Recent Episodes
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Scene Breakdown: Mozart‘s Magic Flute
Oct 18, 2021 – 38:33 -
Opera SparkNotes: Mussorgsky‘s Boris Godunov
Oct 2, 2021 – 54:12 -
Opera Sparknotes: Salome, Part 2
Sep 17, 2021 – 44:32 -
Opera Sparknotes: Salome, Part 1
Sep 6, 2021 – 51:15 -
Top 10: John Williams Edition
Aug 23, 2021 – 48:58 -
A Hundred Episodes: A Musical Celebration
Aug 6, 2021 – 50:56 -
What to Expect in a Symphony: Fourth Movements
Aug 2, 2021 – 41:09 -
What to Expect in a Symphony: Third Movements
Jul 29, 2021 – 33:38 -
What to Expect in a Symphony: Slow Movements
Jul 5, 2021 – 39:17 -
What to Expect in a Symphony: First Movements
Jun 26, 2021 – 50:29 -
Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture: A July 4th Preview
Jun 17, 2021 – 32:51 -
Returning to Live Concerts, Part 2: How to Prepare for a Concert
Apr 26, 2021 – 43:24 -
Returning to Live Concerts, Part 1: Etiquette Q&A
Apr 16, 2021 – 01:01:47 -
Mozart, Haydn, or Other?
Mar 26, 2021 – 30:41 -
A Musical Winter, Part 2: Schubert's Winterreise
Mar 2, 2021 – 49:39 -
A Musical Winter, Part 1: Haydn's The Seasons
Feb 17, 2021 – 36:03 -
Why Is Classical Music Getting Faster?
Feb 1, 2021 – 51:01 -
Re-Listening to Music
Jan 25, 2021 – 56:46 -
Musical Blind Tasting, Part 2
Jan 11, 2021 – 41:41 -
A Listening Guide for the New Year
Dec 31, 2020 – 52:36 -
Musical Blind Tasting, Part 1
Dec 16, 2020 – 01:05:19 -
Can Music Be Random?
Dec 8, 2020 – 49:13 -
Is Silence Music?
Nov 24, 2020 – 51:02 -
Listening Tips: Modern and Contemporary Music
Nov 14, 2020 – 40:47 -
Instrument Breakdown: Viola and Cello
Nov 7, 2020 – 29:48 -
Bonus: Election Day Listening Game
Nov 3, 2020 – 05:46 -
Listening Tips: Romanticism
Oct 29, 2020 – 55:35 -
Listening Tips: Classical Style
Oct 22, 2020 – 45:37 -
Listening Tips: Baroque Music
Oct 17, 2020 – 39:08 -
Instrument Breakdown: Violin
Oct 10, 2020 – 43:27 -
Fundamentals Revisited: Mapping
Oct 2, 2020 – 37:15 -
Fundamentals Revisited: Hearing Ideas
Sep 26, 2020 – 31:12 -
Fundamentals Revisited: Listening Attentively
Sep 17, 2020 – 27:57 -
Musical SparkNotes: Götterdammerung, Act 3
Sep 12, 2020 – 54:29 -
Musical SparkNotes: Götterdammerung, Act 2
Sep 10, 2020 – 30:42 -
Musical SparkNotes: Götterdammerung, Act 1
Sep 6, 2020 – 51:04 -
Musical SparkNotes: Siegfried, Act 3
Sep 2, 2020 – 01:07:16 -
Musical SparkNotes: Siegfried, Act 2
Aug 31, 2020 – 50:16 -
Musical SparkNotes: Siegfried, Act 1
Aug 25, 2020 – 34:23 -
Ring Cycle 2.0: The Lord of the Rings Soundtrack
Aug 19, 2020 – 49:02 -
Musical SparkNotes: Die Walküre, Act 3
Aug 13, 2020 – 54:33 -
Musical SparkNotes: Die Walküre, Act 2
Aug 9, 2020 – 48:44 -
Musical SparkNotes: Die Walküre, Act 1
Aug 5, 2020 – 44:42 -
Musical SparkNotes: Das Rheingold
Aug 1, 2020 – 01:16:57 -
Musical SparkNotes: Wagner's Ring Cycle (Intro)
Jul 29, 2020 – 38:25 -
Music and Grief: A Tribute to Greg Cardi
Jul 18, 2020 – 01:05:45 -
Underrated Composers Draft
Jul 7, 2020 – 01:03:39 -
How to Listen to Modern Music
Jul 4, 2020 – 48:13 -
Interview with Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis
Jun 25, 2020 – 52:47 -
Music from Pandemic Years: 1918
Jun 19, 2020 – 59:52
Recent Reviews
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CatersaLove this podcastI love this podcast. The musical decisions episode especially really hit me cause as a pianist, I have to make my own decisions about the music. And you’re absolutely right about it varying by composer. I mean take dynamics for instance. I use a wider dynamic range for Beethoven than Mozart, like not just between pp and ff, but between each step of dynamic, it’s wider in Beethoven.
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LieppyEnjoyable and informativeI’ve learned lots and enjoyed it. Will there be more episodes? Miss new ones
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Mary Hierholzer JacobsThe music class I always wished forAs a lifelong classical music enthusiast with no formal training whatsoever, this podcast is truly the music class I always wished I could take. Each episode leaves me with greater technical and artistic understanding, and hits just the right balance to be accessible for a lay audience. The hosts feel relatable, knowledgeable, pleasant, and invested. I’ve recommended Attention to Detail to many friends and family members!
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yveyveyeeClassical music, delightfully demystifiedLow stakes, easy uptake, introduction to the joys and the brilliance of the music itself. Highly reccommend early episodes on melody, harmony, rhythm, and form.
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Ian SaylorGreat detailFun podcast, one of my favorites, though I’ve just started listening and need to catch up on some older episodes. Also, no way to prove it, but I did in fact get 7/7 on the Mozart, Haydn or other quiz. Anyway, if you like classical music, or music podcasts generally, give this one a try.
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Optimist runnerTalking about musicFar too much meandering discussion, and gets way down into the weeds. Need many more musical examples to ground the discussion in actual music.
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IslandFrozenGatorGreat podcastWhether you are listening to classical music for the first time or have had previous romance with it, this is a great podcast to show your around the hundreds of years of classical music in human history.
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_kdt_Great podcast!Easy to understand and listen to, I feel like I know how to listen to classical music now!
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philomenaduffyGreat Pod!Excellent dive into classical music in an accessible way!
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AngelaeyWow!Love the composer deep dive. Thorough, educational, fun podcast. Great for all levels of listeners and enhances my listening of all kinds of music.
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Michigan42Great podcast!Love it!
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k.eve.2019Cannot recommend enough!So glad this podcast exists! And can’t wait for more. As someone with zero background knowledge or experience with classical music, I find it at times to be incredibly intimidating but an intensely intriguing and valuable art form that I want to know more about. This pod really helps do that. Thanks! Will be sharing this with everyone I know!
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andyjt4Loved it!I really enjoy the techniques, especially hearing ideas... totally changes the way I listen to music!
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ablemar93Super helpful!Great for newcomers to classical music! I have never been to a concert before, but I am excited to try one out after listening to the podcast.
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impeachDTVery educational, definitely for the listeners without much background.Hope to see more!
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