© 2014 Sam Post http://www.samueljpost.com/podcast en-us A podcast for exploring what makes great music great. Sam Post The Music Post is committed to the idea that anyone and everyone can enjoy classical music, and can enjoy it more deeply. Whether you're a novice listener looking to gain an appreciation for it, or a seasoned concert-goer trying to deepen your knowledge and expand your listening repertoire, the Music Post is for you. Each episode you'll get to know some music new or old as the host tells you about each piece and plays example excerpts to inform and guide your listening. You'll learn about the charm of Mozart, the intensity of Beethoven, the unparalelled beauty of Bach, and much more. Above all, you'll find out what makes these pieces compelling, and maybe, just maybe, fall in love with a few along the way. Whether you're a novice listener looking to gain an appreciation for classical music, or a seasoned concert-goer trying to deepen your knowledge and expand your listening repertoire, the Music Post is for you. Each episode you'll get to know some music new or old as the host tells you about each piece and plays example excerpts to inform and guide your listening. You'll learn about the charm of Mozart, the intensity of Beethoven, the unparalelled beauty of Bach, and much more. Above all, you'll find out what makes these pieces compelling, and maybe, just maybe, fall in love with a few along the way. The meditative opening number to one of Bach's final masterpieces Sam Post We begin our exploration of the Art of Fugue and look closely at the opening number, Contrapunctus 1 http://www.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/5/1/125199/musicpostep1.mp3 http://www.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/5/1/125199/musicpostep1.mp3 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 15:17:32 GMT The intense, unstable and dissonant third member of the Art of Fugue. Sam Post We continue our exploration of Bach's final masterpiece with a close look at the third fugue. Along the way, we learn more about how Bach's extreme dissonances and chromatic adventures. http://www.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/5/1/125199/mp_2_final.mp3 http://www.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/5/1/125199/mp_2_final.mp3 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 09:00:00 GMT Guest Ralitza Patcheva joins to talk about and play Contrapunctus 6 from Bach's Art of Fugue Sam Post In this episode, we learn about the counterfugues from the Art of Fugue, about how Bach's inclusion of the French style affects the piece on the whole, and about the relative advantages of the harpsichord and the piano. http://www.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/5/1/125199/mp_ralitza_final.mp3 http://www.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/5/1/125199/mp_ralitza_final.mp3 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 09:00:00 GMT Exlporing the most popular performance piece from the Art of Fugue on piano and organ. Sam Post In this episode, we look at Contrapunctus 9 as a microcosm for Bach's compositions more generally, and begin to see how he perfectly balances repetition with unpredictability in his music. http://www.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/5/1/125199/musicpost_ep4.mp3 http://www.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/5/1/125199/musicpost_ep4.mp3 Sun, 02 Nov 2014 11:59:00 GMT