Classical Breakdown

• Emilie Mayer; Rediscovering a celebrated 19th-century composer

  She didn't have a typical upbringing like other composers, and forged her own way with private teachers and determination. John Banther and Evan Keely explore the wide range of repertoire she composed, from symphonies to songs, and look at events that changed the trajectory of her life and career.

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• Clara Wieck Schumann's Piano Concerto; a teenage work of genius

  This, the only orchestral output from Clara Wieck, might be one of the few 19th-century concertos written by a teenager that still occupies the concert stage today, and its popularity is only increasing. Join hosts John Banther and Linda Carducci to explore its youthful origins, characteristics of her writing, the size of her hands, and her big concert premiere.

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• Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra performs Hailstork's An American Port of Call

  For a limited time, we can enjoy a recent live performance of Adolphus Hailstork's An American Port of Call. Ken David-Masur conducts the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra in this performance, and after this you can find more on the MSO YouTube page!

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• Adolphus Hailstork, an American composer writing for our time

  Hailstork has been writing music and teaching for over 5 decades, and his work has documented in music major American moments, from the bicentennial, 9/11, George Floyd, and even infrastructure. John Banther and Evan Keely explore his life, studies with Boulanger, his military experience, and look at 3 works from orchestral to choral that demonstrate his style.

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• Death in music! 10 works that explore life’s final question

  Death has been depicted in music to console, frighten, warn, and entertain for over 400 years. In fact, the most quoted motif about death is also the oldest, and you know it intimately whether you realize it or not! John Banther and Evan Keely take you on a deathly trip over 10 works and a bonus.

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