NACOcast: A Classical Music Podcast

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Paul Wells and Thomas Dausgaard explore Sibelius No. 1 Jun 20, 2011

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Canadian journalist Paul Wells explores Sibelius' Symphony No 1 in conversation with acclaimed conductor Maestro Thomas Dausgaard.

William Littler Jun 17, 2011

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Italy was the programatic theme of the NACO concerts and pre-concert talks of October 6 & 7. "Capriccio Italien" was the title of talks which paired William Littler, the erudite music critic of the Toronto Star, with the ebullient theatre expert and classical music buff Paul Lefebvre. It was a most enjoyable romp through the musical landscape of Italy guided by this virtuoso duo.

"The Trumpet Shall Sound" May 02, 2011

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A talented student trumpet player suffers a serious lip injury. In this edition of the NACOcast, Christopher follows the struggle to recover and explores the dangers facing eager young virtuosi.

Rob Kapilow Mar 29, 2011

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This week, Marjolaine Fournier caught up with conductor, composer, commentator and broadcaster, Rob Kapilow in his dressing room at the NAC. They talked about what makes music great, and what makes for great music.

Jonathan Biss, Pinchas Zukerman - Beethoven's Spring Sonata Mar 03, 2011

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It may still be winter in Ottawa, but as the days get longer Christopher gets more hopeful. A little Beethoven always helps! Jonathan Biss visits the NAC's Hexagon studio to discuss the Spring Sonata. The show concludes with a complete performance of this sunny masterpiece with Pinchas Zukerman and Jonathan Biss recorded live in the bitter cold of February.

On Antonio Salieri with Ian Kyer Jan 17, 2011

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We all remember Antonio Salieri as portrayed by F. Murray Abraham in Peter Shaffer's Oscar-winning film, Amadeus. Was the historical Salieri obsessively envious of Mozart? Did he kill him? In this edition of the NACOcast, Christopher speaks with Ian Kyer on the music, life, and mythology of Antonio Salieri.

Guest host: Robert Harris Nov 11, 2010

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The CBC’s Robert Harris began his career in broadcasting in Ottawa many years ago, and we were very happy to bring him ‘home’ as a guest speaker during the Mozart-Haydn Festival. Robert literally took a page from his book "How to Listen to Mozart" in his pre-concert talk of the same title. It was standing room only in the NAC’s Salon on September 29th as Robert guided patrons through the lexicon of Mozart’s style and development in his short life.

Guest host: Paul Kennedy Nov 05, 2010

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For those many faithful listeners of CBC's Ideas, you know producer and host Paul Kennedy to be as entertaining as he is enlightening. And he was every bit of that in his pre-concert talk of September 24th at the NAC. His theme was “Amadeus: Fiction, Art and Truth”. I think you’ll enjoy his debunking the many myths of Mozart’s life, and you just might learn something new about Mr. Mozart as well.

Guest host: Paul Wells Oct 21, 2010

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Author and Maclean's magazine columnist Paul Wells was invited to open the NAC Orchestra's Mozart-Haydn Festival on September 22nd on its Musically-Speaking Series of pre-concerts talks.

"Hijacked!!" Oct 01, 2010

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The show is taken over by some of Christopher's students in this fun and informative edition of the NACOcast

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