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The Annual Piano Prize Goes to

And The Annual Piano Prize Goes To….

Maestro Maull briefly recounts the story of his receiving The Annual Piano Prize as a seventh grader at St. Peter’s Choir School in Philadelphia.  He delves into the LP recording…

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Inside Music: Shostakovich Under Stalin's Shadow Symphony No.5

Dimitri And Uncle Joe

Dimitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 provides the subject matter for Maestro Maull’s look at the composer’s challenging life under Josef Stalin’s reign of terror.  Shostakovich’s satirical Movement II demonstrates one…

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A Midsummer Night's Dream, Inside Music: Mendelssohn's Scherzo

A MidAutumn Night’s Dream

Maestro Maull misappropriates the title of one of Felix Mendelssohn’s most beloved scores the Incidental Music for A Midsummer Night’s Dream to start the second season of Inside Music. The…

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Happy Classical Music, Inside Music: Mendelssohn's the Italian

Our Theme Music

Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4, “Italian” was recognized by the composer himself as one of the “jolliest” scores he’d ever written. The first movement of this symphony, which serves as…

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Inside Music: Gustav Holst's The Planets on

How Many Times Can He Repeat That Phrase?

The movement Mercury, the Winged Messenger from Gustav Holst’s The Planets provides host George Marriner Maull with the opportunity to demonstrate how re-harmonizing and re-orchestrating the same phrase multiple times…

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Inside Music: Two Timbres Over Easy with George Marriner Maull

Two Timbres Over Easy

Bela Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra is thought by many to be one of his most accessible scores for listeners. Commissioned by the Koussevitsky Foundation, the composition received its premiere in…

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I cannot thank you enough for such a wonderful afternoon. We LOVED the concert/presentation. It was exceptional and meaningful for both of us. I especially loved the piano. I had no idea it was piano that I heard when listening to the piece. I always thought it was a harp for some reason. It reminded me of water…..I cried just a little hearing that beautiful music. Thank you for giving us some culture and life after Covid!

— Attendees of the taping of Discover Saint-Saëns’ “Organ” Symphony