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That Classical Podcast

That Classical Podcast

Kelly, Sascha and Chris talk to you about classical music whilst making you laugh. AND LEARN. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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20 of 56 episodes

So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye!

THE END IS NIGH. In fact, it's here. Please do join us for one final round of classical silliness, as we talk about our lives, our classical...

50:07Aug 24, 2021

"Murder Clowns and Boffin Cocktails": Leoncavallo & Bellini

ARE YOU SCARED OF CLOWNS? WELL QUITE FRANKLY YOU MIGHT BE AFTER THIS. Yeeeees gird your loins people, because this episode we're talking mur...

43:14May 3, 2021

"Music Shanks and Power Suits": Ethel Smyth & Florence Price

HERE COME THE GIRLS - AND P.S. THEY ARE KICKING BUTTS AND TAKING NAMES. Yeaaas in this episode we discuss two more lovely ladies who shaped...

40:56Mar 29, 2021

"Brown Notes and Musical TMI": Our Non-Faves

BE HONEST: WHO AMONG US DOESN'T ENJOY A GOOD WHINGE? Yeeeeas in this episode of That Classical Podcast we fulfil a listener-request, and ope...

46:50Mar 1, 2021

"Festive Prawns and Angel Swarms": Christmas IV

UP-TO-DATE ON YOUR AUSTRALIAN CHRISTMAS TRIVIA? Well you certainly will be after this festive and VERY educational episode of That Classical...

43:57Dec 4, 2020

"Frog Concertos and Highway Anthems": Villa-Lobos & Ginastera

NEED MORE HARMONICA IN YOUR LIFE? WELL, YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE. Yes, whether you like it or not, the harmonica makes a very special...

40:17Oct 20, 2020

"Werther's Originals and Musical Gold-Panning": Massenet & Poulenc

JUST TAKE IT FROM US - YOU DON'T WANT TO BORROW ANY MEDITATION TIPS FROM MASSENET. Find out why in this extra hot episode of That Classical...

47:06Sep 14, 2020

"Fun Uncles and Dog Defenestration": Boccherini & Rameau

DOES YOUR DOG BARK IN TUNE? BETTER DOUBLE-CHECK BEFORE RAMEAU POPS OVER FOR TEA. Yes today we discuss two legendary Baroque composers - one...

34:05Jul 15, 2020

That Classical Isolation: Our Current Faves #3

YES WE'VE DONE IT AGAIN. We've plugged-in our mics, boosted our wifi and hidden under our chunkiest sound-absorbent blankets to bring you ye...

20:31May 18, 2020

That Classical Isolation: Our Current Faves #2

YOU ASKED FOR MORE CLASSICAL ISOLATION BANGERS AND WE OBLIGED. Settle down and/or in for another top-class social distancing sesh, featuring...

23:02Apr 27, 2020

That Classical Isolation: Our Current Faves

RECORDED ACROSS THE WAVELENGTHS OF TIME AND SPACE (AKA LONDON), WE PRESENT A SPECIAL MINI-EPISODE. Yes you guessed it, because we aren't all...

22:44Mar 30, 2020

"Chambermaid Bazungas and Ghost Smalltalk": Strauss & Strauss

SO MANY STRAUSSES (STRAUSSI?), SO LITTLE TIME. Yessss in this Strauss-centric episode we discuss the life and times of Johann Strauss II and...

48:05Mar 16, 2020

"Hot Samwise and Classical Rasputin": Wagner & Gesualdo

SURE, THESE COMPOSERS ARE LITERALLY THE WORST... BUT THEY DID WRITE SOME BANGING TUNES. Yes, in this episode of That Classical Podcast we re...

46:56Jan 14, 2020

"Young B****** and The Pink Peril": Women Composers Pt. II

THEY CAME, THEY COMPOSED, THEY CONQUERED. Yes, in this INCREDIBLY ladylike episode of That Classical Podcast, we discuss the women who shook...

38:00Nov 11, 2019

THAT CLASSICAL HANDOVER: New Beginnings

TIMES ARE A-CHANGIN' HERE AT THAT CLASSICAL PODCAST. Find out how, why and who in this freshly-squeezed new episode. Enjoy! Not enough TCP?...

29:04Oct 15, 2019

"Full Wangs and Sister-Wife Wonders": Modern Classical Music III

WHOEVER SAID CLASSICAL MUSIC WAS BORING, WE'VE GOT THREE WORDS FOR YOU: NAKED OPERA SINGERS. This episode, we're re-opening our mysterious b...

30:16May 27, 2019

"Foot Tragedies and 'Artistic' Naked Bits": Strozzi & Lully

FOR NEVER WAS A STORY OF MORE WOE... THAN THIS OF STABBING YOUR FOOT WITH A SHARP STICK, FO SHO. Today we discuss two small but wonderful fi...

33:13Mar 11, 2019

"Infant Body-Builders and Lip Baking": Brass

DOOT DOOOOOT yes we're back with another orchestral watcha-ma-call-it, and today it's BRASS. So sit back, relax, and enjoy a one way ticket...

29:43Feb 12, 2019

"Exiled Bum-Pinchers and Half-Naughty Monks": CHRISTMAS III

CHRISTMAS WOULDN'T BE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT A TRADITIONAL "BUM-PINCH" [AND AN ILLEGAL MINCE PIE] ... YES it's time once again for our annual fes...

30:49Dec 17, 2018

"Football Opera and Century-Straddlers": The Romantic Period

BRACE YOURSELVES FOR THE MUSICAL EQUIVALENT OF FIFTY SHADES. Yes that is 100% correct and accurate, because it's time for something Romantic...

35:36Dec 3, 2018