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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-w8suw-104f5dc Happy 1 year Outside the MusicBox anniversary! Here is an update about what’s next for this podcast.    Get in touch with us! DONATE: PayPal.Me/OutsideMusicBox  Facebook: @MusicBoxConcerts  Instagram: @musicboxconcerts  Twitter: @OutsideMusicBox Email: concerts.musicbox@gmail.com Website: http://www.musicboxconcerts.com  

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-6m87r-ff7e4a Keyboardist Kristian Bezuidenhout talks about Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, obsessing over recordings as a teenager, and the dichotomy of Bach as both a total genius and also just a working guy.   Useful links: Spotify playlist for Kristian’s pieces  Spotify playlist for main pieces  Spotify playlist for final question pieces    Other useful links:Continue reading “Kristian Bezuidenhout”

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-cqf8x-fc39f3 English violist Annette Isserlis talks about 17th-century music by Orlando Gibbons and Henry Purcell, starting out as a ballet dancer, and being swept up in the experience of collective music making.    Useful links: Spotify playlist for Annette’s pieces  Spotify playlist for main pieces  Spotify playlist for final question pieces    Other useful links:Continue reading “Annette Isserlis”

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-hzbsc-fa2f03 French soprano, Julie Roset, talks about Sigismondo d’India’s Infelice Didone and Jules Massenet’s Ah! Douce enfant, how singers’ voices change as they age, and what it’s like pretending to be a fairy.   Useful links: Spotify playlist for Julie’s pieces  Spotify playlist for main pieces  Spotify playlist for final question pieces    Other usefulContinue reading “Julie Roset”

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-gwqrs-f7b991 Violinist Shaun Lee-Chen talks about Chausson’s Poeme, the original cycling hipsters, and old recordings.   Useful links: Spotify playlist for Shaun’s pieces  Spotify playlist for main pieces  Spotify playlist for final question pieces    Other useful links: Ernest Chausson’s Poeme  Violinist, Eugene Ysaye  Maurice Ravel’s Tzigane  Violinist, Jascha Heifetz  For a deep dive nerdContinue reading “Shaun Lee-Chen”

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-54unc-f57ed7 Bonus Christmas Special! Emma and Chloe answer more listener questions and wrap up 2020. Stay tuned for more fun times in 2021 Outside the MusicBox!   Rachael Beesley’s work on Flow http://www.rachaelbeesley.com/flow.html Wonderbound contemporary dance company in Denver, Colorado https://www.wonderbound.com How scales and keys work in music https://learningmusic.ableton.com/notes-and-scales/keys-and-scales.html Key Characteristics table https://4c07335b-13d6-47c3-8533-90b0d4feca97.filesusr.com/ugd/bbfdbb_ec35d032a55b44e299fb83b49b349944.pdf Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg,Continue reading “Christmas Special: Listener Questions”

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-bqqtx-f3fa62 Composer and cellist Cris Derksen talks about Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain, braiding her Cree and Mennonite ancestry, and how her dog might be a witch.    Useful links: Spotify playlist for Cris’s pieces   Spotify playlist for main pieces  Spotify playlist for final question pieces    Other useful links: Modest Mussorgsky  Mussorgsky’s Night onContinue reading “Cris Derksen”

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ftg3e-f226bf Double bassist Rob Nairn talks about arias by Robert Schumann and Agostino Steffani, his love of opera, and secret bass bonding activities.   Useful links: Spotify playlist for Rob’s pieces  Spotify playlist for main pieces  Spotify playlist for final question pieces    Other useful links: Robert Schumann  Schumann’s Scenes from Goethe’s Faust  Violone  RichardContinue reading “Rob Nairn”

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-2xpb5-f11446 Violist Max Mandel talks about Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola, making music with friends, and some viola jokes for good measure.    Useful links: Spotify playlist for Max’s pieces  Spotify playlist for main pieces  Spotify playlist for final question pieces    Other useful links: Violin vs viola  String Quartet description    SymphonyContinue reading “Max Mandel”

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-t736t-effb8f Percussionist Marianna Soroka talks about four different pieces that helped shape her life, sharing the stage with live horses in a 90’s Polish opera house, and the history of the frame drum.    Useful links: Spotify playlist for Marianna’s pieces Spotify playlist for main pieces  Spotify playlist for final question pieces    Other usefulContinue reading “Marianna Soroka”