Franz Schubert: “When I wished to sing of love, it turned to sorrow. And when I wished to sing of sorrow, it was transformed for me into love.”Robert Schumann: “To send light into the darkness of men’s hearts – such is the duty of the artist.”

Episode 6 - Mozart vs. Salieri Myth

Jun 9th, 2020 16m 31s

For those of you who know and don’t know, there is a conspiracy theory that Salieri killed Mozart by poisoning him with, perhaps using arsenic. Is that true? Or is it not? That’s the question that we will explore today!Sources for this episod

Episode 5 - Mozart

May 26th, 2020 20m 40s

At 1 am on December 5 he died suddenly and unexpectedly. His corpse was consecrated in a cheap coffin and brought to the St. Marx Cemetery outside Vienna without any funeral cortege. Only the undertaker kept him company as the corpse, covered i

Episode 4 - Classical Era

May 10th, 2020 24m 56s

Why is a symphony different from a concerto? Do you know the answer to this? I do, do you? I have created a YouTube channel for this podcast, so if you want nothing to happen, then just ignore it. But, if you go the Exploring Classical Music Y

Episode 3 - Bach

May 4th, 2020 20m 59s

Today we will explore a life of an unusual person – someone who challenged the paradigms of his time, someone who spent 30 days in jail for quitting his job, someone who gave up comfortable living for his kids, someone who was forgotten for 100

Episode 2 - Baroque Era

Apr 26th, 2020 24m 54s

This is when the belief that words are the only communication tools was no longer accepted. Music was in its very development and overtime proved to be just as effective as words and sentences.Sources for this Episode:https://www.classicfm.

Episode 1 - Introduction to Classical Music

Apr 18th, 2020 12m

This episode is an introduction to classical music – we explore the various eras of music development and briefly talk about why they even exist!Exploring Classical Music is a place for you to dive into the world of art. In this podcast, we e

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