Attention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening Guide

Latest Episodes:

Ten Days of Mahler: Mahler Symphony No. 6 Mar 19, 2020

Show notes

Hannah is back to help break down Mahler's tragic Sixth Symphony, a massive and complicated piece that takes a while to break down! For your convenience, here is where we start talking about each movement:

1st Mvt: 12:30

2nd Mvt: 28:25

3rd Mvt: 39:45

4th Mvt: 50:15

And here is a link to the recording of the last movement we refer to!

Ten Days of Mahler: Mahler Symphony No. 4 Mar 18, 2020

Show notes

We're joined today by Alex Amsel, Assistant Conductor of the Fort Worth Symphony and a friend of the pod, to break down Mahler's heavenly Fourth Symphony!

www.attentiontodetailpod.com

Ten Days of Mahler: Mahler Symphony No. 3, Part 2 Mar 18, 2020

Show notes

We continue on with the second half of Mahler's massive Third Symphony, movements 2-6. Enjoy!

www.attentiontodetailpod.com

Ten Days of Mahler: Mahler Symphony No. 3, Part 1 Mar 17, 2020

Show notes

We continue today with the massive Third Symphony of Mahler, starting with the enormous first movement. Later today we will review movements two-six, so be sure to stay tuned!

www.attentiontodetailpod.com

Ten Days of Mahler: Symphony No. 2, Part 2 Mar 16, 2020

Show notes

The second part of our review of Mahler's Second Symphony, on this episode we review the titanic last movement. Enjoy!

www.attentiontodetailpod.com

Ten Days of Mahler: Mahler Symphony No. 2, Part 1 Mar 16, 2020

Show notes

Today we're on to the Second Symphony of Mahler, starting by breaking down the first four movements on this episode! Part 2 coming later in the day.

5:38 First Movement

24:54 Second Movement

27:55 Third Movement

40:06 Fourth Movement

www.attentiontodetailpod.com

Ten Days of Mahler: Symphony No. 1 Mar 15, 2020

Show notes

We embark on our Ten Mahler Symphonies in Ten Days project by starting with Mahler's First Symphony, a fantastic, exciting, highly dramatic piece. As we mention in the episode, we suggest listening to a movement before you listen to the breakdown, so you can follow along more easily!

8:45 First movement

26:10 Second movement

32:25 Third movement

45:00 Fourth movement

www.attentiontodetailpod.com

Ten Days, Ten Mahler Symphonies! Mar 14, 2020

Show notes

Due to the coronavirus apocalypse, we imagine many of our listeners have a little extra time on their hands these days. So for the next ten (hopefully!) days, we'll be breaking down one of the ten Mahler symphonies - what better way to ride out this craziness than by exploring the epic works of one of the greatest composers of all time!

www.attentiontodetailpod.com

Gesture in Music Mar 10, 2020

Show notes

On today's episode, we explore the concept of gesture in music. We ask what a musical gesture actually is, examine how music is constructed as a series of gestures, discuss some of the most common types of musical gestures, and listen to some famous pieces through this new lens. If you enjoy the episode, remember to rate, review, and subscribe!

www.attentiontodetailpod.com

Minisode #3: Bob Dylan and Britten Mar 04, 2020

Show notes

On our third minisode, we examine our Mapping technique in the context of the lyrics of Bob Dylan. We listen to Jacob's favorite song, Mr. Tambourine Man, and compare it to the music of the great English composer, Benjamin Britten!

www.attentiontodetailpod.com

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Attention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening Guide

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected