Classic Music Podcast

Feb 28 2025 60 ep. 12 mins 6
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A review of new releases by labels from Eastern Europe and America. Expect a mix of Early Music down the multi-styles of Classical music through the decades, alongside Jazz and Rock to the musicians and composers creating the sounds - in all its forms - of our time.

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Classic Music Podcast - Episode 3 - A Pile of Planets

Feb 28 2025 15 mins  
In a conducting career spanning more than sixty years, Sir Adrian Boult not only conducted the premiere, but made at least five commercial recordings of Gustav Holst's suite The Planets. Laurence Lewis looks back at these, placing them in the context of Boult's recorded legacy. Playting Time: 15.02 mins.

Classic Music Podcast - Episode 2 - A Tale of Two Exhibitions

Jan 31 2025 17 mins  
From the dawn of the LP and Hi-Fi, Laurence Lewis revisits 1951 and two recordings of Ravel's orchestration of Pictures at an Exhibition conducted by Rafael Kubelik and Guido Cantelli. Total P.laying Time: 17.18 mins.

Classic Music Podcast - Episode 1 - Smetana and Kubelik

Dec 31 2024 6 mins  
Episode 1 of our new series continues an interrupted celebration of composer Bedrich Smetana's bi-centenary and his association with conductor Rafael Kubelik. Playing Time: 6.06 mins.

Classic Music Podcast - April 2024

Mar 29 2024 11 mins  
Ensemble Inegal directed by Adam Viktora, the Zelenka Experts, return, on Czech label Nibiru, with a new selection of his music that includes his magnificent Te Deum, ZWV 145. In our Historical stream, Laurence Lewis celebrates the bi-centenary of composer Bedrich Smetana and conductor Rafael Kubelik's unique association with his symphonic cycle Ma Vlast. Total Playing Time: 11.02

Classic Music Podcast - March 2024

Feb 27 2024 9 mins  
Laurence Lewis introduces Pavlik Records star violinist, Milan Pala, performing music by Lithuanian composer Bronius Kutavicius and Slovakian composer Roman Berger on two new releases. In our Historic stream, there's Mendelssohn and Widor played on spectacular organ recordings dating back to 1926! Playing Time: 9.30 mins.

Classic Music Podcast - February 2024

Jan 29 2024 10 mins  
Slovakian violinist, Milan Pala, plays impressionistic pieces by Szymanowski, Debussy and Enescu on a new Pavlik Records release. In our historic stream, Laurence Lewis features Sir Thomas Beecham conducting Mozart and Offenbach. Playing Time: 10.36 mins.

Classic Music Podcast - January 2024

Dec 29 2023 9 mins  
in January Laurence Lewis goes musically to Summer in Buenos Aires with Astor Piazzolla and his take on the Four Seasons from a selection of his music by Trio Patkolo on Pavlik Records. We remember composer Andrew Downes, who died one year ago in January 2023 with his Five Dramatic Pieces for Eight Wagner Tubas, now available to Stream or Download. Plus our new historical stream lo

Classic Music Podcast - December 2023

Nov 29 2023 9 mins  
Highlighting Erno Dohnanyi's (1877 - 1960) two piano concertos played by Ladislav Fanzowitz with the Slovak State Philharmonic Kosice conducted by Zbynek Muller on Slovakian label Pavlik Records. Laurence Lewis also previews a new feature coming to the Classic Music Podcast in January. Playing Time: 9.30 mins.

Classic Music Podcast - November 2023

Oct 29 2023 9 mins  
Small scale sounds in this edition, as Laurence Lewis introduces the Talea Trio in trios for oboe, clarinet and piano and Dream Gardens a two disc set of magical chamber pieces by Robert Mueller. Two new releases by American label MSR Classics. Playing Time: 9.34 mins.

Classic Music Podcast - October 2023

Sep 29 2023 7 mins  
Corona Mundi and Sangha two tracks by Czech composer Vlastislav Matousek from a nine track selection, played by Gadrew Way on a new Arta release, reinvent the string quartet. On more familiar musical ground, an MSR Classics disc features Pam Goldberg playing Schubert. In between, Laurence Lewis hosts. Playing Time: 7.47 mins.