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Saturday Morning Car Tunes: Ludwig van Beethoven, Pt. II

Saturday Morning Car Tunes: Ludwig van Beethoven, Pt. II

Dun dun dun DUNN! This week, Beethoven's middle period takes center stage, where he truly starts sounding like, well, Beethoven. Heroes, symphonies, and most of the orchestral music are spotlighted.

04/19/2025
Saturday Morning Car Tunes: Joseph Haydn, Pt. II

Saturday Morning Car Tunes: Joseph Haydn, Pt. II

Can you count over 100? You’ll need to this week as we explore just why Haydn is known as the Father of the Symphony.

02/08/2025
Saturday Morning Car Tunes: The Symphony

Saturday Morning Car Tunes: The Symphony

A definition and history of the symphony, as it grew into what we know it as...

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Felix Mendelssohn was a child prodigy who became one of the great Romantic composers. Drawing on Bach’s counterpoint, Mozart’s grace, and Beethoven’s drama, his music marries Classicism and Romanticism.

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Saturday Morning Car Tunes: Frédéric Chopin, Pt. II

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What makes Chopin sound like Chopin? This week, études, préludes, and songs! Oh, my!

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Saturday Morning Car Tunes: Hector Berlioz, Pt. II

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Saturday Morning Car Tunes: Hector Berlioz, Pt. I

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This week, we're heading to France for something Romantic... something fantastique.

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Saturday Morning Car Tunes: George Frideric Handel, Pt. III

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Handel didn’t just write operas and oratorios. He also wrote music without words. Sonatas, concertos, sinfonias, overtures, and… wait, are those fireworks?

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