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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.
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Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
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!
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Email: concerts.musicbox@gmail.com
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Monday May 31, 2021
Monday May 31, 2021
Happy 1 year Outside the MusicBox anniversary! Here is an update about what’s next for this podcast.
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Friday Apr 02, 2021
Friday Apr 02, 2021
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:
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’s 1989 recording of St. Matthew Passion
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
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Email: concerts.musicbox@gmail.com
Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Monday Mar 01, 2021
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 “In Nomine” plainchant, which was used as the basis of pieces by many composers throughout history
False relations (blue notes)
Support Annette:
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment’s video platform, OAE Player
Annette’s podcast, Tea With Netty
Get in touch with us!
DONATE: PayPal.Me/OutsideMusicBox
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Email: concerts.musicbox@gmail.com
Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
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:
The story of Dido and Aeneas
Francesco Turrisi’s episode, where we talk about Dido’s Lament, by Henry Purcell
17th-century Spice Trade Routes with map showing the trading route via Sicily
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
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Twitter: @OutsideMusicBox
Email: concerts.musicbox@gmail.com
Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com
Saturday Jan 16, 2021
Saturday Jan 16, 2021
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:
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
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Twitter: @OutsideMusicBox
Email: concerts.musicbox@gmail.com
Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com
Sunday Dec 20, 2020
Sunday Dec 20, 2020
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
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Email: concerts.musicbox@gmail.com
Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
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:
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
Support Cris:
Cris’s website: https://www.crisderksen.com/
Facebook: @cris.derksen
Instagram: @cris_derksen
Get in touch with us!
DONATE: PayPal.Me/OutsideMusicBox
Facebook: @MusicBoxConcerts
Instagram: @musicboxconcerts
Twitter: @OutsideMusicBox
Email: concerts.musicbox@gmail.com
Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com
Friday Nov 13, 2020
Friday Nov 13, 2020
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:
Schumann’s Scenes from Goethe’s Faust
The story of Niobe in Greek Mythology
Agostino Steffani’s opera Niobe, regina di Tebe
Jazz bass clarinetist and saxophonist, Eric Dolphy
Support Rob:
Email: rnairn03@gmail.com
Ironwood’s latest CD: Romantic Dreams: Quintets for Piano and Strings
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s Brandenburg One
Get in touch with us!
DONATE: PayPal.Me/OutsideMusicBox
Facebook: @OutsidetheMusicBox
Instagram: @outsidethemusicbox
Twitter: @OutsideMusicBox
Email: concerts.musicbox@gmail.com
Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Monday Nov 02, 2020
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:
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
Julia Wedman’s episode (where we talk about scordatura tuning)
Support Max:
OAE Players digital concert platform
Max’s Twitter: @MaxTMandel
Get in touch with us!
DONATE: PayPal.Me/OutsideMusicBox
Facebook: @MusicBoxConcerts
Instagram: @musicboxconcerts
Twitter: @OutsideMusicBox
Email: concerts.musicbox@gmail.com
Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com