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Classical music taken out of the ivory tower and into the town square. Hosted by Chris Arkin (trumpet, piano) and Sridhar Bhagavathula (flute).
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Sunday Oct 31, 2021
Sunday Oct 31, 2021
For this Halloween special, Chris and Sridhar ask: what makes music scary? They discuss "scary" associations with certain kinds of music, whether or not music can be intrinsically scary, classic scores for Alfred Hitchcock films, and Saint-Saëns' "Danse Macabre."
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Useful links:
Karl Richter - Bach Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
German Brass - Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Sideways - Why Pipe Organs Sound Scary
Stephen King - Three types of horror
Psycho - soundtrack by Bernard Herrmann
Jaws - soundtrack by John Williams
Sequence from Rebecca showing Waxman's brilliant scoring
North by Northwest soundtrack - Bernard Herrmann
James Bond Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Danse macabre - l'orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Tuesday Oct 05, 2021
Tuesday Oct 05, 2021
Chris and Sridhar discuss Beethoven’s 10th Symphony as completed by Artificial Intelligence, the role of AI in music, a pop quiz, and some superlative questions. Shots are fired, but it’s all in good fun.
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Useful links:
Beethoven's unfinished 10th Symphony completed by AI - classicfm
Beethoven X: The AI Project: III. Scherzo
Daniel Barenboim - Beethoven masterclasses
Pasta shape or Italian composer quiz
Debussy - Sonata for flute, viola, and harp
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 - Leonard Bernstein
Glenn Gould plays Bach's Italian Concerto
András Schiff - Italian Concerto masterclass
Gould plays Bach's Chromatic Fantasia
Daniel Barenboim conducts Ravel's Bolero
Walt Disney Concert Hall - wikipedia
Cracked - 5 Most Embarrassing Architectural Failures Ever ft. Walt Disney Hall
Musical Arts Center at Indiana University (doubles as a bomb shelter)
Cave of the Mounds in Wisconsin
Royal Festival Hall (if the Death Star had a concert hall)
St. Matthew Passion - All of Bach project
Gustavo Dudamel conducts Berlioz Requiem in Notre Dame de Paris
Claudio Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestra - Mahler 3
Mahler 3 Posthorn solo - Abbado/LFO
Hoagy Carmichael statue at Indiana University
Chris' Cocktail Piano Hour - Stardust
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
Chris and Sridhar discuss the documentary “The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith.” They also discuss the musical scenes and cultures of various cities and their orchestras.
Episode clips on Instagram @impolitelisten
Useful Links:
W. Eugene Smith - Profile (with lots of his photos!)
W. Eugene Smith - Master of the Photo Essay
The Picture He Took When He Stood Up - Blast photo
Soldier from the Battle of Saipan
Train tracks from Smith's Pittsburgh essay
Thelonious Monk at the Jazz Loft
Thelonious Monk with Hall Overton at the Jazz Loft
Vincent Lucas recital - professor at the Paris Conservatory
Jean-Pierre Rampal - Marseilles style
Petrouchka with Abbado and London Symphony Orchestra
Rite of Spring with Abbado and London Symphony Orchestra
Mitsuko Uchida - Chopin Chromatic Étude Op. 10/2
Gustav Leonhardt - Bach English Suite no. 1
Bach - Musical Offering with the Kuijken Brothers
Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra - Bach Orchestral Suite no. 2
Pierre Hantaï on Gustav Leonhardt - All of Bach Project
George Balanchine and New York City Ballet
We do not endorse Peter Martins
Analysis of Mikhail Baryshnikov's dancing
Mikhail Baryshnikov and Elaine Kudo dance Sinatra
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
Chris and Sridhar discuss big news in the classical music streaming world, Chris' first composition, composition technology, video game music, and the merits of the piano as an instrument.
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Useful Links:
Primephonic statement on Apple Music
Video game music with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
How to Write a Classic Wild West Theme
Philip Glass - Tirol Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim - Beethoven masterclass 1
Daniel Barenboim - Beethoven masterclass 2
Daniel Barenboim - Beethoven masterclass 3
Daniel Barenboim - Beethoven masterclass 4
Daniel Barenboim - Beethoven masterclass 5
Daniel Barenboim - Beethoven masterclass 6
Leonard Bernstein on Conducting
Schumann Piano Sonata No. 1 - Maurizio Pollini
Schumann Piano Sonata No. 1 - Andràs Schiff masterclass
Emil Naoumoff plays Bach Preludes and Fugues
Naoumoff plays Bach Passacaglia BWV 582
Tony Bennett sings I Love a Piano
Monday Aug 23, 2021
Monday Aug 23, 2021
Chris and Sridhar discuss some behind the scenes for Sridhar's recently released solo flute album, recording techniques, the merits of recording, and solo music in general. They also set "The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith" as homework and finish by veering into a vexillological tangent.
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Useful Links:
Check out Sridhar's album "The Quarantine Tapes" on:
Bandcamp (buy it here if you wish to support him)
...and on all good streaming platforms.
Glenn Gould records & edits Sarabande from Bach English Suite no. 1
Glenn Gould records & edits Bourrées from Bach English Suite no. 1
Leonard Bernstein conducts Tchaikovsky 5 at Tanglewood
Emmanuel Pahud plays Mozart Flute Concerto in G Major (disappearing flutists at 3:00)
Netherlands Bach Society play Bach solo works:
Six Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin
The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith:
Look at these if you want to follow along with the flag talk:
Flags of the U.S. States & Territories
Tennessee flag inexplicably flying in Juneau
North American Vexillological Association's report on American city flags
SF rebel flag flying in the wild
Japanese prefecture flags (great example of a cohesive, yet unique set of designs)
Monday Jul 12, 2021
Monday Jul 12, 2021
Chris and Sridhar discuss orchestras’ concert programs as America tentatively opens up. Then they pilot a segment, “Vinyl Revival,” in which they each talk about all aspects—music, artwork, liner notes, etc.—of a record that they own. Today’s records are Frank Sinatra’s “Sinatra at the Sands” and Bob Dylan’s “Bringing It All Back Home.”
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Useful Links:
The Music of E.T. - A discussion with John Williams
Atlanta Symphony plays 20th Century Fox Fanfare & Star Wars Intro
ITL #2: Does Film Music Count?
Music Streaming is Fueling Vinyls's Resurgence
Music industry sales visualized
Arthur Lintgen, the man who can recognize records by looking at them
Arthur Lintgen reads records with Georg Solti
Frank Sinatra - Sinatra at the Sands vinyl
Sinatra at the Sands - wikipedia
Sinatra at the Sands - Remembering Frank's Time-Stopping Performance
Sinatra at the Sands - YouTube playlist
Al Grey, trombonist in the Count Basie Orchestra, remembers Sinatra at the Sands
Count Basie Orchestra - wikipedia
Sinatra - One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)
Bill Miller - Sinatra's pianist
Fred Astaire: One for My Baby (dance & song)
Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home vinyl
Bringing It All Back Home - wikipedia
No Direction Home - Bob Dylan documentary by Martin Scorsese
Final Scene of No Direction Home
Electric Dylan Controversy - wikipedia
The Story of the Bringing It All Back Home album cover
Bob Dylan - It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
Desolation Row - Sridhar's favorite song by Bob Dylan
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
In this long awaited return, Chris and Sridhar discuss the ways in which classical music institutions might launch successful digital ventures, the pay what you can model, Steven Spielberg's 2021 remake of West Side Story, realism in musicals, and how La La Land is, surprisingly, a breath of fresh air.
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Useful Links:
Philip Daniel, composer - YouTube
Leonard Bernstein conducts Hindemith - Symphonie Mathis de Maler
Glenn Gould & Raymond Crisara play Hindemith's Trumpet Sonata
Brandon Patrick George plays the Bach Flute Partita
West Side Story (2021) - Trailer
Screenwriter Tony Kushner on the West Side Story remake
Steven Spielberg on his West Side Story
Why Jurassic Park Looks Better Than Its Sequels
Jackie Chan - How to Do Action Comedy
Leonard Bernstein - The Making of West Side Story
Sideways - Why the Music in Les Misérables (2021) is Worse than you Thought
Ansel Elgort - Thief (Meet the new Tony!)
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Officer Krupke
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Chris and Sridhar answer more questions in the final installment of the Anniversary Special: 1.) What’re your opinions on “pop” classical musicians such as André Rieu? 2.) Sridhar, have you ever played an Indian flute? 3.) Chris, how do I learn to play jazz? 4.) What is your favorite movie about classical music?
Thank you to all of our listeners for tuning in over the past year, and here’s to another! Cheers!
Useful links:
André Rieu - The Beautiful Blue Danube
Chris Botti and Josh Groban - Old Devil Moon
Yehudi Menuhin and Ravi Shankar - West Meets East
L'aube enchantée based on the raga "todo" by Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar and Alla Rakha - Raga Desh
Ravi Shankar and Alla Rakha explain Indian classical rhythms
Ravi Shankar and Alla Rakha live in London
Ravi Shankar and Alla Rakha at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival
Tony Winston's YouTube Channel
Schubert - "Trout" Quintet Documentary
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Chris and Sridhar answer some more of your questions in the Anniversary Special sequel: 1.) What advice do you have for performance anxiety? 2.) What are your thoughts on music competitions? 3.) Can you tell us more about Chris’ page turning days? 4.) Have you guys ever performed together? 5.) What was the most surprising part about making a podcast?
Thank you to all of our listeners for tuning in over the past year, and here’s to another! Cheers!
Useful links:
Richard Felciano - American composer
Felciano's "Masks" (link works best on desktop)
Combination tone - psychoacoustic phenomenon
Combination tones - video by Physics This Week
Friday Apr 16, 2021
Friday Apr 16, 2021
To celebrate the show's first anniversary, Chris and Sridhar answer some questions they have been asked over the year in three installments. Today's questions are: 1.) What orchestras or artistic organizations have done a good job handling the pandemic? 2.) Who do you think is the most underrated composer? 3.) What was your favorite class in music school?
Thank you to all of our listeners for tuning in over the past year, and here's to another! Cheers!
Useful links:
New York Philharmonic on YouTube
Tweet at the New York Philharmonic about their lost Halloween Concert
University of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band - wikipedia
One O'Clock Lab Band: Ray Noble - Cherokee
University of North Texas Masquerade Concert
Berlin Philharmonic Digital Concert Hall
Berlin Philharmonic plays Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Leonard Bernstein conducts Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Bedřich Sematana - Czech composer
Rafael Kubelik conducts Smetana at the 1990 Prague Spring Festival
Antonín Dvořák - Czech composer
Dvořák - Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"
Georg Philipp Telemann - German Baroque composer
Maurice André - Telemann Trumpet Concerto in D Major
Barthold Kuijken - Telemann Fantaisies for Solo Flute
Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra - The Colorful Telemann
James Campbell & Glenn Gould play Debussy - Première Rhapsodie