Classic Music Podcast
Classic Music Podcast
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Classic Music Podcast - Episode 16 - Guido Cantelli: Meteoric Maestro
Guido Cantelli (1920 - 1956) died in an aircraft disaster. He is another of those musicians who lit-up the musical world, and were then snuffed out. We are fortunate that his art is preserved on a handful of commercial recordings, m...
Classic Music Podcast - Episode 15 - Music While You Work
A recreation of the long-running BBC series that commenced in 1940 to provide (initially) munitions workers with a bqckground of uplifting music over the sound of their machines. Laurence Lewis fills in the historical details,...
Classic Music Podcast - Episode 14 - Ginette Neveu in Berlin
The precious first recordings - 1938 - 1939 - by violinist Ginette Neveu (1919 -1949), that shine a light on an early career, as the lights were dimming everywhere. Music by Kreisler, Suk and Chopin, presented by Laurence Lewis. Pla...
Classic Music Podcast - Episode 13 - Early Mahler Recordings
Interest in the music of Gustav Mahler continues to grow, The LP record and subsequent technologies have taken advantage of this. But did you know that during the 78rpm era an extensive back-catalogue of Mahler recordings existed?&n...