Snoopy and the Gang come to life in Ellen Taafe Zwilich's Peanuts Gallery!
13 Oct 2026
34m
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Classical Breakdown
John Banther takes classical music fans behind the scenes with interviews, deep dives, and analysis. Episodes released bi-weekly on Tuesdays. Produced by WETA Classical in Washington, D.C.
Episodes
William Schuman: The composer that shaped Juilliard, the Lincoln Center, and American music
29 Sep 2026
53m
What is a Harp with Nadia Pessoa: Ancient origins to modern innovations!
15 Sep 2026
38m
Bonus! A performance of Handel's Water Music
08 Sep 2026
49m
Handel's Water Music; a Kings bid to lift his reputation and one smelly river
01 Sep 2026
48m
Season 7 Recommended Summer Listening!
23 Jun 2026
34m
Tosca! Puccini's tragic opera on love, lust, and brutality
09 Jun 2026
1h 14m
The Montgomery Variations: A Piece of American History by Margaret Bonds
26 May 2026
1h 1m
Haydn's Trumpet Concerto: Revolutionary in ways you didn't know!
12 May 2026
50m
Leos Janacek: an original composer who found success late
28 Apr 2026
53m
Bonus! John and James discuss Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and gigs
21 Apr 2026
27m
Also Sprach Zarathustra: Where Music and Philosophy Reach New Heights
14 Apr 2026
53m
Bonus! 2 Opera preludes by Richard Wagner
07 Apr 2026
24m
Richard Wagner: The flawed man who changed opera
31 Mar 2026
1h 18m
Bonus! 3 Preludes and Fugues from the Well-Tampered Clavier Book 1 by Sam Post
24 Mar 2026
14m
The Well-TAMPERED Clavier: A rhythmic reimagining of JS Bach by Sam Post
17 Mar 2026
44m
Brahms Symphony No. 3: Perfection in Orchestration and Form
03 Mar 2026
51m
3 Composers lost to Tyranny
17 Feb 2026
43m
Meet Grammy-Winning Composer Jessie Montgomery!
03 Feb 2026
40m
A performance of Carnival of the Animals featuring Argerich and Freire!
27 Jan 2026
25m
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