Hear more. Feel more. Be more! Come with me and dive into some great classical music. For over 1000 years great musicians have explored what it means to live, love, die and everything in between: asking all our deep and universal questions. Escape the cacophony - the noise of your brain and daily life; tune into the music, your feelings and emotions ‘good’ and ‘bad’ …and find the space, stillness and love that underpins everything. NB: May include loud noise, surprises, challenges, cacophonous racket May cause shock, comfort, discomfort, smiles, tears, peace, transcendence
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episode 133: 103. Tis the season for watching box sets: Wiseman: Wolf Hall
One of my favourite things on TV in recent years has been Wolf Hall. Debbie Wiseman's haunting and memorable music captures all the tension, mood and atmosphere. Music here on Youtube or Spotify both taken from the official soundtrack which you can...
episode 132: 102. Nightmare before Christmas? Schnittke‘s ‘Silent Night‘
Everyone knows and loves Silent Night, right? But you probably haven't heard it sound quite like this. It probably won't actually give you nightmares, but it will certainly stay with you (Listening time 7mins: podcast 3', music 7'). And despite the b...
episode 131: 101. Music from an arc-angel! Corelli, Christmas Concerto
If you want a change from Christmas pop, Christmas baroque is the way to go - here's a sparkling little gem from Arcangelo Corelli - a great 15 minute way to reset, reflect and energise - it manages all these things! (17 mins: podcast 3', music 14') ...
episode 130: 100. Music is life! Nielsen, Symphony no.4
A bold statement from composer Carl Nielsen, that music IS life, who demonstrates it with a breathtaking symphony of awesome power and overwhelming optimism. The perfect piece for Cacophony's 100th episode. (50 mins: podcast 15', music 35') Music her...
episode 129: 99. Heaven is a place on earth: Mahler, Symphony No.4
For Cacophony episode 99, I wanted to explore something deeply personal. Mahler's Symphony No.4 is one of the first pieces I discovered for myself and it moves me like very little else. Sometimes pained, sometimes playful, but most often sublime, the...
episode 128: 98. Searching for answers and getting Marmite: Bruckner, Symphony no.3
It's inexplicable to me, but Anton Bruckner's music has been dividing opinion since he started writing around 140 years ago. He goes in search of the meaning of life and comes back with... Marmite! Personally, I love it. There are few better noises t...
episode 127: 97. Shake it off and get transcendent! Adams, Shaker Loops
One of the closest [classical] things to electronic dance music, John Adams's Shaker Loops is one of my favourite things. Dreamy and reflective music mixed with thrilling dance music that leaves us ecstatic, maybe even transcendent! Music here on Spo...
episode 126: 96. Flights of Fancy: Debussy, Piano préludes
Freethinking, inventive - quiet and mysterious one moment, giddy and playful the next, Debussy's préludes - short pieces for piano - are great escapes for your imagination! Listening time 26 mins (podcast 9', music 17') Music here on Spotify or You...
episode 125: 95. A dying woman’s cry from the abyss: Boulanger, Psalm 130
Powerful and moving, Lili Boulanger's cry From the Bottom of the Abyss (Psalm No.130) shows her deep commitment to her faith, and to her music-writing, in the face of major illness. Diana Ambache, long-time champion of women composers, joins me to ta...
episode 124: 94. Olympic magic and the best of the human spirit: Williams - Olympic Fanfare
The intensity, joy, heartbreak and thrills of great sporting moments are almost unmatchable... except by those in great music. The magic of the Olympics is transformed by the alchemist John Williams into four minutes of musical, life-affirming perfec...