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Vanhal's Double Bass Concerto (Ep 8, 2021)

Nov 4th, 2021 11m 23s

Episode 8, 2021: Vanhal’s Double Bass ConcertoFriday 5 November 2021Since the mid-18th century, the double bass has evolved considerably. One of the most prolific composers that are known for his Double Bass Concerto is Bohemian-born Johann

Boulanger's Trois morceaux pour piano(Ep 7 2021)

Oct 20th, 2021 10m 58s

Episode 7, 2021: Boulanger’s Trios morceaux pour pianoWednesday 20 October 2021Some might say that French composer Lili Boulanger could have done more in her lifetime if she did not die far too young at 24. Nevertheless, it is no doubt she w

Brahms' Horn Trio (Ep 6 2021)

Oct 7th, 2021 11m 4s

Episode 6, 2021: Brahms’ Horn TrioFriday 8 October 2021German composer Johannes Brahms’ Horn Trio is a unique contribution to chamber repertoire written originally for violin, piano and horn. Composed in 1865 after the his mother’s death, th

Hindemith's Kammermusik (Ep 5 2021)

Sep 22nd, 2021 14m 17s

Episode 5, 2021: Hindemith’s Kammermusik no. 1Wednesday 22 September 2021Born in Hanau, Germany in 1895, Paul Hindemith was cultivated as violist, violinist, pianist and percussionist. He was also “one of the most practical, but also the mos

ANAM Radio Special Part II (Ep 4, 2021)

Jun 21st, 2021 10m 38s

Episode 4, 2021: ANAM Radio Special Part IIMonday 21 June 2021“ANAM is really interested in the person, as well as the musician.”-Thea Rossen (percussion, 2016)In the second part of the ANAM Radio Special, alumna Thea Rossen, and current m

ANAM Radio Special (Ep 3 2021)

Jun 6th, 2021 13m 33s

Episode 3, 2021: ANAM Radio SpecialMonday 7 June 2021In this special episode of ANAM Radio, alumna Thea Rossen takes over the mic to chat with ANAM musicians and faculty about why ANAM is a unique and special place for young musicians. They

The Poet, Nature and the Dance (Ep 2 2021)

Apr 28th, 2021 22m 22s

Episode 2, 2021: The Poet, Nature and the Dance (ANAM 2021 Opening Concert)Wednesday 28 April 2021ANAM Head of Strings, Resident Cello Faculty (Chair of Cello, Supported Anonymously) and long-standing member of the Chambre Orchestra of Europ

Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier (Ep 1 2021)

Mar 24th, 2021 14m 48s

Episode 1, 2021: Strauss’s Der RosenkavalierThursday 25 March 2021In 1911 Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier (The Cavalier of the Rose) premiered in Dresden, Germany when the aftermath of World War I caused the cultures of Vienna to fade. A

Britten's A Young Person's Guide to Orchestra (Ep 17 2020)

Dec 10th, 2020 9m 50s

Episode 17, 2020: Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to OrchestraFriday 11 December 2020For his final year as ANAM’s Artistic Director, Nick Deutsch originally planned to start and end the year performing with the complete ANAM cohort and facult

Antheil's Ballet Mécanique (Ep 16 2020)

Nov 18th, 2020 17m 28s

Episode 16, 2020: Antheil’s Ballet MécaniqueWednesday 18 November 2020For ANAM Radio’s final 2020 episode, Phil Lambert (ANAM Music Librarian) and Peter Neville (ANAM Head of Percussion) talk about one of the 20th Century’s unique, bizarre a

Dvořák’s Quintet in A major (Ep 15 2020)

Nov 4th, 2020 9m 22s

Episode 15, 2020: Dvořák’s Quintet in A majorWednesday 4 November 2020ANAM alumnus Laurence Matheson (piano 2016) and ANAM Music Librarian Phil Lambert agree that Dvořák was quite happy when he wrote his Quintet in A major in his country est

Bottesini's Double Bass Concerto (Ep 14 2020)

Oct 21st, 2020 12m 43s

Episode 14, 2020: Bottesini’s Double Bass ConcertoWednesday 21 October 2020Giovanni Bottesini is considered to be one of the most colourful and mysterious celebrities of 19thcentury music. Although his Double Bass Concerto no. 2 is considere

Finnissy's Ru Tchou (The Ascent of the Sun) (Ep 13 2020)

Oct 7th, 2020 11m 20s

Episode 13, 2020: Finnissy’s Ru Tchou (The Ascent of the Sun)Wednesday 7 October 2020A virtuoso pianist himself, British composer Michael Finnissy has been at the forefront of new music for the last fifty years. He composed Ru Tchou in 1975

de Falla's Concerto for Harpsichord (Ep 12 2020)

Sep 23rd, 2020 9m 39s

Episode 12, 2020: de Falla’s Concerto for HarpsichordWednesday 23 September 2020When pianist Wanda Landowska asked composer Manuel de Falla to write a composition inspired by Baroque music, she envisioned the piece to be played on a harpsich

Vivaldi's The Four Seasons(Ep 11 2020)

Sep 9th, 2020 10m 9s

Episode 11, 2020: Vivaldi’s The Four SeasonsWednesday 9 September 2020It was in 1725 in the city of Amsterdam when Venetian virtuoso and composer, Antonio Vivaldi’s Il cimento dell’armonia e inventione or The Contest between harmony and inv

Chopin's Barcarolle (Ep 10 2020)

Aug 19th, 2020 7m 5s

Episode 10, 2020: Chopin’s BarcarolleWednesday 19 August 2020It is surprising to know that Frédéric François Chopin wrote the Barcarolle without having had the chance to visit Venice during his lifetime. A barcarolle is a Venetian gondolier'

Mozart's Six German Dance (Ep 9 2020)

Aug 12th, 2020 8m 14s

Episode 9, 2020: Mozart’s Six German DancesWednesday 12 August 2020This week we revisit Mozart’s first time in Prague in 1787 where he wrote the first of his ten sets of German Dances. But first, Phil Lambert (ANAM Music Librarian) clarifies

Strauss's Metamorphosen (Ep 8 2020)

Aug 5th, 2020 12m 17s

Episode 8, 2020: Strauss’s MetamorphosenWednesday 5 August 2020The position of Richard Strauss during the Second World War was truly tragic. Already an esteemed composer during his time, he was used by the Nazi Party as a validation of its p

Tchaikovsky's Serenade for strings (Ep 7 2020)

Jul 29th, 2020 8m 53s

Episode 7, 2020: Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for stringsWednesday 29 July 2020This week ANAM Music Librarian, Phil Lambert, talks about one of the most popular String Serenades by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. The story begins in 1868 when the master compos

Dvořák Serenade for Winds(Ep 6 2020)

Jul 8th, 2020 10m 2s

Episode 6, 2020: Dvořák’s Serenade for windsWednesday 8 July 2020Antonin Dvořák’s road to success was long and hard. But like many successful composers of his time, his perseverance enabled him to create masterpieces that endured time and sp

Ibert's Flute Concerto (Ep 5 2020)

Jul 1st, 2020 9m 12s

Episode 5, 2020: Ibert’s Flute ConcertoWednesday 1 July 2020ANAM Music Librarian, Phil Lambert thinks French composer Jacques Ibert’s most popular compositions sparkle like French champagne. First coming to public attention in the early 1920

Strauss's Sonatina no. 1 (Ep 4 2020)

Jun 24th, 2020 9m 31s

Episode 4, 2020: Strauss’s Sonatina no. 1Wednesday 24 June 2020Writing Sonatina no. 1 during the height of World War II became Richard Strauss’s form of escape from a decade of Nazism that wrought horrors in his hometown in Munich, Germany.

Mozart's Oboe Quartet (Ep 3 2020)

Jun 10th, 2020 7m 18s

Episode 3, 2020: Mozart’s Oboe QuartetWednesday 10 June 2020While in the middle of completing the finishing touches for his first major opera, Idomeneo, for the Munich Court in 1781, Mozart found the time to write a chamber work for the Cou

Bartók's Violin Concerto no. 2 (Ep 2 2020)

Jun 3rd, 2020 12m 23s

Episode 2, 2020: Bartók’s Violin Concerto Wednesday 3 June 2020The 1930s sees the Hungarian composer Béla Bartók at the height of his career as he produced succeeding masterpieces exhibiting strict counterpoints and new sounds. That is why t