Episodes

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  • Episode 33: Bruckner (Symphony no. 2)

     English Feb 20, 2014 50:49

    Today on Explore the Symphony Marjolaine and Jeans-Jacques discuss Anton Bruckner and his second symphony.

  • Operatic Athletes (Part 1)

     English Jan 27, 2014 42:28

    On the eve of the 2014 Olympic winter games, Nick shares his enthusiasm for some of the great singers of the past.

  • Episode 32: Shostakovich and his 10th Symphony

     English Jan 20, 2014 41:59

    Marjolaine and Jean-Jacques van Vlasselaer sit down and discuss Dmitri Shostakovich and his 10th Symphony.

  • The Oboe - Beyond the ‘A’

     English Dec 16, 2013 53:31

    Beyond the 'A' : Everything you need to know about the oboe, with Charles 'Chip' Hamman and Anna Peterson Sterns.

  • Shostakovich and music in Soviet Russia

     English Dec 09, 2013 31:57

    Recorded on location in Toronto as the Orchestra makes its annual appearance at Roy Thomson Hall, Nick talks to NAC Orchestra violinist Lev Berenshteyn about Shostakovich's 10th Symphony and music...

  • Episode 31: Hector Belioz

     English Nov 26, 2013 56:50

    Marjolaine and Jean-Jacques van Vlasselaer sit down and discuss Hector Berlioz and his Symphonie Fantastique.

  • China Tour Remembered

     English Nov 15, 2013 28:21

    Nick gives an insider's view of the NAC Orchestra's recent China tour, which included a performance in a giant egg and a walk along the Great Wall.

  • Episode 30: Richard Strauss

     English Oct 23, 2013 44:40

    Marjolaine Fournier and Dr. Jean-Jacques Van Vlasselaer dive into the 2013-2014 season with Richard Strauss. They discuss his life, and focus on "Also Sprach Zarathustra", and the suites from "Der...

  • Spanish Music

     English Oct 01, 2013 39:53

    In this first episode of a new season of NACOcasts, host Nick Atkinson examines some of the influences on Spanish music as it has developed and travelled around the world.

  • The Slavic Bass

     English Jul 10, 2013 46:41

    In this last edition of this season of the NACOcast, Nick gives us the lowdown on Eastern Europe with The Slavic Bass … He explores the curious fact that Slavic...