230 Episodes

  1. Knock Knock... It’s Fate: The Four Notes That Shook the World

    Published: 7/7/2025
  2. When a Cello Speaks: The Heartbreaking Opening of Elgar’s Concerto

    Published: 6/30/2025
  3. That Note from Heaven: The Top C in Allegri’s Miserere

    Published: 6/23/2025
  4. Lip Gymnastics: The Wild World of Horn Embouchure

    Published: 6/16/2025
  5. Puff, Play, Breathe: The Oboe’s Magic Trick

    Published: 6/9/2025
  6. 🎼 Mahler’s Motto: Go Big or Go Back to Vienna

    Published: 6/2/2025
  7. 🎶 The Nutcracker? No Thanks, Said Tchaikovsky (At First)

    Published: 5/26/2025
  8. Lisztmania: The First True Fan Frenzy

    Published: 5/19/2025
  9. When Titans Duel: Handel vs. Scarlatti in the Baroque Showdown

    Published: 5/12/2025
  10. How Medieval Monks Invented the Way We Write Music Today

    Published: 5/5/2025
  11. How Beethoven Composed Masterpieces Without Hearing a Sound

    Published: 4/28/2025
  12. Gounod’s Divine Remix: A Heavenly Twist on Bach

    Published: 4/21/2025
  13. Elgar’s Triumphant Soundtrack: From Studio to Stadium

    Published: 4/14/2025
  14. Royal Albert Hall: A Regal Stage for Icons

    Published: 4/7/2025
  15. Carnegie Hall: A Stage for Legends

    Published: 3/31/2025
  16. Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 1 – A Teenage Prodigy’s Bold Beginning

    Published: 3/24/2025
  17. Liszt’s Dazzling Masterpiece: The 20-Year Journey of His First Piano Concerto

    Published: 3/17/2025
  18. Mozart’s Final Years: Defying Fate

    Published: 3/10/2025
  19. Mozart in Paris: A Stormy Prelude

    Published: 3/3/2025
  20. Swan Lake: Tchaikovsky’s Enchanting Ballet of Love and Tragedy

    Published: 2/24/2025

1 / 12

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!