Musical SparkNotes: Wagner's Ring Cycle

Intro

Das Rheingold

New Releases

Interview with Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis

How Attention Works

Ten Days, Ten Mahler Symphonies

Symphony No. 1

Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection," Part 1

Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection," Part 2

Symphony No. 3, Part 1

Symphony No. 3, Part 2

Symphony No. 4 w/ Alex Amsel

Symphony No. 5 w/ Richard Friedman

Symphony No. 6 "Tragic" w/ Hannah Reffett

Symphony No. 7 w/ Ben Manis

Symphony No. 8, Part 1

Symphony No. 8, Part 2

Symphony No. 9 w/ Sasha Scolnik-Brower

Symphony No. 10 w/ Josh Joyce

The Four Fundamental Techniques

Episode 1 - Listening Attentively

Episode 2 - Fundamentals: Hearing Ideas

Episode 3 - Fundamentals: Grouping

Episode 4 - Fundamentals: Mapping

Minisodes

Minisode 1 - Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Minisode 2 - Maroon 5 and Pachelbel's Canon

Minisode 3 - Bob Dylan and Britten

All Episodes

Episode 27 - Music and Meditation

Episode 26 - Lesser-Known Symphonies: Saint-Saens Third

Episode 25 - Lesser-Known Symphonies: Nielsen's Fourth

Episode 24 - Top 10: Symphonic Endings

Episode 23 - Gesture in Music

Episode 22 - Top 10: Chamber Music

Episode 21 - What Does the Conductor Do?

Episode 20 - Top 10: Miniatures

Episode 19 - Top 10: Symphonies

Episode 18 - What's So Great About Beethoven?

Episode 17 - A Holiday Music Listening Guide!

Episode 16 - Guided Listening w/ Lincoln Center: Bruckner's Fourth

Episode 15 - Form, Part 2

Episode 14 - Form, Part 1

Episode 13 - Rhythm

Episode 12 - Harmony

Episode 11 - What Makes a Great Melody?

Episode 10 - Summer Review!

Episode 9 - Composer Pairings

Episode 8 - Live Performance Series #2: Musical Decisions

Episode 7 - Live Performance Series #1: Technique

Episode 6 - Why Listen to Classical Music?

Episode 5 - Guided Listening: Dvorak Symphony No. 8