As we prepare to once again venture backstage in the world of classical music, we’re re-releasing some Classically Speaking interviews you may have missed. So, enjoy this look back at what happens when a rock star joins the orchestra with musician Ben Folds.
Classically Speaking Looks Back at Nashville Ballet’s Lucy Negro Redux
As Nashville Ballet brings back its production Lucy Negro Redux this month, we’re returning to our preview of the music along with Rhiannon Giddens. The episode, from March of 2019, includes exclusive performances from Giddens, Francesco Turrisi, and the author of Lucy Negro, Redux, Nashville’s own Caroline Randall Williams. Listen to the full episode above, or […]
Classically Speaking: Titus Underwood And The Oboe In The Easy Bake Oven
For Nashville Symphony Principal Oboist Titus Underwood, the pandemic has been a fairly prolific time. And while he looks forward to a return to the Schermerhorn stage, he also has a lot of goals for the future of orchestral music.
Classically Speaking: Maurice Ravel’s Wonderful World Of Childhood Tantrums
There’s nothing more wild yet utterly predictable than a child’s tantrum. But in Maurice Ravel’s opera L’enfant et les sortilèges, the consequences take the child completely by surprise.
Classically Speaking: Synth Patches, Spy Games, and Songs In Code – Composing ‘Call Of Duty’
The newest “Call of Duty” game hit the market in late 2020. In “Black Ops – Cold War” it’s composer Jack Wall’s job to transport you to the turbulence of the 1980s.
Classically Speaking: Leila Adu And The Fierce Guardian Of Compassion
While this episode of Classically Speaking was prepared in a tumultuous time, we never could have predicted how many more shocking things would happen before its release. That being said, Leila Adu’s Mahakala Oratorio still might be the right piece of music for this exact moment.
Classically Speaking: Love, Magic, And A Mechanical Tree
In honor of Nutcracker Season we’re bringing a well-loved episode of Classically Speaking out of the archive this week.
Classically Speaking: A Bubble, A Chapel, And 30 Million Hearing Lessons And Carols
While many Christmas traditions have been disrupted this season, the international audience that tunes in annually to hear “Carols from King’s” can carry on this year.
Classically Speaking: A Word On Beethoven’s Nine
As we celebrate the sesquicentennial year of composer Ludwig van Beethoven, conductor Giancarlo Guerrero joined us for a look at all nine of his symponies.
Classically Speaking: Celebrating Beethoven, On The Count Of Four
Classical music loves a milestone, and with the approach of Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday, we had a big one coming in 2020. But, our plans were all thrown thanks to COVID-19.