Each week in An Introduction to Classical Music, DJ Owen dissects two great pieces of classical music, diving into the history, stories, and theory, in hopes of making the genre more accessible to listeners!

Alban Berg - Piano Sonata op. 1, pf. Igor LevitAntonin Dvorak - Symphony No. 7 in d minor op. 70, pf. George Szell, Cleveland Orchestra

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Franz Joseph Haydn - Symphony no. 95 in C minor, pf. Orchestra of the 18th Century, Franz BruggenRobert Schumann - Fantasie in C Major Op. 17, pf. Martha Argerich

Frederic Chopin - Nocturne Op. 62 no .1 in B major, pf. Arthur Rubinstein Ludwig Van Beethoven - Symphony no. 7 in A major Op 92, pf. Gunter Wand, NDR Sinfonieorchester

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Prelude in Bb Major op. 23 no. 2, pf Vladimir AshkenazySymphony in C major “The Great” D.944, pf. Charles Munch, Boston Symphony

Aaron Copland - Piano Sonata, pf. Leon FleisherMaurice Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin, pf. Abbey Simon

Claude Debussy: Sonata in d minor for Cello and Piano, L.135, pf. Mstislav Rostropovich, Benjamin Britten Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, op.77, pf. Jascha Heifitz, Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Each week in "An Introduction to Classical Music" DJ Owen dissects a couple great pieces of classical music, diving deep into the history and theory behind pieces. By understanding what composers were feeling or what was happening in the world while they were writing pieces, we gain a better understanding and appreciation for the classical music.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major, K.448, pf. Radu Lupu, Murray PerahiaFelix Mendelssohn - String Quartet no. 6 in F minor Op. 80, pf. Pacifica Quartet

Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio in F Major, Hob XV:17, pf. Van Swieten TrioJean Sibelius: Symphony no. 5 in E-flat Major, op. 82, pf. Colin Davis, Boston Symphony Orchestra

Johann Sebastian Bach: Italian Concerto in F Major BWV 971, pf. Glenn GouldFrederic Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 2 in F Minor Op. 21, pf. Arthur Rubinstein, Alfred Wallenstein cond. Symphony of the Air

Ludwig Van Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 21 in C major “Waldstein”, pf. Igor Levit Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A Minor, pf. Martin Frost, Roland Pontinend, Torleif Thedeen.

Halloween Episode!Modest Mussorgsky - Night on Bald Mountain, pf. Leonard Bernstein, New York PhilharmonicFranz Schubert - String Quartet no. 14 in D minor D.810 "Death and the Maiden", pf. Quartetto Italiano

Claude Debussy - L'Isle Joyeuse, pf. Vladimir HorowitzAntonin Dvorak - Symphony no. 9 in e minor "From the New World", pf. Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

Maurice Ravel: Piano Trio M.67, pf. Trio WandererOttorino Respighi: The Pines of Rome P. 141, pf. Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra

Franz Schubert: Der Erlkonig, Op. 1, D.328, pf. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gerald MooreFranz Schubert: Die Forelle, Op. 32, D.550, pf. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gerald MooreFranz Schubert: Piano Quintet in A, "The Trout", D.667, pf. Borodin String Quartet, Sviatoslav Richter

Gustav Mahler - Adagietto from Symphony no. 5, pf. Leonard Bernstein, Vienna PhilharmonicLudwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano and Violin no. 9 in A major "Kreutzer", pf. Gidon Kremer, Martha Argerich

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Overture to the Magic Flute K. 620, pf. Neville Mariner, Academy of Saint Martin in the FieldsFranz Schubert - Piano Sonata no. 20 in A D. 959, pf. Mitsuko Uchida

Bedrich Smetana - Moldau from Ma Vlast, pf. Rafael Kubelik, Chicago SymphonyPyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto no. 1 in Bb minor Op.23, pf. Van Cliburn, Kiril Kondrashin, RCA Symphony Orchestra

Franz Joseph Haydn - Keyboard Sonata in E minor Hob.XVI No.34, pf. Alfred Brendel Jean Sibelius - Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 47, of. Viktoria Mullova, Boston Symphony, Seiji Ozawa

Alexander Borodin - In the Steppes of Central Asia, pf. Vladimir Ashkenazy, Royal Philharmonic OrchestraJohannes Brahms - Symphony no. 4 in e minor, pf. Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra

Claude Debussy - Suite Bergamasque L. 75, pf. Nikolai LuganskyWolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Concerto no. 27 in Bb K. 595, pf. Murray Perahia, English Chamber Orcestra

Maurice Ravel - Introduction and Allegro, pf. Academy of St. Martin in the FieldsLudwig Van Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D Major, op. 61, pf. Jascha Heifetz, Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orcehstra

Maurice Ravel - Introduction and Allegro, pf. Academy of St. Martin in the FieldsLudwig Von Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D Major, op. 61, pf. Jascha Heifetz, Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orcehstra

Frederic Chopin - Nocturne in B, Op. 62 no. 1, pf. Ivan Moravec Antonin Dvorak - Piano Quintet no. 2 in A, Op. 81, pf. Sviatoslav Richter, Borodin Quartet

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Arnold Schoenberg - Gurrelieder, pf. Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood ChorusSeiji Ozawa Tribute Episode

Johannes Brahms - Piano Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 26 pf. Renaud Capuçon, Gautier Capuçon, Gerard Caussé, Nicholas Angelich

Maurice Ravel - À la manière de Borodine, pf. Abbey Simon Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherezade, pf. Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Ludwig Van Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 in Eb Major "Eroica", pf. Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Francesca da Rimini Op. 32, pf. Leonard Bernstein &amp; Israel PhilharmonicCarl Maria Von Weber - Clarinet Quintet in Bb Op. 34, pf. Vienna String Quartet, Karl Leister

Robert Schumann - Piano Quintet in Eb Major Op. 44, pf. Trio Wanderer, Christophe Gaugué, Chatherine MontierDmitri Shostakovich - Concerto for Piano and Trumpet in C minor, Op. 35, pf. Martha Argerich (piano), Guy Touvron (Trumpet), and Jorg Faerber conducting the Wutembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Frederic Chopin - Scherzo No. 2 in Bb minor, pf. Arthur RubinsteinFranz Schubert - Piano Trio No. 2 in Eb D.929, pf. Beaux Arts Trio

Cesar Franck - Sonata in A Major, pf. Jaqueline du Pre, Daniel BarenboimManuel de Falla - Nights in the Garden of Spain, pf. Arthur Rubinstein, Enrique Jorda, San Francisco Symphony

Ludwig Van Beethoven - Piano Trio no. 5 op. 70 no. 1 "Ghost", pf. Beaux Arts TrioSergei Rachmaninoff - The Isle of the Dead, op. 29, pf. Russian National Orchestra and Mikhail Pletnev

A deep dive into the music of Johannes BrahmsOpus 117: 3 Intermezzi, pf. Radu LupuSonata for Cello and Piano no. 1 in E minor op. 38, pf. Misha Maisky (cello) and Pavel Gilivov (piano)

Maurice Ravel - Menuet Antique M. 7, pf. Abbey SimonPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Symphony no. 5 in E minor Op 64, pf. George Szell and Cleveland Orchestra

Each week in "An Introduction to Classical Music" we dissect a great piece of classical music, explaining the history and story of the piece and discovering what makes it a masterwork in a way everyone can understand and appreciate.

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Sonata for Piano and Cello, pf. Janos Starker, Shegio NerikiJohann Sebastian Bach: Keyboard Concerto in E flat major, pf. Glenn Gould, Leonard Bernstien, Columbia Symphony Orchestra

Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, pf. Herbert von Karajan, Berlin PhilharmonicJean Sibelius - Symphony no. 1 in E minor, pf. Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

Alberto Ginastera - Danzas Argentinas, pf. Francois Xavier PoizatAntonin Dvorak - Cello Concerto in B minor, pf. Kian Soltani, Daniel Barenboim, Staatskapelle Dresden

Alexander Borodin - String Quartet no. 2 in D major, pf. Borciani QuartetMaurice Ravel - Gaspard de la Nuit, pf. Martha Argerich

Franz Liszt - Ballade no. 2 S. 171, pf. Vladimir HorowitzLudwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 5 in C minor op. 67, pf. Carlos Kleiber, Vienna Philharmonic

Hector Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique, pf. Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Sonata no. 2 in b flat minor, op. 36 - Pf. Zoltan KocsisLeos Janacek - String Quartet no. 2 "Intimate Letters" pf. Prazak Quartet

Franz Schubert - Fanatsie in f minor for four hands D. 940 pf. Radu Lupu, Murray Perahia Arnold Schoenberg - Verklarte Nacht op. 4 pf. Artems Quartet, Tomas Takuska, Valentin Erben

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Sonata no. 16 in C major, "Facile" arr. Grieg for two pianos, pf. Martha Argerich, Piotr Anderszeqski Johannes Brahms - String Quartet no 1. in c minor Op. 51, pf. Verdi Quartet

2/19/2023 [30 minute episode]Bach Suite no. 3 in C Major for Solo Cello, pf. Torleif Thedeen

Mendelssohn: String Octet, pf. Auryn Quartet, Minguet quartetTchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture, pf. Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Clarinet Quintet in A, pf Anthony Mcgill, Pacifica QuartetAlexander Scriabin - Le Poeme de l'extase, pf Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra

Mendelssohn Overture to a Midsummer Night's Dream and Liszt's Sonata in b