The Classical Music Minute
Ever wonder who were the Florentine Camerata? Where did the conductor’s baton come from? Or the difference between Opera Buffa and Opera Seria? These little nuggets of classical music trivia are what this podcast is all about. Come hop around music history with me, Steven Hobé, as we take a minute to get the scoop!
Podcasting since 2021 • 243 episodes
The Classical Music Minute
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Mozart in Miniature: Master of Chamber Music
DescriptionMozart in Miniature: Master of Chamber Music in 60 Seconds. Take a minute to get the scoop!Fun FactMozart’s publisher worried that his Piano Quartet in G minor (1785) was too difficult for amateu...
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Season 5
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Episode 242
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Form, Function, and Flourish: The Classical Sonata
DescriptionForm, Function, and Flourish: The Classical Sonata in 60 Seconds. Take a minute to get the scoop!Fun FactBeethoven’s “Moonlight” Sonata wasn’t named by him at all—the nickname came years later, w...
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Season 5
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Episode 241
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Back to the Future: Neoclassicism in Music
DescriptionBack to the Future: Neoclassicism in Music in 60 Seconds. Take a minute to get the scoop!Fun FactStravinsky admitted that Pulcinella wasn’t just homage—it was liberation. “It was a backward look,...
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Season 5
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Episode 240
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Faraway Fantasies: Exoticism in Opera
DescriptionFaraway Fantasies: Exoticism in Opera in 60 Seconds. Take a minute to get the scoop!Fun FactWhen Carmen premiered, critics complained it was too scandalous and “vulgar” for the Paris stage. Yet t...
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Season 5
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Episode 239
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Showtime with Strings Attached: The Romantic Concerto
DescriptionShowtime with Strings Attached: The Romantic Concerto in 60 Seconds. Take a minute to get the scoop!Fun FactFranz Liszt’s piano concertos were so demanding that critics sometimes accused him of showing of...
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Episode 238
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