Discovering Classical Music

#10: Tchaikovsky - Symphony 6 'Pathetique'

A listener's guide to Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony, the 'Pathetique', featuring a bit of history, a guide to the music, and recommended recordings. Discover Tchaikovsky's final piece - his swansong, premiered a week before his death.

#9: Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade

A listener's guide to Rimsky-Korsakov's famous suite based on the tales of 'Arabian Nights'; with a contextual history, plenty of musical examples, and recommended recordings too.  Visit nkoda.com for a huge supply of sheet music, straight to your Tablet, Phone, or Laptop.

#8: Beethoven - Symphony No. 6 ('Pastoral')

A listener's guide to one of Beethoven's great programmatic symphonic works, depicting the countryside; with a contextual history, plenty of musical examples, and recommended recordings too.

#7: Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique

A listener's guide to Berlioz's Magnum Opus - Symphonie Fantastique, famously inspired by a drug-induced, opium trip where the artist fantasizes about his beloved, then his own public execution, then his dark, Satanic funeral. Lots of musical examples, and recommended recordings at the end.

#6: Britten - Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

A listener's guide to Britten's 'Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra', also known as 'Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell'. This podcast goes through how Britten ingeniously introduces to us the different elements of the orchestra, through a compelling piece of music, ending with an explosive, brilliant, and mindblowingly complex fugue. Recommended recordings at the end.   Visit my Patreon page to support this channel: Patreon.com/InsideTheScore