
The Great Composers dives deep into the lives behind some of the greatest music ever written. Host Karla Walker and conductor Scott O'Neil look at the world through the eyes of these gifted artists. Learn about obstacles they overcame, and their loves, losses, successes and failures. You'll feel you know Mozart, Rachmaninov and others as friends.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 30 | Founded | 8 years ago |
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When the urge to compose finally struck again, Rachmaninoff took a little theme by Nicolo Paganini and turned it into a tour de force for the piano and orchestra, called Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. In this final episode of the Great Composers se... more
After four long years living outside of Russia due to political instability, Rachmaninoff was finally able to bring his family home. He returned with a determination to write a Russian sacred piece that would be a lasting contribution to the orthodox... more
Clickety clack. That’s all Sergei Rachmaninoff heard as he practiced his new Piano Concerto No. 3 in advance of his big American tour, during which he would debut the piece. That’s because he finished the piece just before departing for the U.S. and ... more
Sergei Rachmaninoff just wasn't hungry -- literally and figuratively. So, after the success of his Piano Concerto No. 2, he took the less obvious route for a composer and dedicated himself to conducting and teaching. He just wasn't craving that next ... more
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a lovely series I just now came across. The narrators knowledgeable, sensitive to the artists they are revealing to us—mozart’s life and music beautifully told.
Karla Walker
need more episodes!!!
OMG what an awesome program!Thank you, thank you!
The podcast format is a great medium for combining both words and music. Wish there were more episodes? Seemed like more composers were planned according to the intro. Please continue and do more composers!
Also, please put the pieces mentioned in each episode under the show notes for each episode. The playlist provided is for all 5 episodes. For beginners like myself, I have no idea which pieces were mentioned in Ep 1 vs Ep 2, for example. It would be great to add this detail and is pretty st... more








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