's A Christmas Greeting and In the South

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2021


In this second Christmas special, and last episode of the calendar year, I played two pieces by Edward Elgar, firstly A Christmas Greeting and, then, In the South, from whose melody I drew parallels with Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol and what happens after the end of the book. Merry Christmas, everyone!

Tchaikovsky's Nut Cracker suite

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2021


This first of two Christmas specials features Tchaikovsky's Nut Cracker suite.

Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor and Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 (4th movement)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2021


This episode features Violin Concerto in E minor, composed by Mendelssohn, and the 4th movement of Dvořák's Symphony No. 9, as well as some moments of intense self-awareness.

Haydn's Piano Sonata in E-flat major and Ivo Cruz's Canto de Luar

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021


This episode features Haydn's Piano Sonata in E-flat major and Ivo Cruz's Canto de Luar, the last piece I played when I had piano classes (and also the favourite of all the ones I played!). Also, I talk about humour and my passion for classical music!

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