Maestro: Independent Classical Spotlight
35 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 11 years ago - ★★★★ - 26 ratingsA monthly podcast dedicated to the best of independent classical musicians, composers, and labels from around the world. Each episode is typically 2 or 3 tracks, and includes a brief narrative. The music is always superb.
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Maestro 36: The Year 1913
August 05, 2013 16:46 - 1 hour - 689 MB application/octet-streamThe year of 1913 was a monumentus shift in orchestral norms. In this podcast, we set the scene with typical songs heard in 1913. We then explore the works of Debussy and Stravinsky and try to envoke in you, the feelings of surprise and intrigue that the classical listeners at the time were feeling. Sit back and take a trip back in time with us.... The Spaniard That Blighted My Life The Early Years Al Jolson Pickwick Group Unlimited Stream on Spotify O Solo Mio Enrico Caruso 1903 - 1918 Enr...
Maestro 035: New in 2013 (thus far)
May 10, 2013 18:45 - 31 minutes - 338 MB application/octet-streamWe're back!! We're thrilled to breathe the life back into Maestro Classical and begin with some of our favorite peices from the year so far. Below, you can find the tracks in this episode and links to more information on the artists themselves. We hope you enjoy! Der Freischutz: Act II, Finalie: "Der Wolfsschlucht Weber: Der Freischutz London Symphony Chorus, Lars Woldt, Simon O'neill, Stephan Loges, Sir Colin Davis LSO Live Stream on Spotify Buy on iTunes Buy on Amazon The sweet and merry...
Maestro 033: Sonatas for the New Year
January 06, 2012 23:48 - 35 minutes - 33.2 MBHappy new year listeners. Welcome to indie classical spotlight. Today’s episode we will be playing several sonata pieces from our classical collection. After 35 years of success the world over, including many award-winning recordings and newly commissioned works, the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio continues to dazzle audiences and critics alike with their performances. The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, Joseph Kalichstein, Jaime Laredo, Sharon Robinson "Trio in B-flat Major, D. 898:...
Maestro 032: Holiday Special 2011
December 02, 2011 23:29 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBHappy Holidays listeners! To observe the holiday season, we will be playing 6 holiday tracks from our classical collection. The London Fox Players "Deck The Halls" (mp3) from "Christmas - Woodwind" (Classic Fox Records) Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album Parthenia / A Consort of Viols "Pavans, Galliards, Almains and other short Aeirs" (mp3) from "As It Fell on a Holie Eve - Music for an Elizabethan Christmas" (MSR Classics) More On This Album Stile Antico "Ave Maria" (mp3...
Maestro 031: CORO 10 Year Anniversary
November 03, 2011 21:53 - 29 minutes - 25.6 MBThis month we have a very exciting feature. We will be celebrating the 10th year of the recording label CORO which was established in 2001. Bringing together live concerts and recording plans has allowed The Sixteen to develop a glittering catalogue which now boasts over ninety releases, spanning six hundred years of sacred choral music from the earliest plainsong through to contemporary composers such as James MacMillan. The back-catalogue contains some of the most magnificent choral works...
Maestro 030: Bridge Records 30th Anniversary
October 06, 2011 19:07 - 50 minutes - 45.6 MBBridge Records was founded in 1981 by the classical guitarist David Starobin, and his wife, the violinist, Becky Starobin. The company celebrates its 30th anniversary with a catalog of more than 400 CD and DVDs, as well as a music publishing arm and an artist management division. Both of the Starobin's children, Robert Starobin and Allegra Starobin, work for the company, as well as a staff of engineers, designers and allied personnel. Bridge now issues between 35 to 40 discs per year, acro...
Maestro 029: Beethoven Symphonies
September 14, 2011 21:07 - 50 minutes - 43.1 MBToday we will be showcasing some of Beethoven's symphonies, including two tracks from our very special featured release from Avie Records titled "Beethoven: Symphony Nos 6 and 8" performed by Manchester Camerata and Douglas Boyd. Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter Tiboris "Symphony No. 9, Op. 125 in D Minor -1895 Gustav Mahler Edition: III. Adagio molto e cantabile" (mp3) from "Beethoven's 9th Symphony: 1895 Gustav Mahler Orchestration" (Bridge Records, Inc.) Buy at Amazon MP3 More O...
Maestro 028: Romantic Period Pieces
August 08, 2011 21:24 - 33 minutes - 29.1 MBThis month on Maestro Independent Classical Spotlight we have a selection of four Romantic Period pieces from our classical collection. Amber Yiu Hsuan Liao "Piano Sonata No.18 in E-flat major, Op.31, No.3" (mp3) from "Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.18; Granados: Goyescas; Schumann: Humoreske" (MSR Classics) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album The three pieces in this recording were all written during difficult times in the lives of their composers. Beethoven composed the E-fla...
Maestro 027: Opera Works & Songs
July 07, 2011 22:17 - 10 minutes - 10.5 MBToday's episode will be centered around Opera Works & Songs from our classical collection. We have 4 pieces for you today, and we will end with a piece from our featured release, "Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor." Nicolai Ghiaurov, Sesto Bruscantini, Alfredo Kraus, Gundula Janowitz, Sena Jurinac, Walter Monachesi, Dimitri Petkov, Olivera Miliakovic "Don Giovanni" (mp3) from "Mozart: Don Giovanni" (Opera d'Oro) Buy at Napster Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Rhapsody Stream from Rha...
Maestro 026: Joseph Haydn
June 02, 2011 20:43 - 33 minutes - 28.8 MBWelcome to the Maestro Classical Podcast. This is episode number 26 and we are featuring music from Joseph Haydn, with performances by the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, the Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra & Andreas Delfs. More information on this episode can be found at www.maestroclassical.com. Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan "Symphony No. 88" from "Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 104, 88, 101" (Philharmo...
Maestro 025: String Quartets
May 06, 2011 20:32 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBWelcome to Indie Classical Spotlight, where we feature independent classical artists, labels and composers. We have 5 pieces for you today, focusing on String Quartets. We also have a very special feature on the Hagen Quartett’s new anniversary album, “Hagen Quartett 30”. Each is a recent release from our classical collection. For more information please visit www.maestroclassical.com. Potomac String Quartet "String quartet No. 6" (mp3) from "Quincy Porter - String Quartets" (Albany...
Maestro 024: Spring
April 06, 2011 21:27 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBWelcome to Maestro Independent Classical Spotlight. On this episode we will be playing some pieces to celebrate the arrival of Spring. For more information on this episode, please read below. Carles Cases "Fotos" (mp3) from "Cine Español - vol.1 (Recomposed 6)" (Temps Record) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album It was during the nineties when Cases had more activity in the Panorama of Spanish Cinema. Many of those soundtracks were not edited in that momen...
Maestro 023: Choral Works
March 05, 2011 00:51 - 18 minutes - 17.5 MBThe Sixteen, Harry Christophers from "Monteverdi: Selva morale e spirituale, Vol. 1" (Coro) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album Without doubt, Monteverdi was the greatest of the early baroque European composers. He revolutionized the music of the theater and the church by his dramatic and imaginative use of voices and instruments and by his daring harmonies and rhythms. Next to his Vespers of 1610, the Selva morale e spiritual of 1641 is his most significant and virtuosic co...
Maestro 022: Valentine Special
February 04, 2011 19:55 - 27 minutes - 25.7 MBWe have a few pieces selected for our Valentines Special. Enjoy and feel the love! Valery Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra from "Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet" (LSO Live) Buy at Napster Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album LSO Live celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2010. The label's first release of the year features Prokofiev's spectacular score for the ballet Romeo & Juliet conducted by Valery Gergiev. Romeo & Juliet can lay a strong claim to being th...
Maestro 021: Grammy Nominations
January 06, 2011 02:01 - 21 minutes - 21.4 MBHappy New Year! We want to celebrate the New Year by congratulating our Rightsholder for their Grammy nominations. To view a full listing of Grammy nominee, click here. Below we have what albums received which Grammy nomination. Enjoy the episode! Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Gil Rose, Rinde Eckert, Synergy Vocals, Catch Electric Guitar Quartet "Dreamhouse" from "Steven Mackey: Dreamhouse" (BMOP/sound) Buy at Napster Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album...
Maestro 020: IODA Favorite Holiday Special
December 02, 2010 17:41 - 23 minutes - 22.5 MBIn this episode we wanted to celebrate the upcoming holidays with a few of our favorite pieces. We have also included a special sneak peak to Agustin Hadelich's new album, "Echoes of Paris"! We hope you enjoy the music. Everyone have a wonderful holiday and a fantastic New Year! Harry Christophers, The Sixteen "In Dulci Jubilo" from "A Traditional Christmas Carol Collection, Vol. II" (The Sixteen Productions Ltd.) There is such an abundance of festive music available to us that som...
Maestro 019: New World Records
October 28, 2010 21:17 - 18 minutes - 18 MBNew World Records We will be featuring New World Records in today's episode. New World started in 1975; they were given a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation with a mandate to produce a 100-disc anthology of American music. New world continues to preserve neglected music of the past and support the creative future of American music with over 400 recordings, representing up to 700 American composers. Rick Benjamin from "Black Manhattan: Theater and Dance Music of James Reese Europe, Wi...
Maestro 018: London Symphony Orchestra
September 30, 2010 21:55 - 1 hour - 69.7 MBLondon Symphony Orchestra Today's episode will be a special feature on the London Symphony Orchestra, also known as LSO. LSO is widely regarded to be one of the world's leading orchestras, with over 100 years of performing experience. LSO has performed all across the world and even recorded soundtracks for films, such as Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith and Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire. In 2000, LSO launched their own classical label, LSO Live. Since then LSO Live has become one of...
Maestro 017: harmonia mundi
September 01, 2010 23:01 - 15 minutes - 14.8 MBharmonia mundi France harmonia mundi was born in 1958 in Paris. In 1986 the group moved to Arles France, where they are still headquartered today. This group has always been known for their support for independent artist and classical music. Additionally they have been growing recognition for various sections within the publishing business. Olga Kern "Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 58" (mp3) from "Chopin: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2 & 3" (harmonia mundi) Buy at Napster Buy at iTunes Music Store ...
Maestro Classical 016: Nocturnes for Summer Nights
July 30, 2010 20:17 - 26 minutes - 25.2 MBMore about Nocturnes Leon Bosch, Sung-Suk Kang "Nocturne" (mp3) from "Virtuoso Double Bass" (Meridian Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album The working relationship between Sung-Suk Kang and the distinguished double bass player Leon Bosch goes back to 1982, when both were students at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, UK. Sung-Suk accompanied Leon during lessons and at scholarship auditions. 'At the end of our courses of study,' Leon remembers, 't...
Maestro 015: Composers in 2010 pt. 2
June 23, 2010 23:05 - 10 minutes - 10.2 MBMaestro Classical Podcast 015: Composers in 2010 pt. 2 featuring Max Richter, Rachel Grimes and Quartet San Francisco Max Richter "infra 4" (mp3) from "Infra" (Fat Cat Records) More On This Album Originally conceived as a Royal Ballet-commissioned collaboration between composer Max Richter, choreographer Wayne McGregor and artist Julian Opie, Max Richter's gorgeous score to 'infra' is deservedly given life of its own in this album-length release from FatCat's instrumental/orchestra...
014: Solo Feature: San Francisco Symphony
March 19, 2010 00:09 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBToday’s episode will be our first ever, solo focus feature on the San Francisco Symphony aka SFS. SFS has a long history of presenting world premieres and receiving various awards. They recently received 3 Grammy awards for an album we will play today for Best Classical Album, Best Engineered Classical Album, and Best Choral Performance. www.sfsymphony.org SFS The Black and White Ball SFS Season Schedule and Tickets San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas "Symphony No. 3 in...
Maestro 013: Composers in 2010
February 16, 2010 21:39 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBFlorent Ghys "Soli" (mp3) from "Baroque Tardif: Soli" (Cantaloupe Music) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Napster More On This Album Album Notes: Cantaloupe Music continues its series of EPs. These are available via digital music services and in a limited edition physical pressing available to members of our subscription-only Cantaloupe Club. After receiving a traditional French diploma in music, Florent Ghys researched experimental and minimalist music--leading him to Bang on a ...
Maestro 012: New Signings to IODA, feat: Violinjazz Recordings, The Philadelphia Orchestra
January 20, 2010 23:27 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBQuartet San Francisco "Take Five" (mp3) from "QSF Plays Brubeck" (Violinjazz Recordings) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the release of Time Out, QSF pays tribute to the mastery of Brubeck with the first-ever all Brubeck string quartet CD! Grammy nominees for their last two releases (2006 and 2007)and International Tango competition winners (New York , 2004), Quartet San Francisco expresses it...
Maestro 011: feat. Apolkalypse Now’s new album Polkastra!
August 08, 2009 01:02 - 18 minutes - 17.7 MBPolkastra from "Apolkalypse Now" (Ancalagon LLC) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album Polkastra An eclectic and international cast of characters including a Canadian folk fiddler, the Met's contrabassoonist, an Israeli accordionist and percussionist, a jack-of-all-trades bassist, a French Horn playing record store clerk and an internationally renowned violin soloist met in a New Jersey studio to record a polka album just for fun. An idea that began as a lark quickly grew int...
Maestro 010: feat. Indie Classical Artists
June 17, 2009 23:35 - 18 minutes - 2.03 MBGeorge Zacharias "Nel cor pi√π non mi sento, Op. 38, MS 44" (mp3) from "Unaccompanied" (Divine Art) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Rhapsody More On This Album Artist: George Zacharias It takes a particular and extreme level of skill and dedication to perform virtuoso works for unaccompanied solo violin; suffice it to say these are qualities held by George Zacharias without doubt. This is a tour-de-force of musicianship and technique - and wonderful music too. Bartok's Sonata is pr...
Maestro 009: feat. Indie Classical Artists-String Soloists
May 22, 2009 19:44 - 19 minutes - 18.5 MBFabio Biondi "Les Quatre Saisons (L'Ete)" (mp3) from "Violon X" (Naive) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Rhapsody Stream from Rhapsody More On This Album Fabio Biondi – violin: Born in Palermo, Fabio Biondi began his international career at the age of twelve, performing his first solo concert with the RAI symphony orchestra. Driven early on by an inexhaustible cultural curiosity, Fabio Biondi was introduced to pioneers of the new approach to baroque music, an opportunity that was...
Maestro 008: feat. Impressionistic Piano Works, Part 1
April 17, 2009 19:16 - 4 minutes - 4.05 MBMaestro 008: feat. Impressionistic Piano Works, Part 1 1. Anthony Goldstone "The Bumble Bee" (mp3) from "A Night at the Opera - Liszt, Gluck, Chopin, et al." (Divine Art) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Buy at appliedSB / Groupietunes Buy at Puretracks Buy at mTraks More On This Album "Flight of the Bumblebee" is an orchestral interlude written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov for his opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan, composed in 1899–1900. The piece closes Act ...
Maestro 007: feat. Tchaikovsky and J.S. Bach. Nutcracker Ballet Suite and Christmas Oratorio
December 05, 2008 00:34 - 19 minutes - 28.1 MBMaestro Classical podcast: episode 7, a holiday celebration feat. Tchaikovsky and J.S. Bach. 1. The London Symphony Orchestra "Nutcracker Ballet Suite: Waltz Of The Flowers" (mp3) from "Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite / 1812 Overture" (Everest Records) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. While not part of the nationalistic music group known as "The Five", Tchaikovsky wrote music which, in the opinion of Harold C. Schonberg, was distinctly Russian: plange...
Maestro 006 feat. Johann Sebastian Bach, Lara St. John, & Trevor Pinnick
November 07, 2008 00:40 - 29 minutes - 41.5 MBMaestro Classical podcast - episode 006: Johann Sebastian Bach feat. Lara St. John & Trevor Pinnick Johann Sebastian Bach: (from Wikipedia.org) (31 March 1685 – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and organist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity. Although he introduced no new forms, he enriched the prevailing German style with a robust contrapuntal technique, an u...
Maestro 005 feat. Ludwig van Beethoven
October 16, 2008 19:12 - 22 minutes - 31.9 MBMaestro Classical Podcast: episode 5 feat. Ludwig van Beethoven, movements from Symphonies No. 1, 5, & 9. Ludwig van Beethoven (16 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He was a crucial figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western classical music, and remains one of the most respected and influential composers of all time. Born in Bonn, he moved to Vienna in his early twenties and settled there, studying with Joseph Haydn a...
Maestro - 004 feat. Mozart's "Requiem" and Shostakovich's "Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47"
September 06, 2008 00:20 - 14 minutes - 19.6 MBMaestro Classical Podcast: Episode 4 feat. Mozart's "Requiem" and Shostakovich's "Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47". 1. Sir Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra "Requiem" (mp3) from "Mozart: Requiem" (LSO Live) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album 2. Chicago Symphony Orchestra "Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47" (mp3) from "CSO Resound / Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5" (CSO Resound) Buy at iTunes Music Store Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Amazon More On This Album
Maestro - 003: Austrian composers part I - Anton Bruckner
August 02, 2008 00:51 - 44 minutes - 54.5 MBAustrian composers part 1: Anton Bruckner. 1. Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra & Andreas Delfs "Bruckner: Symphony No. 4" (mp3) from "Bruckner: Symphony No. 4" (MSO Classics) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Amazon More On This Album 2. Carl Schuricht "Symphony No. 9 D minor" (mp3) from "Anton Bruckner: Symphony No.8 / No.9" (haenssler CLASSIC) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Amazon More On This Album
Maestro - 002: French Composers Part II - Piano Works
July 12, 2008 00:52 - 18 minutes - 21.4 MB1. Sviatoslav Richter, Kirill Kondrashin, Camille Saint-Saëns, Moscow Youth Orchestra "Piano Concerto No. 5 in F Major, Op. 103" (mp3) from "Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 5" (MUSIC ONLINE) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Napster Buy at Amazon More On This Album 2. Jean-Pierre Ferey, Laurent Boukobza "Âmes d'enfant (Children's Souls)" (mp3) from "Ladmirault, Fauré, Cras, Ravel: Piano Works for Four Hands" (SKARBO) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Napster Buy at mTrak...
Maestro - 001: French Composers - Debussy, Rameau
June 06, 2008 23:59 - 14 minutes - 19.6 MB1. Elaine Comparone, Marsha Heller, Peter Seidenberg "Concert 1 - La Coulicam" (Jean-Philippe Rameau: Pieces de Clavicin en Concert) [Lyrichord Early Music Series] Elaine Comparone, Marsha Heller, Peter Seidenberg "Concert 1- La Coulicam" (mp3) from "Jean-Philippe Rameau 1683-1764: Pieces de Clavicin en Concert (1741)" (Lyrichord Early Music Series) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Amazon Buy at GroupieTunes B...