Discovery Orchestra Chat 143 – Codas
Codas are special endings that composers may write for the conclusion of a movement. Maestro Maull explores the codas used in Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and Brahms’ Symphony No….
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Bach’s Birthday
It’s been a couple days since J.S. Bach’s birthday on March 21. Think about this. What if you could write a musical composition that would still powerfully move listeners 300…
Discovery Orchestra Chat 124 – Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 Part 3
Maestro Maull continues the exploration of the 4th movement of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in this third of eight Discovery Orchestra Chats on the piece! Watch and listen to Chat…
Discovery Orchestra Chat 121 – Beethoven Appassionata Part 6
Here’s the “wrap-up” of our look at Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 23 – The Appassionata. Guest artist, pianist Stephen Wu, plays the entire 3rd movement. Watch and listen to Chat…
Discovery Orchestra Chat 120 – Beethoven Appassionata Part 5
In this Chat, Maestro Maull and pianist Stephen Wu continue to discuss the components of the Sonata form, focusing on the special ending, or coda, in Beethoven’s Appassionata. Watch and…
In Praise of Joe and Rachel
My first encounter listening to a symphony orchestra remains permanently fixed in my memory. Not so with jazz. My love of jazz gradually seeped into my being over time –…
Stumbled upon this quite by accident on our Maryland PBS station. What a joy! Firebird is my favorite piece of music and your wonderful program just enhanced my appreciation of Stravinsky’s genius. Thank you and keep up your great work of feeding our souls!