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The Classical Music Pod

The Classical Music Pod

Written by: Timmy Fisher & Sam Poppleton
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Timmy Fisher and Sam Poppleton present classical music news, reviews, anecdotes and analyses. Is this the best classical music podcast produced in a Brixton bedroom? We think so. Art Entertainment & Performing Arts Music Politics & Government
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  • Eric Whitacre and The Sacred Veil
    May 19 2023

    Sam chats to composer Eric Whitacre about their experience recording The Sacred Veil together with VOCES8. The 12-movement work is a collaboration between Whitacre and poet-lyricist Charles Anthony Silvestri, and comprises texts by Silvestri, Whitacre and Silvestri’s late wife Julie. Its intimate score ‘tells a story of courtship, love, loss and the search for solace’.

    Find out more about the piece here: https://ericwhitacre.com/music-catalog/the-sacred-veil

    Featured Clips:
    Mov. 1: The Veil Opens
    Mov. 11: You Rise, I Fall
    Mov. 4: Magnetic Poetry
    Mov. 12: Child of Wonder

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    50 mins
  • The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Pilgrimage
    Apr 29 2023

    Today’s episode is all about geography. Tim talks international competition politics and how Rachmaninov’s disputed legacy ties into the debate. Meanwhile Sam forges a musical map of Middle Earth in a Lord of the Rings analytical pilgrimage. All topped off with a very literal fluffy-dog story. Live long and prosper.

    Check out Russia Beyond’s dubious Rachmaninov listicle: https://www.rbth.com/arts/334377-sergei-rachmaninoff-russian-composer

    Music Referenced
    Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 17, ‘The Tempest’
    ’Meet the Flintstones’ by Hoyt Curtin
    The Open University theme tune
    Various themes from Howard Shore’s soundtrack to The Lord of the Rings trilogy and Bear McCreary’s soundtrack to The Rings of Power

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    28 mins
  • Anna Thorvaldsdottir Doesn’t Need a Programme
    Apr 14 2023

    Tim travels to the home of Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir for a classical chat. They discuss Icelandic’s musical pedigree, her upcoming role as Featured Artist at the Aldeburgh Festival, her cameo in Todd Field’s Tár and the importance (or unimportance) of a work’s conceptual inspiration in the ears of the listener.

    Featured Clips:
    ARCHORA, performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra under Eva Ollikainen
    AIŌN, performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra under Eva Ollikainen
    Ró, performed by CAPUT Ensemble under by Guðni Franzson

    Links:

    Anna’s website: https://www.annathorvalds.com/
    Some info on her upcoming residency: https://www.annathorvalds.com/blog/2022/12/20/featured-artist-at-the-2023-aldeburgh-festival
    Andrew Mellor on Iceland as a classical music powerhouse: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/apr/05/iceland-classical-music-symphony-orchestra-uk-tour

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    41 mins
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