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Classical music in films has long been a staple of the cinema experience as music is integral to our emotional experience of film. We’ll look at a few examples where classical music is used to give us a different perspective of the story being told on.soundcloud.com/MU87zJ5uRsNXCA…

Bach and Handel never met. Bach and Telemann knew each other and were friends. Handel and Scarlatti met in Rome. This edition of In Conversation looks at the great baroque composers who were contemporaries of J. S. Bach on.soundcloud.com/dBUMLUqAkKReiW…

Music in France around the end of the 19th Century is often defined by the music of Debussy and Ravel. However, there were other composers who were heading in another direction. Phil Whelan and I take a look at some of their music... paul-archibald.com/2024/08/12/the…

Music plays an important part in the modern day Olympics, certainly in the opening and closing ceremonies. Phil Whelan and I look at some of the the great music either used or commissioned for the Olympics over recent years… paul-archibald.com/2024/08/14/oly…

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Music and astronomy were taught as complementary sciences, and as subdisciplines of mathematics with the harmonious motions of the planets creating music of the spheres. This edition of In Conversation looks at composers who have been inspired by astronomy paul-archibald.com/2024/09/28/ast…

Composers throughout history have often been affected by conflict and have expressed their feelings the best way they know how. We choose four pieces specifically composed in the aftermath of war and conflict. paul-archibald.com/2024/09/29/con…

The music of Brazil has developed some unique and original styles such as samba, bossa nova, choro and frevo alongside Brazilian versions of rock, pop, soul, hip-hop and rap. But it’s Brazilian classical composers who are featured today… paul-archibald.com/2024/10/06/bra…

Henry Purcell’s music was highly innovative and displays his ability to convey a range of human emotions through music. Despite facing personal tragedies, professional challenges, and ill health, Purcell persevered and left behind a lasting legacy paul-archibald.com/2024/10/06/hen…

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Arias come in different shapes and sizes but in essence they are ‘songs’ in an opera to communicate what characters are thinking and feeling. In Conversation focuses on some of the well known and best lived arias in the operatic repertoire paul-archibald.com/2024/10/12/ari…

Hector Berlioz holds a unique place in musical history. He was one of the most original composers, an innovator, superb conductor, a writer and critic whose literary achievement is hardly less significant than his musical output. paul-archibald.com/2024/10/13/hec…

Prokofiev is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century. He composed operas, symphonies, ballets, concertos and nine piano sonatas. Prokofiev continued to compose until his death which occurred on the same day as Stalin. paul-archibald.com/2024/10/13/ser…

Aaron Copland is a pioneering figure in American music. His compositional style covered neo-classicism, jazz, folk music, and the 12-tone idiom. He wrote operas, ballets, orchestral music, chamber music, choral and film scores** [Aaron Copland 1900-1990](paul-archibald.com/2024/11/10/aar…)

Franz Liszt was the greatest piano virtuoso the world has ever known. He combined extraordinary ability on the keyboard prowess and astonishing creative inspiration. He was also very encouraging to Berlioz, Grieg and Wagner. [Franz Liszt (1811–1886)](paul-archibald.com/2024/11/17/fra…)

Carlo Gesualdo was an Italian nobleman and composer of the late Renaissance. He was also a murderer, wife-beater, adulterer, sado-masochist, flagellant and occultist. His expressive madrigals used chromaticism not heard again until the nineteenth century. paul-archibald.com/2024/12/03/car…

Igor Stravinsky is one of the most important composers of the 20th century. His compositions had a revolutionary impact on musical thought just before and after World War I, and he remained a cornerstone of modernism for much of his life. paul-archibald.com/2024/12/05/igo…

Bela Bartók is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century. He belongs to the generation of modernist European composers - Schoenberg, Berg, Webern, Stravinsky and Varèse - who rose to prominence at the beginning of the 20th century. paul-archibald.com/2024/12/20/bel…

Joseph Haydn served for thirty years as Kapellmeister to Prince Nikolaus von Esterhazy, one of the most distinguished patrons of music ever.  When the prince died in 1790, Haydn was offered a generous pension and might reasonably have been expected to… paul-archibald.com/2024/12/20/fra…

Bach was the Thomaskantor at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig and played a central role in leading musical celebrations during Christmas. Each year Bach composed cantatas for the church services, part of the celebrations, during the Christmas season. paul-archibald.com/2024/12/21/joh…