Classical Podcasts
Hosted by Lew Smoley · ClassicalPodcasts.com
4.3from 80 ratings
- 522
- Episodes
- 10
- Transcribed
- 80
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2010
- First episode
About Classical Podcasts
We are convinced that lovers of classical music include people who are always looking for(1) music that they have not heard before that might attract them, and (2) the best performance of music that they are familiar with and already enjoy.This website was created to help these music lovers achieve both goals. We are uniquely able to fulfill this mission because we bring together two exceptional resources that are not available on any other classical music website: (1) a classical music record collection that includes over 60,000 recordings of more than 35,000 different pieces of music from every corner of the globe, representing every historical period from biblical times to the present — one of the largest collections of classical music in the world; and (2) the expertise of some of the best professional music commentators, musicians, and composers involved in the classical music world.With these unique resources, we present three specialized podcasts and the opportunity to respond to them through our blog: (1) "Buried Treasure" will introduce music from all periods and places, providing an opportunity to explore rarely heard works; (2) panel discussions on the interpretation of classical music in which well-established record critics will review recordings of more familiar works, play excerpts of the performances under review, and explain their individual standards for judging performance; and (3) a podcast in which one of the leading composers in New York interviews notable performers and composers, discussing with them the latest developments in classical music.
- Publisher
- ClassicalPodcasts.com
- Category
- music · music
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 12 May 2010
- Latest episode
- 13 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
10 of 522 episodes have a transcript.
13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Profiles: Symphonies of Robert Simpson pt. 3
28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Profiles: Symphonies of Robert Simpson, pt. 2
15 Sept 2026
Profiles: Symphonies of Robert Simpson, pt. 1
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Profiles: Symphonies of Robert Simpson pt. 3
Published 13 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] The scherzo contains some of Simpson's darkest and most explosive music. Four times a plaintive oboe melody attempts to assert itself. Each time It stimulates a hostile reaction from different sections of the orchestra. And the major seconds heard at the start of the symphony are applied here to conjure ominous repeated figurations and craggy clusters. Part two unfolds with an adagio. which opens with an austere, highly impassioned fugue, announced fortissimo on violins, while rising seconds and leaping octaves are prominent. Like the fugues found in Nielsen's symphonies, which are good examples, The contrapuntal texture is subservient to the necessity for symphonic growth. […]
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.3 / 5
- 75 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.2 / 5
- 5 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100
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- 50
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 93
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Lew Smoley host the show. Published by ClassicalPodcasts.com.
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