18th and 19th-century German classical and romantic composer
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Un corps retrouvé assassiné… Des indices disséminés sur le lieu du crime… Une liste de suspects… Une enquête pour déterminer le ou les coupables à travers les mobiles et les alibis… Aucun doute, vous êtes au cœur d'un “Whodunit”, contraction de “Who has done it ?”, c'est-à-dire “Qui l'a fait ?” en anglais. Également appelé “roman-problème”, “roman-jeu” ou “roman à énigme”, ce genre littéraire puis cinématographique en a fait frissonner plus d'un depuis ses débuts, datés de la fin du 19e siècle. Ça a commencé comment ? Quels sont les codes principaux du Whodunit ? Et au cinéma ? Écoutez la suite de cet épisode de "Maintenant, vous savez - Culture". Un podcast Bababam Originals, écrit et réalisé par Béatrice Jumel. Première diffusion : septembre 2023 A écouter aussi : Quels sont les monuments français les plus répliqués dans le monde ? Quel est ce hit qui aide à réduire le diabète ? A qui s'adresse (vraiment) La Lettre à Elise de Beethoven ? Retrouvez tous les épisodes de "Maintenant vous savez". Pour rester informé et recevoir le meilleur de “Maintenant vous savez” chaque semaine, abonnez-vous à notre newsletter. Suivez Bababam sur Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
From clapping etiquette to curtain calls, classical music is full of traditions that can seem mysterious to newcomers. YolanDa is joined by brass players Lee (tuba) and Lyndon (trombone) to explore which rituals still matter, which ones are misunderstood, and whether some deserve a rethink.They delve into the strange, wonderful, and sometimes baffling rituals that surround classical music performance. Together, they unpack the hidden rules that audiences and musicians often follow without even thinking about them, from tuning notes and standing ovations to page-turning, applause, and the mysterious role of the personnel manager. Along the way, they debate some big questions: should audiences clap whenever they feel moved to? Are standing ovations becoming meaningless? Has the post-Covid habit of musicians drifting on stage before a concert changed the sense of occasion? And which traditions are essential to creating the magic of a live performance? And in the quiz, Lee and Lyndon test their knowledge of Beethoven's coffee habits, Grieg's lucky charm, and a surprisingly specific pre-concert ritual involving red wine, crumpets, and dates.#PitchMeClassicalInstagram: @londonphilharmonicorchestra TikTok: @lporchestraBluesky: @lporchestraFacebook: @londonphilharmonicorchestra YouTube: @londonphilharmonicorchestra Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Piše Miša Gams, bereta Maja Moll in Jure Franko. Pesnik in pisatelj Samo Kreutz je avtor dvanajstih knjig v slovenskem jeziku in šestih v angleščini. V kratkoprozni zbirki Lomljene poti ponuja v branje osem zgodb, v katerih vsakič znova vznika sodobni “zlomljeni” človek, ki razgalja potrošniško družbo 21. stoletja, iz katere na vsak način želi pobegniti. Bodisi prekine z dobro plačano službo in družino bodisi postane pozoren na razpoke v neoliberalni ideologiji, ki zazevajo ob ravnanju z brezdomci, vaškimi posebneži, neindoktriniranimi protestniki in nič hudega slutečimi živalmi … Stil pisanja variira med realističnim, nadrealističnim, znanstveno-fantastičnim in poetičnim in na trenutke se zazdi, da se znajdemo v možganih protagonista, o katerem ugotavljamo ali je umetniški genij, psihotik ali le izjemno senzibilno bitje, ki se v polni meri zaveda vpliva nezavednega na manifestacijo stvarnosti. Čeprav nas naslovnica s fotografijo dveh dečkov in razrite zemlje v ozadju navdaja z mislijo, da gre za realistično zasnovan potopis, nas že prvi zgodbi Dom, ki se zgodi in Prvič s prababico k maši “prizemljita” s svojim poetično-filozofskim slogom in polemiziranjem na temo begunstva in krščanskih stereotipov. V zgodbi Indigo in jaz, ki v podpoglavjih razpne ves barvni spekter refleksij pisarniške delavke, ki se poleg pritiska nadrejenih in sodelavcev morebiti sooča tudi s svojo avtističnostjo, ugotavljamo preplet subjektivnih misli in objektivne realnosti. Protagonist zgodbe Ugrez v obdobju korone ugotavlja, da vsi ljudje niso ujeti v ideološki diskurz o “reševanju drugega”, čeprav v procesu razsvetljevanja izgubi soprogo in sina in tudi delovno mesto. Zdi se, da ga preplavi notranji mir prav ob ugotovitvi, da se tam zunaj nahajajo ljudje, podobni njemu, z zasejanim dvomom o celem naboru rekvizitov in strategij, vpeljanih skupaj z novodobnim medicinskim imperativom: “In začutil je olajšanje. Vseobsegajoče. Morda zato, ker je bil končno zunaj, izven dosega te družbe, in je popoldanski piš vstal, da bi prevetril prostor pred njim. Mogoče. Ali pa morebiti zaradi tega, ker jih je videl. Ljudi. Ogromno njih, kako so hodili sem in tja. Počasi, sproščeno. Predvsem pa … brez mask. Zdaj si je lahko spet domišljal, niso še vsi – prodani.” Čeprav se zgodba zasuka v smer maščevanja bogatemu in nadutemu šefu, pisatelj ne pozabi omeniti taborov, ki so se oblikovali v času epidemije covida, in medsebojnega obtoževanja naših in vaših, cepilcev in “antivakserjev”. Zgodba je zanimiva tudi zato, ker ponuja pogled v delovanje možganov in ustvarjanje prepričanja na podlagi retoričnih fraz in vizualizacij, ki lahko pripeljejo do dramatičnih razsežnosti. Primer magičnega realizma, ki ga povzroča lucidna samohipnoza, je zgodba, Simon med stvarmi. Brezdomec Simon, ki je s svojo prisotnostjo tako rekoč sestavni del velikega trgovskega centra, namreč izgine, njegovo dušo pa zajamejo izpovedi goloba, otroka iz soseske, ženske in varnostnika in s svojimi pričevanji odkrivajo koščke mozaika njegovega življenja in izginotja. V nekem trenutku se pojavi Simonovo vsevidno oko in se zlije s poletom ptice, ki zakriči: “Izginotje je zlitje s tem, kar ljudje spregledajo.” In v nadaljevanju: “Kot bi zamaknjenost v trenutku popustila, so se mimoidoči začeli prisiljeno nasmihati drug drugemu. Niso več vedeli, zakaj so se zbrali tukaj. Ali pa so potihoma govorili o nekom, ki asfalt spreminja v vodo.” Čudeži, ki se dogajajo protagonistom zgodb so možni zaradi prekrivanja različnih dimenzij subjektivne realnosti v skupinsko hipnozo, pisatelj pa z njihovimi citati tke simbolne vezi, s katerimi vnaša v fizikalni svet magijo kot čarovnik, ki se zaveda vpliva besed na konkretna dejanja. Tudi zadnje tri zgodbe so polne ekspresionističnih refleksij in simbolike, povezane z zvokom, glasbo, barvami in doživljanjem vojne oz. miru, ki ga protagonist zgodbe Beethoven ni odgovoril tako vztrajno išče. V dnevnik si zapiše: “Mir ni odsotnost sovražnika. Mir je takrat, ko lahko sovražniku rečeš – ti si del moje simfonije.” Zgodbi Kleejeva zanka in Tri spirale modrine sta poklon dvema imenitnima slikarjema, Paulu Kleeju in Van Goghu, ki sta se navduševala nad metafiziko svetlobe, barv in glasbe. Pisatelj odslikava zgodbi, kot bi nanašal barve na platno, in se pri tem poigrava z ekspresionizmom in nadrealizmom. Čeprav v opisih lahko začutimo tudi pisateljevo bit, kako vibrira z bitjo umrlih umetnikov, pod njo zaslutimo (z)lomljenost sodobnega človeka, ki išče prizemljitev za svoja hrepenenja in besede, s katerimi bi lahko opisal svojo razcepljenost v poblaznelem svetu nadrealnih pričakovanj, klasifikacij in semantičnih paberkovanj, ki se dostikrat vrtijo v začaranem krogu. Kratkoprozna zbirka Sama Kreutza Lomljene poti, ki v uvodu nosi domiselno posvetilo “tistim, ki nosijo namesto zemljevidov – brazgotine”, je namenjena posamezniku, ki se zaveda svojih ran in brazgotin, ki jih prekrije čas, je počastitev skozi uprizoritev njegovih notranjih bitk, ki jih zrcali sodobna družba. Avtorja moramo pohvaliti za inovativen stil, ki se na določenih mestih pojavi kot nadrealističen kolaž različnih žanrov, in za strukturo zbirke, zastavljene kot luciden hologram, ki ga lahko hkrati beremo na več diskurzivnih ravneh.
Musique classique Jean Perron, Laurent Patenaude et Jean Lecomte Tous les samedis matins, de 9 h à 12 h, L'Accroche-coeur propose aux auditeurs et auditrices férus de découvertes et de musiques rares, plus de 1000 ans de musique, des premiers temps du Moyen-Âge à aujourd'hui.; musiques savantes ou populaires, profanes ou sacrées mettant en vedettes les plus grands artistes capables de mettre en valeurs les oeuvres des Pérotin, Machaut, Dufay, Bach, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy, Poulenc, Jarrett et tous ces anonymes dont la postérité n'a retenu que les oeuvres. Le samedi matin, c'est le moment privilégié que CKRL, la radio culturelle de Québec, vous offre pour entendre les plus belles oeuvres de la musique occidentale, celles qui ont fait la meilleure partie de l'humanité. Jean Perron, Laurent Patenaude et Jean Lecomte mettent, tour à tour, leurs connaissances et leur amour de la musique à la portée de tous et toutes. C'est le rendez-vous bien-être de la semaine sur nos ondes.
Some of history's most famous people had remarkably eventful afterlives. Charlie Chaplin's corpse was stolen from his grave and held for ransom. Thomas Paine was dug up and carried across the Atlantic. Pieces of Beethoven and Schubert disappeared in the name of science. And René Descartes somehow ended up buried without his head. In this episode, we uncover the bizarre true history of famous corpses that were stolen, moved, studied, scattered and lost. Along the way, we meet grave robbers, obsessive admirers, ambitious scientists and restless ghosts, and discover why a final resting place isn't always quite so final. If you enjoyed this episode, you might also like: Episode 56 – Valentino's Ghost DogEpisode 105 – Who Tried to Kill Shirley Temple? For information or to purchase tickets for our ghost tours or paranormal adventures in Kingston, Ottawa, or Toronto, please visit hauntedwalk.com.
Bruce Liu verbindet auf "Lunaris" Chopin, Beethoven und moderne Klangwelten farbenreich, intim und stilistisch breit.
When Rosemary Brown was just 7-years-old, she was visited by the spirit of a strange old man who told her that he would return to her one day and give her music. She would later learn that the man was the composer Franz Liszt. Over time, Rosemary claimed that he and other dead composers -- including Beethoven, Bach, Chopin, and Schumann -- dictated hundreds of new compositions to her from the afterlife. Was she a brilliant fraud, a musical savant, or was she truly receiving music from the dead? Join me as I present the intriguing life of spirit composer Rosemary Brown – the most fascinating and controversial cases of spirit communication the world has ever known. Support: BuyMeACoffee.com/HauntedHappenings Contact: barrypirro@yahoo.com Website: Haunted Happenings Musical excerpt are from the album "Rosemary Brown: A Musical Séance"
One of the most iconic classical musicians or whatever, and a total brat.
Ozawa Conducts Beethoven and Bartók by CSO Association
Ludwig van Beethoven kennen we van zijn vurige muziek en uitgesproken karakter. Maar hij had ook een zachte kant. In 1812 schreef hij een lange, intieme liefdesbrief aan een vrouw die hij aansprak als zijn 'onsterfelijke geliefde'. De brief werd nooit verstuurd en de identiteit van de vrouw houdt onderzoekers ruim tweehonderd jaar later nog altijd bezig. In de eerste aflevering van seizoen 7 van de AVROTROS en NPO Klassiek-podcast Klassieke Mysteries gaan Eloise Davis en Ab Nieuwdorp op zoek naar het verhaal achter deze brief. Samen met violist en theatermaker Marieke de Bruijn, die zich jarenlang in Beethovens leven en muziek verdiepte, onderzoeken zij wie de mysterieuze geadresseerde was en waarom haar naam bij het grote publiek nauwelijks bekend is. Wie was Beethovens 'onsterfelijke geliefde'? Wat weten we over hun relatie? En waarom is haar identiteit nog altijd onderwerp van discussie? Aan de hand van Beethovens brief, zijn levensverhaal en zijn muziek proberen Eloise en Ab het mysterie te ontrafelen. Klik hier (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/56LQO64kYtjRgNMkVtC33Q) om naar de speellijst te gaan op Spotify met alle muziek uit deze aflevering.
Claude Shannon changed your life and you probably don't even know it. Claude is the father of information theory. He transformed information into bits and created the intellectual foundation for computers, the Internet, digital media, high-speed communication, and Artificial Intelligence. The way Claude Shannon worked is what interested me the most. He combined extraordinary abstract reasoning with an engineer's instinct to build. He reduced complex problems to their essential structure. He connected ideas across mathematics, engineering, cryptography, artificial intelligence, investing, chess, juggling, and robotics. He treated every experience as material that he might later combine into a new insight. He was also relentlessly independent, guided more by curiosity and freedom than recognition, money, or usefulness. This episode is what I learned from rereading A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age by Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman. Made possible by: Ramp: https://ramp.com Applovin: https://www.applovin.com Vanta: https://vanta.com/founders 0:00 — "The great insights don't spring from curiosity alone, but from dissatisfaction... A genius is simply someone who is usefully irritated." 1:36 — "It seems to be much easier to make two small jumps than one big jump in any kind of mental thinking." — Shannon 4:41 — "He was a man almost entirely written out of a history that's defined by self-promoters. His was a life spent in the pursuit of curious, serious play." 5:20 — "He worked with levity and played with gravity. He never acknowledged a distinction between the two." 6:00 — "Geniuses are the luckiest of mortals because what they do is the same as what they most want to do." 6:59 — "I do what comes naturally, and usefulness is not my main goal. I keep asking myself, 'How would you do this? Is it possible to make a machine to do this? Can I prove this theorem?'" — Shannon 11:50 — "Chemistry always seemed dull to me. There's too many isolated facts and too few general principles for my taste." — Shannon 19:09 — "Specialization is the death of genius." — Vannevar Bush 19:18 — "The possibilities of being at once both broad and deep did not pass with Leonardo da Vinci or Benjamin Franklin." — Vannevar Bush 25:13 — "I had the freedom to do anything I wanted from almost the day I started. They never told me what to work on." — Shannon on Bell Labs 26:41 — "I've been working on three different ideas simultaneously, and strangely enough, it seems a more productive method than sticking to one problem." — Shannon 32:55 — "My fondest dream is to someday build a machine that thinks, learns, communicates, and manipulates its environment in a fairly sophisticated way." — Shannon 35:05 — "Before Shannon, information was a telegram, a photograph, a paragraph, a song. After Shannon, information was entirely abstracted into bits." 38:04 — "After the effort of discovery, the effort of communication was secondary by far. He had solved a problem to his own satisfaction, and that, as far as he was concerned, was enough." 40:55 — "I've spent lots of time on totally useless things... He made no distinction between his interest in information and his interest in unicycles. They were all moves in the same game." 46:54 — "Shannon seemed to think with ideas more than with words or formulas. A new problem was like a sculptor's block of stone, and Shannon's ideas chiseled away the obstacles until an approximate solution emerged." — Ed Thorp 47:19 — "I simply removed everything that was not David." — Michelangelo 47:25 — "I don't think I was ever motivated by the notions of winning prizes. I was more motivated by curiosity, never by the desire for financial gain. I just wondered how things were put together." — Shannon 47:49 — "I think the history of science has shown that valuable consequences often proliferate from simple curiosity." — Shannon 48:37 — "The important people and events of history are the thinkers and innovators, the Darwins, the Newtons, the Beethovens, whose work continues to grow influence in a positive fashion." — Shannon
Pianist Bruce Liu’s new album ‘Lunaris’ is just out from Deutsche Grammophon – it explores the cosmos, the moon and the stars through music, taking in music by Chopin, Beethoven, Scriabin, Mompou, Agnes Obel and others. Gramophone’s James Jolly caught up with Bruce Liu in Canada earlier this year and, as well as talking about ‘Lunaris’, they discussed the aftermath of Bruce’s Chopin Competition win, and which of the Tchaikovsky piano concertos is his favourite.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sturm und Seele am Klavier: Evgeny Kissin taucht bei den Salzburger Festspielen tief in die jugendlichen Emotionen von Beethoven, Chopin und Schumann ein - und zeigt, wie virtuos und poetisch ein Konzertflügel klingen kann.
Mixtape is a cinematic narrative adventure developed by Beethoven and Dinosaur and published by Annapurna. In the few months between its release and the time of this recording, it earned itself many accolades and also much discussion among the gaming community, for better or worse. Players join three friends on their last night together after senior year of high school. Knowing they have just a few hours together before their lives change forever, they set out to have the most epic night ever, including an iconic soundtrack. The game features tracks from DEVO, The Smashing Pumpkins, Iggy Pop, The Cure, and many more artists who created the vibe for a generation. It's Episode 69, so of course we had to make it extra... nice! This is the first time we're welcoming two guests from different shows on for one episode, and we're delighted that Brendon and AJ picked out Mixtape to discuss with us. We've all been chomping at the bit to throw our hat into the ring of the Mixtape discourse that briefly set the internet on fire. You'll hear our experiences with the game, plus a lot of talk about music! We hope you enjoy the shenanigans and if your name is Christopher Nolan... you're welcome ;) Timestamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:08:55 - Weekly Boss Battles 00:16:45 - Meet our Guests - Brendon Bigley & AJ Fillari 00:58:50 - Mixtape Discussion 02:09:08 - Game Ratings 02:15:52 - One Small Thing Meet our Guests Brendon Bigley @bb.wavelengths.online Brendon hosts Into the Aether: A Lowkey Video Game Podcast, along with Stephen Hilger. He also writes and produces video content on his website Wavelengths, and recently launched Overworld, a site that offers a macro view at the current video game press and discourse. Check out Brendon's content on: Into the Aether Bluesky Wavelengths Overworld AJ Fillari @ajfillari.bsky.social AJ Fillari is a podcast producer, editor, and host. They're also a TTRPG and Video Game Enjoyer! AJ edits and produces too many podcasts to name, but among them are Into the Aether, Formative Media with Christian Spicer, and Frog of the Week. AJ also both hosts and produces and dotzip! Check out AJ's content on: Bluesky dotzip Keep in touch with us on social media: Kate's Bluesky ✦ https://bsky.app/profile/katerblossom.bsky.social Emily's Bluesky ✦ https://bsky.app/profile/aspecificegg.bsky.social No Small Games Bluesky ✦ https://bsky.app/profile/nosmallgames.bsky.social No Small Games Instagram ✦ https://www.instagram.com/nosmallgames Want to learn more and weigh in on what games we should play in future episodes? Check us out and leave a game suggestion at nosmallgames.com
From an early age, violinist Vijay Gupta seemed destined for classical music greatness. He performed at Carnegie Hall at just eight years old, studied at Juilliard and Yale, and joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic at 19. But behind his success, he was struggling with anxiety, addiction and burnout. In his new memoir, Restrung, Vijay reflects on how an experience on Skid Row in Los Angeles changed his life, and why music's true purpose is human connection — not technical perfection.
Dr. Anthony Fauci recently invoked the Fifth Amendment in a Senate Hearing. This hour: we take a look at our Constitution's Fifth Amendment to learn why it exists and what it means for all of us. GUESTS: Akhil Reed Amar: Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University. His latest book is: Born Equal: Remaking America’s Constitution, 1840–1920, which was a winner of the annual Abraham Lincoln Institute Book Prize James Duane: Teaches at Regent Law School. He is the author of You Have the Right to Remain Innocent: What Police Officers Tell Their Children about the Fifth Amendment. His YouTube video “Don't Talk to the Police” has over 21 million views Clay Risen: Reporter and editor at The New York Times, and the author of Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America Music featured (in order): A Fifth of Beethoven – Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band Take the Fifth – Spoon When You Say Nothing At All – Alison Krauss Take the Fifth Amendment – Joe Tex Lawyers, Guns and Money – Warren Zevon Exhuming McCarthy – R.E.M. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We're relaunching Let It Roll by reposting every episode in chronological order by subject matter. In this episode, host Nate Wilcox welcomes Norman Lebrecht author of "Why Beethoven: A Phenomenon in One Hundred Pieces." Nate asks Norman about Beethoven's innovative business practices, his conflicts with royalty, his opposition to the sexual mores of imperial Vienna and more. This episode originally aired in 2022. GO TO THE LET IT ROLL SUBSTACK TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE -- The final 15 minutes of this episode are exclusively for paying subscribers to the Let It Roll Substack. Also subscribe to the LET IT ROLL EXTRA feed on Apple, Spotify or your preferred podcast service to access the full episodes via your preferred podcast outlet. We've got all 350+ episodes listed, organized by mini-series, genre, era, co-host, guest and more. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to support the show. Thanks! Email letitrollpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mozart'ın saraydan dövülerek atılması neden normaldi? Bach'ın belediye memurluğundan Beethoven'ın prenslerini mahkemeye verdiği güne uzanan üç kuşaklık bir kopuşu izliyoruz. Maaş bordrosundan telif hakkına giden bu yolda "bağımsız sanatçı" fikrinin nasıl icat edildiğini inceliyoruz. Bu bölümde: (00:00) Intro (02:39) Bağımsız Sanatçı Diye Bir İcat (06:26) Babasını Dirilten Oğul (09:58) Tarihin İlk Freelancer'ı (14:14) Sopalarla Dövülen Yazar (18:10) Deha Fikrinin Doğuşu (21:16) Prensleri Mahkemeye Vermek Sunan: Barış Özcan Yapımcı: Podbee Media Tüm bölümler, videolar ve daha fazlasına Podbee App ve podbee.com'dan ücretsiz olarak ulaşabilirsiniz. Bu bölüm reklam ve sponsorluk içerebilir.
Wie was Beethovens 'onsterfelijke geliefde'? Waarom klinkt alles mooier in het Concertgebouw? En kennen we sommige componisten eigenlijk maar van één beroemd muziekstuk? In het nieuwe seizoen van de AVROTROS en NPO Klassiek-podcast Klassieke Mysteries nemen Eloise Davis en Ab Nieuwdorp je mee langs de meest intrigerende mysteries en verrassende verhalen uit de wereld van de klassieke muziek. Iedere aflevering staat één prikkelende vraag centraal. Samen met musici, wetenschappers en andere deskundigen gaan Eloise en Ab op zoek naar de antwoorden. Van een mysterieuze liefdesbrief van Beethoven en de beroemde akoestiek van het Concertgebouw tot vergeten componisten, wonderlijke uitvindingen en bijzondere muziekverhalen: vanaf dinsdag 11 augustus verschijnt iedere dinsdag een nieuwe aflevering.
At age 16, violinist Ariana Kim made her debut with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and at age 24, she was appointed acting concertmaster of the Louisiana Philharmonic. Ariana made her New York recital debut at Carnegie's Weill Hall during her doctoral studies at Juilliard and she is now a tenured professor at Cornell University. Equally devoted to contemporary and long-established literature, Ariana held a 10-year position with the New York New Music Ensemble Ne(x)tworks and she is currently in her 19th season with The Knights. The 2024-2025 season brought a 6-performance residency at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and she gave a rare performance of Bartok's Violin Concerto No. 1 at Jordan Hall in Boston with the Cornell Symphony. Her solo album, (un)common thread, explores improvisation through the lens of Mozart and Beethoven sonatas alongside world folk music, with collaborators Roger Moseley (fortepiano) and Shane Shanahan (percussion) was recently released on Tiger Turn Records.
Wer war Elise? Jeder kennt das Klavierstück, aber niemand weiß, wer ihm seinen Titel gab. Wir ermitteln.
Hour 1: Donna Mills is proving you can be a sex symbol in your 80s. Rumors are swirling that Keith Urban and JLo aren't starting something romantic. Enjoy the heatwave this weekend. The new ‘Ted Lasso' is almost here. ‘Futurama' and ‘It's Always Sunny' are still kicking. The hard drive with Nick Cage's next movie was stolen from the Netflix offices. Here's what The Smithereens and Taco Bell have in common. Remember when the co-hosts of Good Morning America got caught cheating together? Hour 2: It's time for Bad Advice! An update on the three-way that went way too far. Then, a neighbor nightmare from Sarah's sister. Why do Apples make other fruit go bad? The lettuce drama is STILL a mystery. Vinnie says it's time to give up on Mars, but Sarah could not disagree more. What's the most interesting part about your local fair? Hour 3: Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman star in a new movie this weekend called “I Want Your Sex.” Gronk is telling us the details off the raffle at Taylor Swift's wedding. Women are sharing everyday struggles men are oblivious to. Women gain a super power as they age - invisibility! It's county fair season which means it's unique fried food season! Hour 4: Ariana Grande's new album is out today. Ciara from ‘Summer House' is starring in Shaboozey's new music video. Cardi B reduced the size of her booty, but not by that much. Harry Styles caused a woman to abandon her baby. Vinnie's humor has been keeping him out of trouble for decades. Never trust your visual aids. Beethoven's heart might have been the secret to his success. Being high isn't going anywhere. Plus, How Old Is That Guy?
Ariana Grande's new album is out today. Ciara from ‘Summer House' is starring in Shaboozey's new music video. Cardi B reduced the size of her booty, but not by that much. Harry Styles caused a woman to abandon her baby. Vinnie's humor has been keeping him out of trouble for decades. Never trust your visual aids. Beethoven's heart might have been the secret to his success. Being high isn't going anywhere. Plus, How Old Is That Guy?
Bach, Beethoven und Mozart waren Meister einer Kunst, die heute in der Klassik kaum noch jemand beherrscht: der Improvisation. Warum die Spontaneität aus der klassischen Musik verschwunden ist - und was Helge Schneider damit zu tun hat.
Con David Gómez Peris | Viajamos hasta Viena, solo con billete de ida. Una ciudad donde los cafés guardan conversaciones de artistas y la música parece surgir de cada rincón. A través de la obra de Strauss, Mozart y Beethoven, nos adentramos en un retrato sonoro donde conviven el esplendor imperial y la memoria de generaciones enteras. Desde el Danubio Azul hasta la Oda a la Alegría, descubrimos cómo una ciudad convirtió la música en su forma de vida. Bienvenidos a Solo Billete de Ida, el programa de Clásica FM para viajar con la música como guía.
Are you classical-curious but don't know where to start? Our roundtable of experts share some tips on where to start.Broadcast on Tuesday, Jul. 28, 2026, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.Have questions, comments or tips? Send us a message or check us out on Instagram.
VOV1 - Beethoven hay chim bói cá? Đó là lựa chọn mà hàng triệu người dân khu vực đồng euro sẽ cùng đưa ra trong đợt tham vấn do Ngân hàng Trung ương châu Âu (ECB) khởi động nhằm quyết định diện mạo mới của đồng tiền chung châu Âu.
The seducer. "I have just met D'Annunzio. Can this be the man the great Duse loved? He is small, he is bald, and his teeth are in three different colours."The warrior poet in a plane over Vienna. "Today I drop words; next time I will drop bombs" Lucy Hughes-Hallett returned to the show to talk about The Pike, her prize-winning biography of Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863–1938): poet, novelist, war hero, serial seducer and proto-fascist. Italy's most celebrated writer since Dante (his own assessment, though not only his), D'Annunzio spent decades scandalising Europe with his writing and his love life before helping to drag Italy into the First World War. Hating the 'mutilated victory' that followed, he took over the town of Fiume and ruled as a mini dictator defying both the Allies and his own government. Mussolini watched and learned.Along the way: an ode to a torpedo, a chest of drawers stuffed with ladies' gloves, a Beethoven concert followed by a mock battle fought with real grenades, half a battleship installed as a garden ornament and the seduction secrets of a man once described as a bulldozer with a scented handkerchief under the pillow.
durée : 01:28:48 - par : Aurélie Moreau - Kirill Petrenko, directeur musical du Philharmonique de Berlin, a été nommé à la suite de Sir Simon Rattle qui a vu en lui le chef d'orchestre sans doute le plus profond musicalement de sa génération. Aujourd'hui : Brahms, Schoenberg, Beethoven… - équipe : Cécile Bonnet des Claustres, Yuthou-Diego Hak-Lopes - invités : Aurélie Moreau Productrice Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France
Die 150. Bayreuther Festspiele starteten mit Beethoven und Wagners „Rienzi“. Michel Friedman sprach über Bayreuths Antisemitismus, Kanzler Merz über den informierten Umgang mit Wagner.
Send us Fan MailShow notes:0:00 – Caterina Moruzzi on knowing the needs that standards should respond to1:30 results of the “Authenticity Unmasked” exhibition, part of the CREATEC project sponsored by UK's BRAID (Bridging Responsible AI Divides) and UK Research and Innovation Programme4:00 “Authenticity Unmasked” exhibition with 3 artists responding to how AI is changing authenticity: Georgia Gardner, Kinnari Saraiya, dmstfctn8:00 interdisciplinary aim of BRAID 9:20 “Embracing the Complexities of Authenticity” project13:45 standards should consider the level of diversity and detail creators want included with their work-ex: creator's intent for why they used certain tools 16:30 distributing credit and authorship 17:35 types of authenticity discussed in the Content Authenticities article 19:20 ex: Beethoven 22:40 questions raised by the use of AI to build on works by deceased artists like the Beethoven X: AI project 25:30 Matt Dryhurst and Molly Herdon's project of training AI model on choirs recorded across the UK27:25 change to “originality” definition32:00 US copyright approach and A Single Piece of American Cheese34:40 blockchain use as seen through ORAgen 39:00 pillars of provenance standard – metadata, watermarking and fingerprint41:00 concerns of creatives from economic harm to loss of identity44:00 jurisdictional approaches to generative AI46:50 EU AI Act's mandatory transparency requirements to establish content provenance under code of practice on marking and labeling AI outputs48:45 input of creators on policy like through C2PA community52:45 defining justice for the creative sector: equity of agency and accountability/responsibility 55:40 mark CM hopes to make in her work-to find a proactive approach 59:00 collaborative book project of CM to rethink what the material aspects of creativity mean1:01:00 Stefania Salles Bruins' questions to CM1:03:25 CM: AI versus artistic workshops of artists from Rembrandt to Koons1:07:00 CM: opt out v opt out issues as seen with AI functionality on phones 1:10:00 Emily Gould's comments 1:13:00 AI agents-possible danger of anthropomorphizing AI agents1:16:00 authenticity1:17:00 case study related to responsibility-reporter in war zone who doesn't want certain metadata disclosed as seen with Georgia Gardner's exploration of an author's process when they don't want all info disclosed1:19:20 face value of ‘responsibility' in regard to liability and the ability to receive feedback on your work from the environment such as critics even if you don't disclose your identity1:21:30 what creativity is, what a work of art is1:25:20 SSB: Tolstoy's definition of great art as requiring universality, sincerity and specificityPlease share your comments and/or questions at stephanie@warfareofartandlaw.comMusic by Toulme.To hear more episodes, please visit Warfare of Art and Law podcast's website.To leave questions or comments about this or other episodes of the podcast and/or for information about joining the 2ND Saturday discussion on art, culture and justice, please message me at stephanie@warfareofartandlaw.com. Thanks so much for listening!This podcast and its content may not be used for training or developing AI systems without permission.© Stephanie Drawdy [2026]
What does it mean to truly experience a work of art? In this episode of The Radicalist, David Volodzko speaks with friend and self-described redneck Jefferson Marks about the importance of set and setting and the unspoken terror of great works of beauty.The conversation moves from Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey and Japanese tea ceremony to the story of a deaf woman hearing Beethoven for the first time, as they discuss whether taste should simply be trusted or deliberately trained, and why humans are so drawn to sublime forces that horrify and dwarf us. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theradicalist.com/subscribe
Yetenek doğuştan mı gelir, yoksa sonradan mı gelişir? Deha gerçekten var mı, yoksa kültürel bir efsane mi? Spekülatif'in bu bölümünde Emre Dündar, yetenek kavramını felsefe, nörobilim, sanat tarihi ve eğitim perspektifinden ele alıyor. Antik Yunan'dan günümüze yetenek kavramının dönüşümünü anlatan Dündar; Mozart, Beethoven, Picasso, Leonardo da Vinci, Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, Aristoteles ve Einstein gibi isimler üzerinden deha mitini sorguluyor. Programda çocuklarda yetenek nasıl anlaşılır, üstün yetenekli çocuklar nasıl değerlendirilmeli, genetik mi çevre mi daha etkili, yaratıcılık nasıl gelişir, mutlak kulak (absolute pitch), sanat eğitimi, müzik yeteneği, resim yeteneği, çalışma disiplini ve iradenin başarıdaki rolü gibi birçok konu ayrıntılı biçimde tartışılıyor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
If you think an orchestra only plays Beethoven and Brahms, think again. The Minnesota Orchestra's festival called "Summer at Orchestra Hall" opens Thursday night with a lineup that stretches far beyond the classical canon — from Grammy winning bluegrass musician Chris Thile to jazz singer John Holiday to movie scores from Star Wars and E.T. Grant Meachum is the orchestra's director of productions and engagement and joined MPR News host Nina Moini with details on the festival.
Beethoven als Hitverwerter: Für sein „Gassenhauer-Trio“ nimmt er einen Opern-Ohrwurm, den damals in Wien alle kennen. Heraus kommt Kammermusik mit Publikumsfaktor – leicht, witzig und trotzdem typisch Beethoven. Von Michael Lohse.
Join us in Episode 75 for a conversation with 2025 IHS Punto Award Winner Xiao-Ming Han! Xiao-Ming recently retired from the German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and returned to his native China to teach at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Episode Highlights Growing up in China in the 1960s in a musical family Choosing between music and sports Attending conservatory in Beijing at age 14. Joining the China Philharmonic at age 17. Early meeting with Richard Mackey, replacing Richard Mackey at the last minute on Beethoven's Ninth Symphony conducted by Seiji Ozawa. Leaving China at 18 to pursue horn at Tanglewood and the New England Conservatory. Studying in Germany and winning an orchestral position at the age of 21. Coming back to his roots in Shanghai as a professor to mentor the next generation of players Promoting the IHS in China
Après la défaite de Napoléon de 1814, les monarques européens se réunissent à Vienne pour fêter la paix et la faire durer vingt ans : c'est le tout premier grand congrès diplomatique international. Mais derrière les fastes et les bals, se cachent de vives tensions diplomatiques et des rivalités qui menacent de faire voler en éclats la fragile paix revenue.Franck Ferrand nous plonge au cœur de ce congrès historique, où se croisent les plus grands noms de la politique européenne de l'époque. Alors que l'orchestre de Beethoven joue Fidelio, les diplomates s'affrontent en coulisses pour définir le nouvel ordre continental. Entre la Russie qui convoite la Pologne, la Prusse qui vise la Saxe et l'Autriche qui cherche à préserver son influence, les négociations s'annoncent ardues. Heureusement, les soirées fastueuses organisées par Metternich permettent de se détendre un peu. Mais l'arrivée fracassante de Napoléon, qui a réussi à s'évader de l'île d'Elbe, vient soudain tout remettre en question. Les alliés, à nouveau unis, se lancent alors dans une course contre la montre pour écraser définitivement l'Empereur déchu.Au fil de cet épisode haletant, découvrez les coulisses de ce Congrès de Vienne qui a profondément façonné l'Europe du 19ème siècle. Un moment charnière de l'Histoire, raconté avec la verve et l'érudition qui font le succès des Grands Dossiers de l'Histoire.Plongez dans l'histoire des grands personnages et des évènements marquants qui ont façonné notre monde ! Avec enthousiasme et talent, Franck Ferrand vous révèle les coulisses de l'histoire avec un grand H, entre mystères, secrets et épisodes méconnus : un cadeau pour les amoureux du passé, de la préhistoire à l'histoire contemporaine.Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
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Recorded on Sunday, July 12, 2026. Other scripture cited: Jeremiah 25-29; Hebrews 12:18-29.Support the show
De Richard Wagner qu'il vénérait, Adolf Hitler aura retenu l'antisémitisme viscéral et la musique ensorcelante dont il nourrira son idéologie mortifère.Au cœur de l'Autriche du début du 20e siècle, le jeune Adolf Hitler, âgé de 16 ans, assiste à une représentation de l'opéra Rienzi de Richard Wagner à l'Opéra de Linz. Cette soirée sera un véritable tournant dans la vie du futur Führer, marquant le début d'une passion dévorante pour la musique et l'œuvre du compositeur allemand.Franck Ferrand nous plonge dans ce moment charnière de l'histoire, alors que le jeune Hitler est saisi par la puissance de la musique de Wagner et la dimension mythologique de son opéra. Fasciné par le personnage de Rienzi, le tribun du peuple, Hitler y voit le reflet de ses propres ambitions et d'une mission qu'il s'est donnée : relever l'Allemagne et la conduire vers une grandeur nouvelle. Au-delà de cette révélation musicale, l'émission explore les liens complexes entre Hitler et la musique, et notamment son admiration pour d'autres compositeurs comme Beethoven, Bruckner ou Strauss. Mais elle montre aussi comment le dictateur a tenté d'instrumentaliser la musique à des fins de propagande, sans pour autant réussir à imposer ses propres choix.Avec son sens du récit et sa maîtrise des détails historiques, Franck Ferrand nous offre un éclairage fascinant sur la manière dont la passion d'Hitler pour la musique a façonné son idéologie et son projet politique
We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!This 50th Celebrative Podcast Episode features not only songs pertinent to the subject matter, but also whistle-stop visits in a round table discussion with many of the world's great minds, experts on the subject of War & Peace. Come sit at the table with us as we discuss this pertinent subject regarding our world today. Cognoscenti like Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Ernest Hemingway, Herbert Hoover, Bertrand Russell, Martin Luther King, Sir Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein and more. With songs by Bob Dylan, John Lennon and Peter Link.Theater of the Imagination is presented by Watchfire Music: watchfiremusic.com
Pianist Clare Longendyke is a soloist, chamber musician, and fearless advocate for new music who brings daring repertoire and thoughtful storytelling to the concert stage. Her performances are marked by imaginative programming, charismatic stage presence, and a gift for weaving together contemporary works and classical favorites.In 2024, Clare released her debut solo album, …of dreams unveiled, featuring music by Claude Debussy, Amy Williams, and Anthony R. Green. The album reached #2 on the Billboard Traditional Classical chart and was praised as “a work of remarkable pianistic invention” (The WholeNote) and “delightfully daring” (EarRelevant).A passionate collaborator with living composers, Clare has commissioned more than 30 new works and premiered over 250 pieces in the past decade. Her programs often pair works from the standard repertoire by Beethoven, Debussy, and Amy Beach, to name a few, with today's most compelling musical voices, creating concerts that speak to the depth and vitality of the classical tradition.Highlights of Clare's 2025–26 season include appearances with Symphony New Hampshire, the South Bend Symphony Orchestra, and the Danville Symphony of Illinois. She has appeared on recital series across the country and as a soloist with the Mankato Symphony, Rochester Symphony, and Symphonicity.Clare holds degrees from Boston University (BM) and Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music (MM, DM). Whether from the stage or in conversation, Clare invites audiences into the heart of her artistry—one that builds bridges between tradition and transformation and brings the concert experience vividly to life.@clarelongendyke.pianowww.clarelongendyke.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@ClareLongendykeYour portfolio career is YOURS to design. If you are seeking inspiration, grab the first chapter of my book for FREE at the link below! You are allowed to thrive, and your artistry MATTERS.https://jennetingle.kit.com/c6e4009529Make sure you SUBSCRIBE to Crushing Classical, and maybe even leave a nice review! Thanks for joining me on Crushing Classical! Theme music by DreamVance.I help people to lean into their creative careers and start or grow their income streams. You can read more or hop onto a discovery call from my website. https://jennetingle.com/work-with-meI'm your host, Jennet Ingle. I love you all. Stay safe out there!
We begin with a new bit from Greg called “Where's One Tho?” We listen to the beginning of tracks to try and figure out what beat the song begins on. Pretty straightforward, but not as easy as you think.Songs:Little Richard - “Keep a Knockin”Led Zeppelin - ‘Rock and Roll” (Explanation video)Beethoven's FifthMeshuggah - Combustion (Explanation video)Jay has unearthed the list of all lists. thegreatestmusic.org is a website that aggregates and weights 57 active lists of best albums and songs. Nick & Greg take turns guessing what made the ultimate list of all lists.Song: Captain Beefheart - “Pachuco Cadaver”It's News with Nick! Wilco & Breeders break a world record, Adam Sandler has new gig as a wedding officiant, Canada considers joining Eurovision, and Alabama Shakes announces their first album in 11 years.Song: beabadoobee - “Sun Has Set”
Matthew Ehret is back with roughly 50 slides and zero patience for the AI doom cult, whether they're pitching machines as gods or demons. This episode zooms out from last week's Tesla debate to ask a bigger question: is technological progress really a trade for personal freedom, like the transhumanists insist, or is that just repackaged Malthus with better marketing? Expect a wild tour through mechanical history, from ancient Greek automatons to Vaucanson's pooping duck to a tiger that eats British soldiers, all building toward the real showdown: Edgar Allan Poe versus a fraudulent chess playing machine, and Beethoven versus a music box that tried to steal his symphony. It's part detective story, part music history, and part warning shot at anyone ready to hand over their mind to a "singularity." Come for the automatons, stay for the takedown of Darwin's favorite influence.
1976 was supposed to belong to disco, soft rock, and singer‑songwriters. Yet in the shadows of “Disco Lady,” “A Fifth of Beethoven,” and “Silly Love Songs,” guitar bands were quietly rebuilding what hard rock and metal could be. Boston's basement‑crafted debut exploded onto Epic Records, Thin Lizzy dropped Jailbreak and Johnny the Fox in the same year, and Judas Priest, Scorpions, Rainbow, and Rush started sketching out the next decade of heavy music.In this roundtable, we go deep into the albums of 1976 that still matter for 70s and 80s metal and hard rock. We talk Kiss' double‑punch of Destroyer and Rock and Roll Over, the strange transitional energy of Zeppelin's Presence and Sabbath's Technical Ecstasy, and the way Ramones, Sex Pistols, and Blondie cracked open a punk and new wave future while classic rock giants were already burning out.If you love Boston, Thin Lizzy, Judas Priest, Aerosmith, or any corner where 70s hard rock collides with early punk and European deep cuts, this episode is for you.Highlights:• 02:30: Billboard's 1976 snapshot vs the albums we care about• 12:10: The accidental birth of Johnny the Fox• 24:10: Kiss in hi‑gloss and raw form, in one year• 29:20: Gasolin' and Solid Ground, Scandinavian heaviness in 1976Subscribe to Dig Me Out at digmeoutpodcast.com | Join the community at dmounion.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.digmeoutpodcast.com/subscribe
Benny is back in the audio sweatshop, the SpinMaster of Misinformation, Bantering Broadcaster, Beethoven of B.S. joins show legend, Robbie the Mariners Fan, for the latest edition of the wildly popular Sunday Mailbag. The boys crack open the P1 inbox and tackle everything from peanut butter on burgers, hot dog buns, and a pirate's life to the meteoric rise of IShowSpeed, trashcan madness, Wendy's stock, and the legendary Commodore flip phone. Nothing is off limits as every question gets sliced, diced, grilled, and seasoned with a generous shake of Cajun pepper in another freewheeling edition of the Fifth Hour Podcast. All questions sent in by new listeners & P1's of the #MallerMilitia! Download, subscribe, and remember that sharing is caring (unless it's an STD.) Follow Ben on Twitter @BenMaller and listen to the original terrestrial radio edition of "Ben Maller Show," Monday-Friday on Fox Sports Radio, 2a-6a ET, 11p-3a PT!...Follow, rate & review "The Fifth Hour!" #BenMaller #FSRWeekends See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Benny is back in the audio sweatshop, the SpinMaster of Misinformation, Bantering Broadcaster, Beethoven of B.S. joins show legend, Robbie the Mariners Fan, for the latest edition of the wildly popular Sunday Mailbag. The boys crack open the P1 inbox and tackle everything from peanut butter on burgers, hot dog buns, and a pirate's life to the meteoric rise of IShowSpeed, trashcan madness, Wendy's stock, and the legendary Commodore flip phone. Nothing is off limits as every question gets sliced, diced, grilled, and seasoned with a generous shake of Cajun pepper in another freewheeling edition of the Fifth Hour Podcast. All questions sent in by new listeners & P1's of the #MallerMilitia! Download, subscribe, and remember that sharing is caring (unless it's an STD.) Follow Ben on Twitter @BenMaller and listen to the original terrestrial radio edition of "Ben Maller Show," Monday-Friday on Fox Sports Radio, 2a-6a ET, 11p-3a PT!...Follow, rate & review "The Fifth Hour!" #BenMaller #FSRWeekends See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Note from James:If I could tell my children to read one post of mine, it would be this post.Influence is how they will navigate a world of uncertainty.Robert Cialdini is the most influential person in the world. And by that I mean, he wrote the book Influence, which sold 3 million copies and defines the six critical aspects of all influence.Now he has a new book, Pre-Suasion, going 10x deeper into the concepts of persuasion. I got him on my podcast so I could ask the 1,000 questions I have.Small story from the book:If you name a restaurant “Studio 97” instead of “Studio 17,” people are more likely to tip higher.If you ask a girl for her phone number outside a flower store, triggering feelings of romance, she is more likely to give it to you than if you ask her outside a motorcycle store.And 500 other stories.The environment is just as important as what you say.Before the podcast began, I gave him a book as a gift: The Anxiety of Influence, a history of poetry.What would poetry have to do with influence and marketing?In all art, since the beginning of time, artists have built on the work of the artists of the generation before them.Beethoven depended on a Mozart to be a Beethoven. Picasso depended on a Cézanne. Without Michelson, there would be no Einstein.But poets, for some reason, would deny being influenced.“I never even read Ezra Pound,” shouted one poet at a critic.Poets want to be seen as original.Nobody is 100% original.This is the anxiety of influence.Almost all of our decisions, and even our creativity, are outsourced to the people around us who influence us: peers, teachers, religion, parents, bosses, etc.Our personality is our own particular mishmash of influences.How we deal with that anxiety, how we recognize the influences, learn from them, and build from them, is the birth of all of our creativity.Let me summarize the seven aspects of influence:Reciprocity: If you give someone a Christmas card, they will want to return the favor.Likability: Make yourself trustworthy. For instance, outline the negatives of dealing with you.Consistency: Ask someone for a favor. Now they will say to themselves, “I am the type of person who does James a favor.”Social Proof: If you are trying to get someone to do X, show them that “a lot of your peers do X.” For instance, if you are at a bar and you are a guy trying to meet women, bring your women friends and not your guy friends with you.Authority: “Four out of five dentists say…”Scarcity: “Only 100 iPhones left at this store!”Unity: You and I are the same because of location, values, religion, etc.I've used each of the above in business.They work.They will make you money.The entire purpose of language is to influence.We are not strong animals. We are weak.The language of influence saved us.Probably a word like “Run!” was the first word spoken.A word of influence.And it worked.I'm still running from the things I fear.So speak to influence.Don't speak to call a flower yellow.Speak to breathe spirit into an idea, to be enthusiastic, to convey emotion, to influence.This is the only way to have an impact with your unique creativity.I gave Robert the book as a gift — reciprocity — assuming we would have a great podcast.And we did.But then I thought later, I can't even remember how Robert got on my podcast.I highly recommend his book in the podcast and even in this post.As he got into his car after the podcast in order to go to his next interview, I started thinking:“Hmmm, who influenced who?”Episode Description:Robert Cialdini wrote the book on persuasion — literally. His classic Influence became one of the defining books on why people say yes, how decisions get shaped, and why the smallest cue in the room can change the outcome of a conversation.In this episode from the archive, James talks with Cialdini about Pre-Suasion, the idea that persuasion starts before the actual pitch. It begins with what people notice, what they feel, what is in the environment, and what frame has already been set before the first real ask is made.They talk about flower shops, restaurant names, voting booths, Warren Buffett's shareholder letters, Anwar Sadat's negotiation instincts, and the rabbi who helped save thousands of lives with one sentence. But the episode is not just about marketing. It is about how people make decisions under uncertainty — and how to use influence ethically, whether you are asking for a job, building a business, negotiating a deal, writing a sales letter, or trying to become more trusted.What You'll Learn:Why persuasion often begins before the message — and how small cues in the environment can make people more receptive.How Cialdini's original six principles of influence work: reciprocity, consistency, social proof, scarcity, authority, and liking.Why Cialdini added a seventh principle, unity — the feeling that “we are the same” — and why it can be even stronger than liking.When to use social proof versus authority, and how to decide which kind of evidence matters most in a given situation.Why admitting weakness first can build trust, and how Warren Buffett uses honesty as a persuasion tool instead of a liability.Timestamped Chapters:[00:00] Introduction and episode preview[01:25] Interview begins — James introduces Robert Cialdini and Pre-Suasion[03:12] The flower shop study: why context changes the answer before the question is asked[05:48] Valentine Street and the hidden power of unrelated cues[06:42] Wine stores, voting booths, and fluffy cloud mattresses[08:10] Are humans irrational, or are shortcuts necessary?[10:17] How the pictures on your wall can change what you write[11:36] The six — now seven — principles of influence[12:00] Reciprocity: the Hare Krishna flower example and the power of personalized gifts[16:40] Consistency: Anwar Sadat, Henry Kissinger, and giving people a reputation to live up to[19:30] Cialdini's undercover research with sales organizations[23:30] Social proof: medical no-shows, restaurant menus, and what happens when a message backfires[26:43] Social proof as feasibility: “people like me can do this”[29:07] Authority: when expert endorsement beats crowd validation[33:55] Why companies lose with better products when they fail to frame the decision properly[35:10] Building authority from zero by using honesty and scarcity[37:05] The Avis “We're number two” campaign and the trust value of admitting weakness[38:24] Warren Buffett's shareholder letters and the persuasive power of leading with mistakes[41:30] Unity: Cialdini's seventh principle of influence[44:24] The rabbi, the Japanese tribunal, and the sentence that saved a community[48:30] Applying unity in job interviews, dating, and negotiations[51:10] Loss aversion and how uncertainty changes persuasion[55:00] Why long sales letters can outperform short ones[55:30] Cialdini's practical framework: find what is true, direct attention to it, then make the case[59:00] Fake scarcity and why false urgency destroys trust[65:00] Closing thoughts on ethical influence and genuine specificityAdditional Resources:Robert Cialdini — Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion — Cialdini's classic book on the core principles of persuasion and compliance. Robert Cialdini — Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade — the follow-up book discussed throughout the episode, focused on what happens before the persuasive message itself. Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letters — referenced in the episode as a real-world example of trust-building through candor and weakness-first communication. Daniel Kahneman and Prospect Theory — Cialdini references the role of loss aversion and uncertainty in persuasion; Kahneman received the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for integrating psychological research into economic decision-making. Chiune Sugihara — the Japanese diplomat connected to the story Cialdini uses to explain unity and shared identity. The Avis “We're Number Two” Campaign — discussed as an example of turning a weakness into credibility by being honest before making the positive case.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.