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"Crazy Old Maurice and Rhythm Orgies": Ravel & Gershwin Jan 08, 2018

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IT'S JAZZ O'CLOCK OVER HERE AT THAT CLASSICAL PODCAST AND WE'RE NOT SORRY. It's true, today we're giving you the lowdown on two blokes who loved to spice up their classical compositions with a large zesty dollop of Le Jazz. Tune in for talk of weird ballets, Bolero dissing and Gene Kelly's derriere. Enjoy!

Music Featured in this Episode:

"Daphnis et Chloé, M.57 - Ballet en 3 parties (complete)/Troisième partie: Danse générale" - Maurice Ravel

"Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83 3. Presto" - Maurice Ravel

"Concerto in F: 3. Allegro agitato" - George Gershwin

"An American in Paris" - George Gershwin

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"Six-Day-Chords and Carpent Bros": CHRISTMAS II Dec 18, 2017

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DING DONG MERRILY ON HI THERE WE HAVE A NEW EPISODE AND IT IS CHRISTMAS-TASTIC. Grab a mince pie and any beverage that may or may not be mulled and join us for our annual round-up of classical xmas tidbits, featuring a chord that lasts for 6 days, a song about burgers, and a carol that has nothing to do with Christmas. Enjoy!

STAY TUNED FOR XMAS OUTTAKES AT THE END!

Music Featured in this Episode:

"Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Pt. 1 - For The First day of Christmas: No. 1 Chorus: "Jauchzet, frohlocket" - J.S. Bach

"L'Enfance du Christ, Op. 25 - Arr. Chris Hazell: L'Adieu des bergers" - Hector Berlioz

"Fantasia On Christmas Carols" - Ralph Vaughan Williams

"A Ceremony Of Carols, Op. 28: Spring Carol" - Benjamin Britten

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"Tsar BO-GO and Gorbachev's Grammy": Mussorgsky & Prokofiev Dec 04, 2017

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"YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD MAKE CLASSICAL MUSIC INFINITELY BETTER? MIKHAIL GORBACHEV." We know you've been thinking this for ages and quite frankly we agree with you. In this marvellous new episode of That Classical Podcast, we head back over to Mother Russia to discuss things like bus stop graves, weirdly tonk chicken legs and, naturally, Gorbachev's foray into classical music. Enjoy!

Music Featured in this Episode:

"Pictures At An Exhibition: Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba-Yaga)" - Modest Mussorgksy

"Boris Godounov / Act 4: Odnazhdy, v vecherniy chas" - Modest Mussorgsky

"Peter and the Wolf Opus 67" - Sergei Prokofiev

"Piano Concerto No 3 in C Major, Op.26: 1. Andante-allegro" - Sergei Prokofiev

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"Table Wine and Weenie Bassoonists": Telemann & Bach Oct 23, 2017

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WEENIE BASSOONIST, WEENIE BASSOONIST, WHEREFORE ART THOU WEENIE BASSOONIST? If thou dost want to know more, verily direct your earholes to this ginormously informative new episode of That Classical Podcast! We'll be discussing why you really shouldn't marry your 16 year old maid, why the recorder should be your new favourite instrument, and why Chris is deeply in love with J.S. Bach. Enjoy and STAY TUNED FOR A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE END OF THE EPISODE!

Music Featured in this Episode:

"Concerto for Treble Recorder, Strings and Continuo in C: 4. Tempo di Minuet" - Georg Philipp Telemann

"Tafelmusik - Banquet Music in 3 Parts / Production 1 - 4. Trio in E Flat Major, TWV 53:A2L 4. Allegro" - Georg Philipp Telemann

"Partita for Violin Solo No.2 in D minor, BW 1004: 5. Ciaccona" - Johann Sebastian Bach

"Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565: Fugue" - Johann Sebastian Bach

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"Disease Cupboards and Cat Role Play": Paganini & Rossini Sep 25, 2017

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A WILD NEW EPISODE APPEARED! YOU USED "LISTEN IMMEDIATELY". IT'S SUPER EFFECTIVE!!! Open up that classical music pokédex please because this time we chat about sexy-emo-goth Paganini catchin' them all (N.B. by "them" we mean a melange of diseases), and discuss the life and works of a man people literally referred to as "Mr Get-Louder". Enjoy!

Music Featured in this Episode:

"24 Caprices pour violin Op.1: Caprice No. 24" - Niccolò Paganini

"Violin Concerto No.4 in D Minor: 2. Adagio flebile con sentimento" - Niccolò Paganini

"Il barbiere di Siviglia / Act 1: Largo al factotum" - Giaochino Rossini

"Duetto Buffo Di Due Gatti" - Giaochino Rossini

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"Gary's Peace Pipe and Grimes GCSE": Coleridge-Taylor & Britten Sep 04, 2017

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WHO IS GARY WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT WHERE AM I? All will be revealed in this bombastic episode of That Classical Podcast, in which we talk poetry, peace pipes, epic corn, weird friends who tell you to get on a boat and leave them alone and, of course, Johnny Depp. Enjoy!

Music Featured in this Episode:

"Hiawatha / Hiawatha's Wedding Feast: And when all the guests had finished" - Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

"Symphonic Variations on an African Air, Op. 63" - Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

"Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 3: 'To those who pass the borough'" - Benjamin Britten

"War Requiem, Op. 66 /Libera me: 'Let Us Sleep Now... In Paradisum - Benjamin Britten

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"Vehement Carp and Surface Borscht": Symphonies Aug 08, 2017

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I MEAN FOR THE LOVE OF CTHULHU WHAT EVEN IS A SYMPHONY?! Yeah fair play m8, we haven't actually explained it yet and we've been going on about it for YONKS. Well dear listeney friends, this episode we explain the living daylights out of what a symphony actually is, so you can put that in your proverbial pipe and proverbially smoke it responsibly. Enjoy!

Music Featured in this Episode:

"Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto" - Gustav Mahler

"Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op 47: 1. Moderato" - Dmitri Shostakovich

"Symphony No. 1 in E-Flat, Op 32: I. Assez vif et rythmé" - George Enescu

"Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 - "Choral": 4. Presto - Allegro ma non Troppo - Ludvig van Beethoven

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"Death Chocolate and Musical Pizza": Purcell & Vivaldi Jul 18, 2017

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IF YOU'VE EVER WONDERED HOW A PIZZA CAN BE MADE INTO MUSIC, TODAY'S YOUR LUCKY DAY. Come one, come all, it's time for another dive into the twiddly Baroque waters to find more misshapen weird pearls to give to our friends we don't like. This episode we lament castrati, discuss luxury orphanages, and Kelly finally tells a joke she's been saving since May 2016. Enjoy!

Music Featured in this Episode:

"Abdelazer, Z.570: Rondeau" - Henry Purcell

"The Fairy Queen / Act 2: One Charming Night" - Henry Purcell

"Concerto for Violin and Strings in F Minor, Op 8 No.4 RV.297 "L'inverno": 1. Allegro non molto " - Antonio Vivaldi

"L'Olimpiade, Act II. Scene V: Aria: Siam navi all'onde algenti" - Antonio Vivaldi

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"Water Gits and Beard Pranks": Dvořák & Brahms Jul 02, 2017

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WOULD YOU MARRY A GOBLIN? FRANKLY OUR ADVICE IS TO STAY AWAY. For more top tips, why not listen to our brand spanking new episode, in which we discuss pigeons, wedding guests made of seafood and absolutely rubbish practical jokes. Enjoy! Music Featured in this Episode: "The Water Goblin, Op. 107" - Antonín Dvořák "Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104, B. 191: 1. Allegro " - Antonín Dvořák "Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90: 1. Allegro con brio" - Johannes Brahms "Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor" - Johannes Brahms ***Follow us on Twitter (@thatclassical) and on Instagram (@thatclassicalinsta) for some top notch social media entertainment. We promise it won't just be jokes about Mozart. N.B. we can make no promises it won't just be jokes about Mozart.***

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"Wolfgang Bieber and Skull Burglars": Mozart & Haydn May 29, 2017

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DOWN YOUR TOOLS. STOP THE PRESSES. CEASE PETTING THAT DOG. YES, IT IS TIME TO TALK ABOUT MOZART. AND HAYDN. We are ginormously excited to bring you this episode, featuring jokes about butts (all courtesy of Wolfgang) and tales of menstruation (that one's on Joseph. Literally!) Enjoyyyyy Music Featured in this Episode: "Requiem in D Minor, K.626: 3. Sequentia - Confutatis" - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Sonata for 2 Pianos in D, K448: 1. Allegro con spirito" - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Symphony in D, H.I No.6 - "Le Matin" 1: Adagio-Allegro" - Joseph Haydn "Die Shöpfung Hob.XXI:2/Part 1: Im Anfange schuf Gott Himmel und Erde" - Joseph Haydn ***Follow us on Twitter (@thatclassical) and on Instagram (@thatclassicalinsta) for some top notch social media entertainment. We promise it won't just be jokes about Mozart. N.B. we can make no promises it won't just be jokes about Mozart.***

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