Episodes

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  • Exploring the works of Richard Strauss with Alexander Shelley

     English Mar 23, 2016 39:06

    Nick talks to Alexander Shelley about his plan to perform, over the next several seasons, the works of one of his favourite composers, Richard Strauss. The orchestra begins next week...

  • Sean Rice takes you inside the music of the All-Canadian Wolfgang Session Number 5

     English Jan 15, 2016 14:29

    Sean Rice is back with another special “all-Canadian WolfGANG” edition of the NACOcast! This time, Sean interviews Canadian composer Andrew Staniland in advance of the world premiere of the NAC-commissioned...

  • Humour in Music

     English Dec 08, 2015 46:55

    Looking at the lighter side of the classics, with selections from Mozart, Rossini and others. Elisabeth Schwarzkopf appears for the first time on the same playbill as Spike Jones.

  • The Music of George Gershwin

     English Nov 20, 2015 53:40

    By far the bulk of Gershwin’s output is devoted to songs – more than five hundred of them, most of which come from his more than four dozen works for...

  • La musique de George Gershwin

     Français Nov 20, 2015 49:02

    Les songs (chansons) occupent la plus grande part du répertoire de Gershwin; il en a composé plus de cinq cent, en majeure partie pour la quarantaine d’œuvres dramatiques dont il...

  • Special Edition: Sean Rice, 2nd clarinetist with the NAC orchestra, interviews Bryce Dessner

     English Nov 19, 2015 16:14

    WolfGANG is back! He’s got a new bowtie, and he’s ready to get his groove on. Come to the Mercury Lounge to hear works by the great Philip Glass, Montrealer...

  • Sound the Trumpet

     English Nov 16, 2015 50:31

    Nick asks: What does it take to play in an orchestral trumpet section? NACO trumpeters Karen Donnelly and Steven Van Gulik explain.

  • Canadian Voices

     English Oct 13, 2015 1:08:31

    Canadian voices. Nick takes a look at three iconic Canadian singers from the past: Lois Marshall, Leopold Simoneau and James Milligan, all of whom deserve a place in the pantheon...

  • 43e épisode : Mahler Symphonie no 4

     Français Sep 29, 2015 55:41

    Cet épisode de la série de fichiers balados de l'Orchestre du Centre national des Arts explore la Symphonie no 4 de Mahler. Animé par Marjolaine Fournier, assistante contrebasse solo de...

  • Episode 43: Mahler Symphony No. 4

     English Sep 29, 2015 59:22

    In the first of the 2015-16 season's "Explore the Symphony" podcasts, the NAC Orchestra's assistant principal double bass Marjolaine Fournier and one of Canada's foremost music journalists Jean-Jacques van Vlasselaer...