Episodes

English only

  • Episode 39: Schumann and the Rhine

     English Jan 19, 2015 51:02

    Marjolaine and Jean-Jacques reveal Schumann's relationship with the Rhine.

  • Elisabeth Schwarzkopf: A retrospective view

     English Jan 19, 2015 54:53

    Elisabeth Schwarzkopf: A retrospective view. Nick traces the career of one of his favourite singers, born a hundred years ago, in works by Mozart, Schubert, Strauss and others.

  • Handel’s Messiah with Christopher Millard

     English Dec 16, 2014 32:30

    The NACOcast's perennial holiday favourite is back! Curl up by the fireplace with a mug of hot chocolate and enjoy Christopher Millard's thirty minute guided tour of Handel's Messiah. Read more...

  • Handel’s Messiah with Christopher Millard

     English Dec 16, 2014 32:30

    The NACOcast's perennial holiday favourite is back! Curl up by the fireplace with a mug of hot chocolate and enjoy Christopher Millard's thirty minute guided tour of Handel's Messiah. Read more...

  • Episode 38: Brahms’ Symphonies

     English Dec 09, 2014 49:49

    In this week’s Explore the Symphony, Marjolaine and Jean-Jacques dig into not one, but all four of Brahms’ symphonies! Musical Excerpt: NAC Orchestra Brahms, Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 Performance...

  • Nick speaks with conductor, Michael Francis, and National Youth Orchestra director Barbara Smith

     English Dec 01, 2014 30:46

    Nick's guest this week is conductor, Michael Francis, in town to conduct the NAC Orchestra. Michael will be leading the National Youth Orchestra of Canada next summer. NYOC director Barbara...

  • The Great War and Canada: An Interview with Margaret MacMillan

     English Oct 21, 2014 31:14

    As a prelude to the NAC Orchestra's UK Tour -- a tour of commemoration and remembrance -- Nick speaks with renowned historian Margaret MacMillan about Canada and its role in...

  • Episode 37: Hindemith

     English Oct 08, 2014 46:56

    In this episode of Explore the Symphony, Marjolaine and Jean-Jacques discuss Symphonic Metamorphoses of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber by Paul Hindemith. Musical excerpts: Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes of Carl Maria...

  • Episode 36: Shakespeare

     English Sep 22, 2014 42:24

    In this Explore the Symphony, Marjolaine Fournier and Jean-Jacques van Vlasselaer talk about Shakespeare, Nicolai, Korngold and Mendelssohn.

  • WW I: A Personal Journey

     English Sep 15, 2014 37:36

    Nick shares his impressions of the First World War through his own family memories, interspersed with some of the popular music of the time. The Regimental March of the PPCLI is...