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.

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Friday Sep 04, 2020

Joshua Weilerstein

Friday Sep 04, 2020

Conductor Joshua Weilerstein chats about Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony, nerdy piano improvisation duels, and how cultural identity shapes our way of listening to music.

Useful links:

Spotify playlist for Joshua’s pieces

Spotify playlist for main pieces

Spotify playlist for final question pieces

Other useful links:

Ludwig van Beethoven

Lausanne Chamber Orchestra performs all of Beethoven’s symphonies

Article explaining Beethoven’s challenging of Steibelt to a piano improvisation duel

Reenactment of a piano improvisation duel of Beethoven vs Steibelt in Vienna at the turn of the 19th century

Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony

NPR article about the Eroica Symphony

The riot in the audience at the premier of Igor Stravinksy’s Rite of Spring