The Playful Tchaikovsky
When we mentionTchaikovsky, “playful and humorous” are not the first two words that usually come to mind. We have his tragic Symphony No. 6, Pathétique,the final work he bequeathed us,…
Radio Show: “Inside Music with George Marriner Maull”
Incredible Gas Mileage
Johann Sebastian Bach could create an entire movement of music from the smallest fragment of melody. If he were alive today, he might well receive a special ecological award for…
Going Home Part 2
Maestro Maull continues the journey into the beautiful second movement of Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, From the New World. After a quick review of the 3 themes found in…
Going Home Part 1
Antonín Dvořák’s most beloved and well-known melody is to be found in the second movement of his Symphony No. 9, From the New World. And while its devastating beauty cannot…
Another Side of Rachmaninoff
Host George Marriner Maull, as a 9-year-old boy soprano, discovered another side of composer Sergei Rachmaninoff. He had listened to his mother play a number of his solo piano works…
Dancing on the Danube
At The Beautiful Blue Danube by Johann Strauss, Jr. is easily the most famous piece by the celebrated “Waltz King ” and one of the most familiar pieces of music…
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!