Outside the MusicBox

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A podcast with chats about classical music featuring interviews with guest musicians about music they love. Come hang out with Emma and Chloe, creators of MusicBox, while they explore a new piece each episode.

26 episodios

Katie Yap
23/10/2024
59:28
Australian violist, Katie Yap, talks about Leoš Janáček’s String Quartet No. 2 ‘Intimate Letters’, the influence of Eastern European folk music on Janacek’s composing, and the supportive role of the violist and how this metaphor can help us be better humans. Useful links: Spotify playlist for Katie’s pieces https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ilPPDYJ1WGGgEuffxiZbf?si=iEWFqBznSbiKtFJX-4dyug&pi=e-fHeHIxBOSFSY Spotify playlist for main pieces https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3BRom90ebzqKrDudeVZtYo Spotify playlist for final question pieces https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2rzB0a4C4nNjO0MR8VLQdQ Other useful links: Leoš Janáček https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo%C5%A1_Jan%C3%A1%C4%8Dek Viola d’amore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_d%27amore Leoš Janáček’s opera, Cunning Little Vixen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKkZqQYw5bk&t=1252s Introduction video of viola d’amore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzmz8Raeqm8 Video of a hardanger fiddle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di1F8GUvEtg Bulgarian Gadulka: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dhWUcqaf_g South Asian sitar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitar Support Katie: Katie’s website: https://www.katieyap.com/ Katie’s YouTube channel: Katie Yap - viola https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWzLZvqChnlkzORwmR9_eWQ Australian Brandenburg Orchestra https://www.brandenburg.com.au/our-story/meet-the-orchestra/ Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra https://www.arco.org.au/ The Muses’ Delight https://www.themusesdelight.com/concerts Get in touch with us! DONATE: PayPal.Me/OutsideMusicBox https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/outsidemusicbox Facebook: @MusicBoxConcerts https://www.facebook.com/MusicBoxConcerts Instagram: @musicboxconcerts https://www.instagram.com/musicboxconcerts/ Twitter: @OutsideMusicBox https://twitter.com/OutsideMusicBox Email: [email protected] Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com
Update + Happy Anniversary
31/5/2021
3:35
Happy 1 year Outside the MusicBox anniversary! Here is an update about what’s next for this podcast. Get in touch with us! DONATE: PayPal.Me/OutsideMusicBox Facebook: @MusicBoxConcerts Instagram: @musicboxconcerts Twitter: @OutsideMusicBox Email: [email protected] Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com
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Kristian Bezuidenhout
2/4/2021
1:10:47
Keyboardist Kristian Bezuidenhout talks about Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, obsessing over recordings as a teenager, and the dichotomy of Bach as both a total genius and also just a working guy. Useful links: Spotify playlist for Kristian’s pieces Spotify playlist for main pieces Spotify playlist for final question pieces Other useful links: Johann Sebastian Bach St. Matthew Passion background information English translation of St. Matthew Passion text Thomaskirche (St. Thomas Church) in Leipzig, Germany, where St. Matthew Passion was premiered History of St. Matthew Passion being performed in the Netherlands John Eliot Gardiner John Eliot Gardiner’s 1989 recording of St. Matthew Passion Recitative Aria Arioso Chorale Viola da Gamba, or Viol/Gamba for short Basso Continuo, or Continuo for short A discussion on some problematic aspects of the Bach Passions Support Kristian: Kris Bezuidenhout’s website, where you can purchase CDs: http://kristianbezuidenhout.com/ Get in touch with us! DONATE: PayPal.Me/OutsideMusicBox Facebook: @MusicBoxConcerts Instagram: @musicboxconcerts Twitter: @OutsideMusicBox Email: [email protected] Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com
Annette Isserlis
1/3/2021
59:44
English violist Annette Isserlis talks about 17th-century music by Orlando Gibbons and Henry Purcell, starting out as a ballet dancer, and being swept up in the experience of collective music making. Useful links: Spotify playlist for Annette’s pieces Spotify playlist for main pieces Spotify playlist for final question pieces Other useful links: The Viol Orlando Gibbons Plainchant The “In Nomine” plainchant, which was used as the basis of pieces by many composers throughout history Henry Purcell False relations (blue notes) Jean-Philippe Rameau Rameau’s Les Boreades Support Annette: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment’s video platform, OAE Player Annette’s podcast, Tea With Netty English Baroque Soloists Get in touch with us! DONATE: PayPal.Me/OutsideMusicBox Facebook: @MusicBoxConcerts Instagram: @musicboxconcerts Twitter: @OutsideMusicBox Email: [email protected] Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com
Julie Roset
9/2/2021
45:38
French soprano, Julie Roset, talks about Sigismondo d’India’s Infelice Didone and Jules Massenet’s Ah! Douce enfant, how singers’ voices change as they age, and what it’s like pretending to be a fairy. Useful links: Spotify playlist for Julie’s pieces Spotify playlist for main pieces Spotify playlist for final question pieces Other useful links: Sigismondo d’India Claudio Monteverdi The story of Dido and Aeneas Francesco Turrisi’s episode, where we talk about Dido’s Lament, by Henry Purcell Recitativo vs aria 17th-century Spice Trade Routes with map showing the trading route via Sicily Jules Massenet Massenet’s opera, Cendrillon (Cinderella) MET Opera, New York City Support Julie: Julie’s Facebook: @JulieRosetSoprano Julie’s Instagram: @juthyana Watch the livestream of Julie’s debut at the Opéra-Comique, Paris Holland Baroque’s latest CD, Brabant 1653, in which Julie is featured Get in touch with us! DONATE: PayPal.Me/OutsideMusicBox Facebook: @MusicBoxConcerts Instagram: @musicboxconcerts Twitter: @OutsideMusicBox Email: [email protected] Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com
Shaun Lee-Chen
16/1/2021
40:43
Violinist Shaun Lee-Chen talks about Chausson’s Poeme, the original cycling hipsters, and old recordings. Useful links: Spotify playlist for Shaun’s pieces Spotify playlist for main pieces Spotify playlist for final question pieces Other useful links: Ernest Chausson’s Poeme Violinist, Eugene Ysaye Maurice Ravel’s Tzigane Violinist, Jascha Heifetz For a deep dive nerd out on 19th-century ways of performing, you can check out Emma’s Masters thesis here: https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/561381/563632 Support Shaun: Shaun playing *viola* in a duet with Christian Li playing violin Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Shaun’s position as lecturer at the University of Western Australia Shaun playing on the UWA Conservatorium of Music Youtube channel Get in touch with us! DONATE: PayPal.Me/OutsideMusicBox Facebook: @MusicBoxConcerts Instagram: @musicboxconcerts Twitter: @OutsideMusicBox Email: [email protected] Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com
Christmas Special: Listener Questions
20/12/2020
33:38
Bonus Christmas Special! Emma and Chloe answer more listener questions and wrap up 2020. Stay tuned for more fun times in 2021 Outside the MusicBox! Rachael Beesley’s work on Flow http://www.rachaelbeesley.com/flow.html Wonderbound contemporary dance company in Denver, Colorado https://www.wonderbound.com How scales and keys work in music https://learningmusic.ableton.com/notes-and-scales/keys-and-scales.html Key Characteristics table https://4c07335b-13d6-47c3-8533-90b0d4feca97.filesusr.com/ugd/bbfdbb_ec35d032a55b44e299fb83b49b349944.pdf Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, Germany https://www.elbphilharmonie.de/en/the-halls#laeiszhalle Get in touch with us! DONATE: PayPal.Me/OutsideMusicBox Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MusicBoxConcerts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musicboxconcerts/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/OutsideMusicBox Email: [email protected] Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com
Cris Derksen
3/12/2020
57:11
Composer and cellist Cris Derksen talks about Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain, braiding her Cree and Mennonite ancestry, and how her dog might be a witch. Useful links: Spotify playlist for Cris’s pieces Spotify playlist for main pieces Spotify playlist for final question pieces Other useful links: Modest Mussorgsky Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain Youtube video of the Night on Bald Mountain bit in the Disney Fantasia movie from 1940 Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition What is a Powwow Eybler String Quartet Support Cris: Cris’s website: https://www.crisderksen.com/ Facebook: @cris.derksen Instagram: @cris_derksen Cris Derksen on Spotify Cris Derksen on Youtube Get in touch with us! DONATE: PayPal.Me/OutsideMusicBox Facebook: @MusicBoxConcerts Instagram: @musicboxconcerts Twitter: @OutsideMusicBox Email: [email protected] Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com
Rob Nairn
13/11/2020
49:48
Double bassist Rob Nairn talks about arias by Robert Schumann and Agostino Steffani, his love of opera, and secret bass bonding activities. Useful links: Spotify playlist for Rob’s pieces Spotify playlist for main pieces Spotify playlist for final question pieces Other useful links: Robert Schumann Schumann’s Scenes from Goethe’s Faust Violone Richard Wagner Bayreuth Wagner Festival Agostino Steffani The story of Niobe in Greek Mythology Agostino Steffani’s opera Niobe, regina di Tebe Philippe Jarrousky Boston Early Music Festival Opera singer, Maria Callas Jazz bass clarinetist and saxophonist, Eric Dolphy Support Rob: Email: [email protected] Ironwood’s latest CD: Romantic Dreams: Quintets for Piano and Strings Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s Brandenburg One Adelaide Baroque Get in touch with us! DONATE: PayPal.Me/OutsideMusicBox Facebook: @OutsidetheMusicBox Instagram: @outsidethemusicbox Twitter: @OutsideMusicBox Email: [email protected] Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com
Max Mandel
2/11/2020
58:33
Violist Max Mandel talks about Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola, making music with friends, and some viola jokes for good measure. Useful links: Spotify playlist for Max’s pieces Spotify playlist for main pieces Spotify playlist for final question pieces Other useful links: Violin vs viola String Quartet description Symphony description Concerto description Cadenza description Guy Fishman’s episode (where we talk about cadenzas) Info on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Background on Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra The Mannheim Rocket Julia Wedman’s episode (where we talk about scordatura tuning) Haydn’s “Joke” string quartet Viola jokes Support Max: OAE Players digital concert platform Flux Quartet Spunicunifait Max’s Twitter: @MaxTMandel Get in touch with us! DONATE: PayPal.Me/OutsideMusicBox Facebook: @MusicBoxConcerts Instagram: @musicboxconcerts Twitter: @OutsideMusicBox Email: [email protected] Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com

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Outside the MusicBox

musicboxconcerts

26 episodios

Katie Yap

Update + Happy Anniversary

Kristian Bezuidenhout

Annette Isserlis

Julie Roset

Shaun Lee-Chen

Christmas Special: Listener Questions

Cris Derksen

Rob Nairn

Max Mandel