Listening to The Works
Listening to The Works - the great music of the Western world! This is a 10-year project to study the masterpieces in all eras of classical, jazz, and rock.
Listening to The Works
Latest Episodes
56: How Many Overtures Does It Take...?
Welcome to Week 56 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World!In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces by Beethoven, Schubert, Mozart, Henze, and Armstrong, and previews the comin...
55: Hip-Hop Rap-Up
Welcome to Week 55 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World!In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces and wraps up our time listening to the masterworks of hip-hop through 1992.<...
54: Gavottes Are Backwards
Welcome to Week 54 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World!In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces and explains why gavottes feel backwards to him.The coming week's pie...
53: Year 1 Review
Welcome to Week 53 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World!In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces and all of Year 1 in general.The coming week's pieces are found on
Week 52: Suites and Symphonies
Welcome to Week 52 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World!In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces, including several "suites" of different kinds, and looks ahead to next week...