Ben Goes the Music: Recent Episodes
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A brand new podcast where we listen to some great music together and find out a little about where it came from and who wrote it and what makes it tick. Will include works by Duruflé, Haydn, Britten and who knows what else? For an introduction make sure to listen to Episode 0 first. Artwork by the endlessly talented Alex Stevens. Follow him on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AbjectObjects
Back to the 18th century and we listen to our first oratorio. An ora-what? You should probably listen and find out about a really good one by the Austrian composer Joseph Haydn.
In this first episode we find out a little about the introverted French composer Maurice Duruflé and his Requiem of 1947. We also delve into the world of Gregorian Chant too. Find out why by having a listen...