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It was the end of 1883, and Gustav Mahler experienced heartbreak. Mahler conveyed the experience in a letter to a friend, alluding to a new work: 'I have written a song cycle,' he wrote, 'six songs, all of which are dedicated to her.' The songs were conceived as if a wafaring man had suffered a heavy fate and now goes out into the world, wandering aimlessly. This six-part song

First, he composes the piece for electric string quartet. The four performance double on tam-tams, maracas, and crystal goblets tuned to specific pitches. At various moments in the performance, they employ metal thimbles and glass rods. They whisper. They shout. They make clicking sounds with their tongues. They intone music of the past while playing a work composed in an Avant-gar

It would gain the reputation as the most scandalous piece of music ever composed. An early criticism deemed it "the work of a madman." After its premiere in 1913, music would never be the same. This episode of Noted, Igor Stravinsky's riotous masterpiece Rite of Spring, hosted by Eric Garcia. 

Composer Maurice Ravel's style is rooted in tonality, however, his unique adaptation and manipulation of the musical language was so distinctive that he created a musical voice unmistakably his own. This episode of Noted: a masterpiece by Ravel, Piano Concerto in G, hosted by Eric Garcia.

Symbolic of so many things, but also its music. In this episode host Eric Garcia takes us through the myriad of compositional styles, sounds and pieces that have musically chronicled this very special city. Gershwin to Reich and beyond on this episode of Noted.

Hosted by Eric Garcia:Music in Shostakovich and Stalin:Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4Royal Liverpool Philharmonic OrchestraVasily Petrenko, conductor℗ 2013 NaxosShostakovich:Lady Macbeth of MtsenskGalina Vishnevskaya, Dimiter Petkov, & Nicolai GeddaLondon Philharmonic OrchestraMstislav Rostropovich, conductor℗ 2002 by EMI Records ltdShostakovich : Concerto for Piano, Trum

Hosted by Eric Garcia:Music in Shostakovich and Stalin:Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4Royal Liverpool Philharmonic OrchestraVasily Petrenko, conductor℗ 2013 NaxosShostakovich:Lady Macbeth of MtsenskGalina Vishnevskaya, Dimiter Petkov, & Nicolai GeddaLondon Philharmonic OrchestraMstislav Rostropovich, conductor℗ 2002 by EMI Records ltdShostakovich : Concerto for Piano, Trum

Hosted by Eric Garcia, Music Director of the Boise Philharmonic. Executive produced by Wayne Birt. Edited by Adam McCoy.Music in this episode:Bluebeard’s CastleBartók: Duke Bluebeard's CastleJessye Norman, László PolgárChicago Symphony OrchestraPierre Boulez, conductor℗ 1998 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Hosted by Eric Garcia, Music Director of the Boise Philharmonic. Executive produced by Wayne Birt. Edited by Adam McCoy.Music in this episode:Bluebeard’s CastleBartók: Duke Bluebeard's CastleJessye Norman, László PolgárChicago Symphony OrchestraPierre Boulez, conductor℗ 1998 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, BerlinHungarian Folk Music Collected by Béla Bartók (Hungaroton Clas

Hosted by Eric Garcia, Music Director of the Boise Philharmonic. Executive produced by Wayne Birt. Edited by Adam McCoy.Music in this episode:Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 39, 40 & 41Berlin PhilharmonicSir Simon Rattle, conductor℗ 2017 Berlin Phil Media GmbHGlenn Gould Remastered - The Complete Columbia Album CollectionGlenn Gould, piano℗ 1956 Sony Music Entertainment/(P) 195