Hello and welcome to Exulansis - the podcast designed to help listeners all over the world get more out of classical music.

The subject of today's episode is The intersection of Classical Music & Hip Hop. I was delighted to welcome as my guest the supremely talented Georgio Savvides - musical therapist, teacher, classically trained musician and Founder of the Hip Hop Orchestra.

Tune in to hear the story of Georgio's journey, the key influencers in his life and what advice he would offer younger entrants into the music business.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Exulansis. Today, my special guest is Florence Cheng, a multi-faceted classical musician, content writer and Choir Director who is based in London.

Tune into this episode to hear more about Florence's musical journey to date, including her experiences of studying in both Hong Kong and San Francisco, culminating in request for a lesser known Max Bruch work...

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Hello and welcome to Season 2, episode 8 of Exulansis. My special guest today is Louie Lugo, a highly accomplished trombonist, an enthusiast of the Baroque period and proponent of the life mantra “Dream bigger, do more.”

Tune in to hear more of Louie's unique musical journey and why he feels a particularly affinity with music of the Baroque era.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Exulansis.

My special guest today is Jesse Schiffman, a graduate of the Juillard School and music education specialist, who is based out of San Diego, California.

Tune into to hear this wide ranging interview, which traces Jesse's early musical journey and touches upon his experiences in performing at Carnegie Hall and spending time getting closely involved with El Sistema whilst in South America.

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Welcome to my latest episode. Today, my special guest is Andreas Zampouridis, a critically acclaimed pianist who has won over 35 prizes in prestigious music competitions, founder of a record label and graduate of both the Royal Academy of Music and Oxford University.

Tune into this episode to hear more about Andreas' impressive musical journey, his career trajectory and his early inspirations.

Check out Andreas' profile on Spotify under artist name "Ephandras" and the following link:- https://open.spotify.com/artist/26ROGdecoVF9UbERb39WwY?si=EiRQoOwGQPWVuab9In-01A

In the words of the great Gustav Mahler - “Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.”

Hello and welcome to another episode of Exulansis.

Tonight, I examine Johann Sebastien Bach's masterpiece The Goldberg Variations.

Links to recommended recordings below:-

Glenn Gould https://open.spotify.com/album/1aCpHSQE5ghxibsQ5gkBe0?si=Pnnw4YHeT9iHsNiYWwob5A

Wilhelm Kempff https://open.spotify.com/album/1Mfk2FFxewtlp2gsN1EaWs?si=flxDQ9C0RGWrRyXVaoYWzQ

Andras Schiff https://open.spotify.com/album/6BPySwMHalhWlXn7fsSXqE?si=BqESUoZ0RsabmpJ_5WE5Tg

Daniel Barenboim https://open.spotify.com/album/6vXJoU2T3ZzUrdgFyylrSK?si=EyTxM9e9SQ2d1PpVPZgxlQ

Murray Perahia https://open.spotify.com/album/2ecywJZyq9FeZWhKUT0kIq?si=5Cvz67ffQWu3ProaeZukGg

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Thank you for joining me for this exclusive, subscriber only episode which discusses Hector Berlioz's staggering 1830 masterpiece, Symphonie Fantastique.

My recommended top 2 recordings of the work are:-

The Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alain Altinoglu which can be viewed on YouTube here:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdYRYbjCcJg

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado which can be listened to here:- https://open.spotify.com/album/1kq6ThQ2F8JDKX2vDBDpjv?si=IlGnQnAeTWuuQW5BiQj4wg

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Welcome to episode 15, which briefly discusses the inimitable world of Frederic Chopin's piano music before going on to provide a selection of tracks which rank amongst some of my most favoured recordings. I hope you enjoy them just as much.

Track links are below.

https://open.spotify.com/track/32JpzAxaRAnhyEqJ0l3HTY?si=29f3d0cd0b524a31

https://open.spotify.com/track/4Qix2p8ywjDLFMlItdMgsR?si=d2ef7fa63a434b2f

https://open.spotify.com/track/4VwMSemz6saHn0otynB2xv?si=f7514db357054592

https://open.spotify.com/track/1GjJFBvSyWvg1PBBRy1rp3?si=1956f43f6cd1492b

https://open.spotify.com/track/4Lwc3mHgNHRaKKQClpgdqR?si=28b4e8c6271347f5

https://open.spotify.com/track/6IZLn0jhCQBKSXs8b25mBK?si=b56914f859cf449c

https://open.spotify.com/track/0VYFFE6qpaF1ca18Doul6M?si=66a31b12124d429f

https://open.spotify.com/track/0nQ2dvFXvWH50WlFmaVNIw?si=6867d820764049ad

https://open.spotify.com/track/5z8YvsB1w4qrJL3pVJkNlm?si=8b8b7a5a6a0a4bd2

https://open.spotify.com/track/6qkLMUDWPSpncUgl4xiLFY?si=550faa79ba9f4372

https://open.spotify.com/track/2PU2yf1lc3m6ziEkjGiGgH?si=32d06ed0bbb74b48

https://open.spotify.com/track/74wFLcV8ey4dORIuvy5Zr0?si=ddbe7729e5a04fd0

https://open.spotify.com/track/0g3Ej80peDp462IZxOQ86m?si=ec4b19bb465d4aa3

https://open.spotify.com/track/3DDNLW5oiXf8isBkqrIZOl?si=2e2ae119ca1e444a

https://open.spotify.com/track/664fcA80WZzNL7uJWcCkLe?si=adea4d0f28194a10

If you have the time or indeed the inclination, please take a moment to share your thoughts on the track list - I'd love to hear particularly how they made you feel and what each piece means to you as a human being.

I'd like to finish here with a Spanish quotation:- La música es como una llave mágica que abre incluso los corazones que están más cerrados – "Music is like a magic key that opens even the most closed hearts."