Pete Cogle's Podcast Factory

The European Podcast of 2010: Category Personality

http://petecogle.com/blog/

The story of a man who’s lost everything

"The story of a man who’s lost everything. Clive Wearing has what Oliver Sacks calls “the most severe case of amnesia ever documented.” Clive’s wife, Deborah Wearing, tells us the story along with Oliver Sacks. And they try to understand why, amidst so much forgetting, Clive remembers two things: Music and Love."

http://www.radiolab.org/2007/jun/07/clive/

Gr. Dinicu, Hora Staccato (Gr. Dinicu)

Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition (Mikhail Pletnev)

Black Cat White Cat (Soundtrack)

http://www.mixpod.com/playlist/79196087

Beethoven, Symphony VII, Allegretto, mvt 2

Flamenco at 5:15

"This Oscar winning short documentary is an impressionistic record of a flamenco dance class given to senior students of the National Ballet School of Canada by two great teachers from Spain, Susana and Antonio Robledo."

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/flamenco-at-515/

Arthur Rubinstein - Chopin Waltz Op. 70 No. 1 in G flat

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto - II. Adagio

Breakfast BBC 3

"Radio 3's flagship breakfast programme with great pieces, great performances - and a few surprises!"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006tmr6

Rebel, Les Elemens

"The thunderous dissonance which opens 'Les Elemens' is probably the most shocking and original single bar of music composed up to that time. How much more extraordinary to reflect that it was written by a 71 year old pensioner whose music had been previously praised for its 'Wisdom, Taste and Tenderness' and its avoidance of the 'Frightening and Monstrous'!

Jean-Féry Rebel enjoyed a long and productive career as one of Louis XIV favoured musicians. He was presented at court at the age of 8 by his father, a royal musician, where he reportedly astonished the King with his virtuosity on the violin. He was encouraged by Lully and rose through the ranks to eventually direct the 24 Violons du Roy. When he stepped down from conducting the Concert Spirituel in 1735 he had a long series of successful instrumental works and ballet scores to look back on (although his one Opera; Ulysse, was a failure) However, he was soon tempted out of retirement by Prince Carignan to write the score that has become his most famous: 'Les Elemens'. The work was premiered in 1737 without the opening movement Le Cahos. The "Mercure de France" reported,

'On the 27th of September the Royal Academy of Music played, after the Opera 'Cadmus' a new symphonic work, by Mr. Rebel Senior (Rebel's son was also a prominent musician) entitled 'The Elements', danced by Mlles. Salle and Mariette and by Ms. Dumoulin, Dupre, Malter and Javilliers. This Divertissement, which was perfectly executed, and much applauded, is adorned with a set which characterized the Elements and made a very grand effect.' " (http://www.linnrecords.com/recording-les-elemens--marais-and-rebel-sacd.aspx)

http://www.youtube.com/user/OedipusTyrannus#p/c/D6ECD2E84C67B4D6/0/2GsafGwqmeg

Beethoven, Choral fantasie in C minor

"The Fantasia op. 80 (or “Choral Fantasy”) was first performed at the Akademie (benefit concert) of 22 December 1808, which also saw the premières of the Fifth and Sixth Symphonies as well as a performance of portion of the C major Mass. To conclude this memorable concert program, Beethoven wanted a “brilliant Finale” that would unite in a single piece the different musical elements highlighted in the concert night: piano solo, chorus and orchestra. The Fantasia op. 80, written shortly prior, was thus written expressly to fulfill this role.

Beethoven himself played the piano part and the opening solo offers an example of his improvisational style (at the première he did, in fact, improvise this section). The piece, however, is best known for an early version of that simplice theme that Beethoven would later use as the melodic line for the Ode to Joy theme in the Ninth Symphony. The text was provided by the poet Christoph Kuffner with Beethoven's input. The theme – universal fraternity with the meetings of arts – also foreshadows Schiller's "Ode to Joy". This, along with the strong musical similarities, means there is an obvious connection between the Fantasia op. 80 with the finale of the 9th Symphony (...)." (http://hr.cantorion.org/music/1853/Choral_Fantasy_in_C_minor_Full_Score)

http://www.youtube.com/user/OedipusTyrannus#p/c/40D5C98762917CBF/0/o-NCAIwSN3U

Itzhak Perlman and Isaac Stern play Bach Double Concerto (part 1)

Composer of the week on BBC Radio 3

"Exploring the life and works of composers."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006tnxf

Beethoven - Appassionata Sonata 23 Opus 57

Vivaldi, L´estro armonico, Op.3 Concerto No.10

Beethoven

"A three-episode TV mini-series produced by the BBC, Beethoven is a very powerful and moving docudrama based on the life and music of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). Fantastically written and beautifully directed, the series constitutes a thorough and accurate reconstruction of Beethoven's life, from his troubled childhood to his death at the age of 56. Paul Rhys's masterful portrayal of Beethoven is particularly noteworthy, doing well to convey in vivid colour the natural genius of the Great Man and the isolation, turmoil and despair he experienced throughout his eventful life. Insightful narration from the popular conductor, composer and presenter Charles Hazlewood does well to add a sophisticated educational dimension to the series, as well as to encourage a seamless and comfortable flow of the story. This is an absolute must-watch!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67pKZrxgv4Y

The Genius of Mozart

One in 8 Million - New York Characters in Sound and Images

Everyone has their own story. When I was a child, I used to pay attention to the lights my neighbours tourned on as the evening arrived. This made me realise, with a little bit of sadness, how many stories remain unknown.

The New York Times introduces the so-called "ordinary people", those who have extraordinary stories "of passions and problems, relationships and routines, vocations and obsessions."

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/1-in-8-million/

In The Mood For Love (Sequences)