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…
Rhythm
Adios Nonino
Argentine tango composer and bandoneon virtuoso Ástor Piazzolla revolutionized traditional tango into a new style called nuevo tango. He wrote this touching work in about thirty minutes while on tour…
Anyone for a Drink?
The raucous movement When We Are In The Tavern from Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana is the focus of this episode. Maestro Maull explores both the text and music of this…
Last Tango in Bayreuth
The wonderful humor of American musical parodist Peter Schickele is the subject of this episode! A devoted fan of the late Peter Schickele and Mr. Schickele’s alter ego, P.D.Q. Bach, host George Marriner Maull thought…
Meet The Bartered Bride
Host George Marriner Maull will take you on a guided tour of one his favorite overtures! In atypical fashion, Bedřich Smetana composed this overture before writing barely any of the music for the rest…
Thank you so much for inviting us to attend the Saint-Saens “Organ Symphony” recording session. I have always enjoyed listening to this work. As is always the case, your tutorial was excellent! I cannot believe how much more I now know about the “Organ Symphony”. And with more understanding comes a better appreciation. The Discovery Orchestra is much bigger than I remember. Their performance was excellent and truly exciting! A really big pipe organ performed by Mark Miller further enhanced the entire listening experience.