Classical Breakdown
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<p>John Banther takes classical music fans behind the scenes with interviews, deep dives, and analysis. Episodes released bi-weekly on Tuesdays. Produced by WETA Classical in Washington, D.C.</p>
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Recent Episodes
October 21, 2025
Bonus episode! 3 select performances of guitarist Xuefei Yang
<p>I'm excited to bring you more from Xuefei Yang with these three performances taken from her YouTube channel (where you will find plenty more performances!). </p> <p>In this episode, we hear:</p> <ol> <li>John Williams (guitarist/composer) - When The Birds Return</li> <li>Changjun Xu - Sword Dance</li> <li>Jerome Kern - Smoke gets in your eyes</li> </ol><p><a href="https://weta.org/donatefm" rel="payment">Support Classical Breakdown: https://weta.org/donatefm</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
October 14, 2025
Xuefei Yang performs Erik Satie and shares insight into her new album!
<p>She is one of today's great living guitarists, and in this episode, she tells us all about her new album Chapeu Satie. Xuefei explains how she approaches transcribing and arranging for the guitar, why she chose to include flute and voice, and performs a work from her new album at the end, too!</p><p><a href="https://weta.org/donatefm" rel="payment">Support Classical Breakdown: https://weta.org/donatefm</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
September 30, 2025
Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 "Eroica", Rejecting Napoleon and Charting a New Path!
<p>Beethoven pushed the symphonic form in a new direction with this heroic work that sounds larger than the sum of its parts. John Banther and Evan Keely show you what to listen for, how it pushed boundaries in 19th-century music, the famous Napoleon dedication, and more!</p><p><a href="https://weta.org/donatefm" rel="payment">Support Classical Breakdown: https://weta.org/donatefm</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
140 total episodes available with 9 transcripts
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<p>John Banther takes classical music fans behind the scenes with interviews, deep dives, and analysis. Episodes released bi-weekly on Tuesdays. Produced by WETA Classical in Washington, D.C.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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