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“The piano keys are black and white but they sound like a million colors in your mind.”
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We celebrate the podcast's 21st series with a group of dances by Hungarian composer Bela Bartok. We discuss Transylvania, phonographs, and horse heads. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!
Strap on your dancing shoes and grab whatever's handy--a stick, a sword, a horse's head, etc. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!
A brief dance set in D Dorian. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!
How does autumn intersect with the face of the ragtime movement? Well.... We discuss musical cocktails, ice cream, and the Titanic. Mea culpa: Apologies to Paul Newman as I confuse him for Gene Hackman in this episode. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!
The rag that launched a movement and crowned Scott Joplin as the "King of Ragtime." Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!
The autumn soundscape is all about falling leaves and gentle gusts of wind. This piece was a precursor to the Impressionist movement that was on the verge of exploding into popularity. We discuss three-handed pianists, marching bands, and how to influence Parisians. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!
An autumn soundscape of falling leaves and chilly winds, this piece was a precursor to the Parisian Impressionist movement. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!
Move over Hot Girl Summer, because it's time for Sad Boy Autumn. We celebrate the turn of the season with Tchaikovsky's bleak October. We discuss pumpkin spice, Twinkies, and nerds. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!
"Autumn our poor garden is all falling down, the yellowed leaves are flying in the wind." -Aleksey Tolstoy Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!
We close out Burgmüller's run on this podcast with the final three etudes of Opus 109. We discuss Napoleon, icing cakes, and showponies. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!
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