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  • Podcast #21 : FRANZ SCHREKER: an old-fashioned modernist

    Podcast #21 : FRANZ SCHREKER: an old-fashioned modernist
    2026/07/17

    In this episode, Jens & Joe tackle Franz Schreker, the missing link between Schoenberg and Zemlinsky — and a composer of wildly Freudian fairy‑tale operas that were all the rage between the wars. Deemed too modern in his time, and shocking in Vienna — but loved for both — Schreker was one of the most widely performed opera composers before World War II, alongside Richard Strauss and Walter Braunfels. Yet the curse of the Nazis and the subsequent shunting of much of the late‑Romantic repertoire saw him largely forgotten, despite occasional revivals and resuscitation efforts.

    0:22   Introduction
    1:20   Schreker vs. Zemlinsky
    6:16   Symphony in A minor, Op. 1 (1899)
    8:39   Psalm 116, Op. 6 (1900)
    9:53   Schreker vs. Schoenberg
    11:46  Festwalzer (1908) – “Emperor Waltz”
    13:37  Der ferne Klang (1912)
    17:33  A Modernist?
    20:30  Der Schatzgräber (1920)
    23:09  Prelude to a Grand Opera “Memnon” (1933)
    25:18  More of the Operas
    26:45  Four Little Pieces (1930)
    27:59  The Influence of Schreker
    28:45  Conclusion

    C60024‑2  Schreker: Der ferne Klang
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    C60010‑2  Schreker: Der Schatzgräber
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    C5348  Schreker: Orchestral Works
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    C10850  Schreker: Symphony No. 1
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    C67063  Schreker: 5 Gesänge / Festwalzer
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    • Gerd Albrecht

    • Christopher Ward

    • Peter Gülke

    • Josef Protschka

    • Funkhausorchester Köln

    • Radio‑Sinfonieorchester Berlin

    • Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg

    Alexander Zemlinsky - Arnold Schoenberg - Siegmund Freud - Erich Wolfgang Korngold

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    Jens F. Laurson (Journalist) and Johannes Kernmayer (Producer)

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  • Podcast #20 : JOHANN STRAUSS II and his Contemporaries

    Podcast #20 : JOHANN STRAUSS II and his Contemporaries
    2026/07/10
    If you wanted to dance with somebody in 19th‑century Vienna, Johann Strauss was your best bet for the soundtrack. But he wasn’t alone: a whole galaxy of composers cranked out waltzes, polkas, and operettas — the “light music” the city consumed at a breakneck pace. In this episode, Jens and Joe explore some of these figures, trace the history of the genre, and even spin off to Copenhagen by way of twirling musical entertainment.0:22   Introduction1:10   Happy Birthday, Johann Strauss4:52   Franz von Suppè vs. Jacques Offenbach8:22   Franz von Suppè: The Beautiful Galatea10:44   Jacques Offenbach: La Belle Hélène12:58  Political Operetta Couplets14:22  Carl Michael Ziehrer: Leopoldine16:09  Carl Michael Ziehrer: The Vagabonds18:45  Johann Strauss featuring Wagner20:42  Josef Hellmesberger (Jr.): Danse Diabolique22:24  Hans Christian Lumbye – “The Danish Strauss”24:23  Carl Millöcker: Gasparone26:36  Oscar Straus: The Merry Nibelungs29:29  ConclusionC60134  Franz von Suppè: The Beautiful GalateaDiscover now: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C60134!PodcastC49304  Offenbach FestivalDiscover now: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C49304!PodcastC7147  Ziehrer Operetta FestivalDiscover now: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C7147!PodcastC10835  Kowalski – Operetta GalaDiscover now: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C10835!PodcastC10848  Marienbader ElegienDiscover now: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C10848!PodcastC10752  Oscar Straus: The Merry NibelungsDiscover now: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C10752!PodcastJochen Kowalski — https://www.naxos.com/Bio/Person/Jochen_Kowalski/7105Ulrike Steinsky — https://www.naxos.com/Bio/Person/Ulrike_Steinsky/83056Pinchas Steinberg — https://www.naxos.com/Bio/Person/Pinchas_Steinberg/31876Bruno Weil — https://www.naxos.com/Bio/Person/Bruno_Weil/31990János Sándor — https://www.naxos.com/Bio/Person/J%C3%A1nos_S%C3%A1ndor/32413WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln — https://www1.wdr.de/orchester-und-chor/funkhausorchester/index.htmlCappella Coloniensis — https://www.naxos.com/CatalogueDetail/?id=C49382Münchner Rundfunkorchester — https://www.rundfunkorchester.de/Johann Strauss II - Josef Strauss - Eduard Strauss - Carl Michael Ziehrer - Jacques Offenbach - Franz von Suppè - Carl Millöcker - Oscar Straus - Josef Hellmesberger - Richard WagnerWith:Jens F. Laurson (Journalist) and Johannes Kernmayer (Producer)Follow Capriccio Records► YouTube Channel► Facebook: facebook.com/capricciorecords/► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capricciorec/► Twitter: https://twitter.com/CapriccioRec► Learn more: http://capriccio.at/ChaptersFeatured RecordingsFeatured ArtistsRecommended Persons
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  • Podcast #19 : ALEXANDER ZEMLINSKY - The Opera Composer

    Podcast #19 : ALEXANDER ZEMLINSKY - The Opera Composer
    2026/07/03
    Once upon a time, there was a tiny little man in Vienna who composed the grandest operas. What started out as fairy‑tale works of musical theatre ended, alas, in tragic fashion for Alexander Zemlinsky in the New World. In this episode, Joe and Jens track this wildly underrated composer’s operatic career from Vienna via Prague and Berlin to his premature death in New York.0:20   Introduction1:16   Late Zemlinsky Revival3:14   Alma Mahler and The Dwarf5:12   Once Upon a Time (1900)9:32   Der Traumgörge (1905/06)13:11  A Florentine Tragedy (1916)17:01  The Dwarf (1922)17:31   The Berlin Era18:57   The Chalk Circle (1932/33)22:04  Immigration23:14  Schoenberg and Zemlinsky26:25  King Candaules (1936)28:18  Back to Vienna29:00  ConclusionC60019  Once Upon a TimeDiscover: https://naxos.lnk.to/C600192!PodcastC10241-42  Der TraumgörgeDiscover: https://naxos.lnk.to/C1024142!PodcastC5325  A Florentine TragedyDiscover: https://naxos.lnk.to/C5325!PodcastC60016-2  The Chalk CircleDiscover: https://naxos.lnk.to/C600162!PodcastC60071  King CandaulesDiscover: https://naxos.lnk.to/C600712!PodcastRenate Behle — https://www.renatebehle.de/Wolfgang KochJosef ProtschkaEva Johansson — http://www.evajohansson.dk/Pamela Coburn — https://www.pamcoburn.com/Bertrand de Billy — https://debilly.com/Gerd Albrecht — http://www.gerd-albrecht.com/Stefan Soltesz — https://www.hilbert.de/en/artists/conductor/stefan-soltesz/Radio‑Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt — https://www.orchester-des-wandels.de/en/our-orchestras/musicians-of-the-hr-sinfonieorchester-frankfurt/Rundfunk‑Sinfonieorchester Berlin — https://www.rsb-online.de/en/ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra — https://rso.orf.at/Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg — https://www.die-hamburgische-staatsoper.de/en/people/1929-philharmonisches-staatsorchester-hamburgAlma Mahler‑Werfel - Gustav Mahler - Arnold Schoenberg - Franz Schreker - KlabundWith:Jens F. Laurson (Journalist) and Johannes Kernmayer (Producer)Follow Capriccio Records► YouTube Channel► Facebook: facebook.com/capricciorecords/► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capricciorec/► Twitter: https://twitter.com/CapriccioRec► Learn more: http://capriccio.at/ChaptersFeatured RecordingsFeatured ArtistsRecommended Persons
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  • Podcast #18 : KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI - A Life in Four Quartets

    Podcast #18 : KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI - A Life in Four Quartets
    2026/06/26

    Krzysztof Penderecki: String Quartets, Trio and More

    The whole stylistic world of Krzysztof Penderecki in just over 70 minutes sounds almost unbelievable — but that’s the total performing time of his works for string quartet, string trio, and related chamber forces. From the wild, uncompromising String Quartet No. 1 to the masterly String Trio and the later, more overtly lyrical works, these pieces trace the composer’s strikingly diverse stylistic journey.

    0:20   Introduction
    1:27   His Own Way – Biographical Notes
    7:29   The Interrupted Thought (1988)
    11:16  String Quartet No. 2 (1968)
    12:07  String Trio (1990, rev. 1991)
    15:23  The Listenable Face of Modernity
    16:20  Clarinet Quartet (1993)
    18:09  String Quartet No. 3 (2008)
    20:20  String Quartet No. 4 (2016)
    23:11  A Hidden Composer
    24:24  Conclusion

    C5493  Penderecki: String Quartets, String Trio & Clarinet Quartet
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    • Jan Jakub Bokun

    Henryk Mikołaj Górecki - Béla Bartók - Arvo Pärt

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  • Podcast #17: KURT WEILL - From Brecht to Broadway

    Podcast #17: KURT WEILL - From Brecht to Broadway
    2026/06/19
    If you know that sharks have teeth, dear, that’s probably because Kurt Weill told you so in “Mack the Knife.” But there’s much more to Weill than The Threepenny Opera and Mahagonny: he was a remarkably versatile composer whose music moved between Weimar satire, modernism, and Broadway. Join Jens and Joe as they explore the wide-ranging world of this extraordinary, hard-to-pin-down composer.0:20   Introduction1:36   Diversity in Music3:16   “Mack the Knife” – The Threepenny Opera (1928)4:00   Much More Than Three Pennies4:48   Magic Night – Ballet Pantomime (1922)7:37   The Tsar Has His Photograph Taken (1928)9:16   Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (1930)11:40  The Silver Lake (1933)14:42   Paris – A Cow on the Road16:01   A Kingdom for a Cow (1935)20:51   The Eternal Road (Propheten) (1935)22:48   US War Propaganda (1943)26:11   The Firebrand of Florence (1945)27:55   Love Life (1948)29:26   ConclusionC67011  Magic NightBUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C67011!PodcastC60007  The Tsar Has His Photograph TakenBUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C60007!PodcastC10160–61  Rise and Fall of the City of MahagonnyBUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C10160-61!PodcastC60011  The Silver LakeBUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C60011!PodcastC60013  A Kingdom for a Cow (CD)BUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C60013!PodcastPE803  A Kingdom for a Cow (DVD)C5500  ProphetenBUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C5500!PodcastC10347  Historical RecordingsC60091  The Firebrand of FlorenceBUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C60091!PodcastC5550  Love LifeBUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C5550!PodcastLotte LenyaRodney Gilfry — https://www.instagram.com/rodgilfry/Sir Andrew DavisJan Latham-KönigDennis Russell Davies — https://www.instagram.com/dennis_russell_davies/BBC Singers — https://www.instagram.com/bbc_singers/BBC Symphony Orchestra — https://www.instagram.com/bbcsymphonyorchestra/Kölner Rundfunkorchester — https://www.instagram.com/koelner.kammerorchester/ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra — https://www.instagram.com/rso.wien/Chorus and Orchestra of the Wiener Volksoper — https://www.instagram.com/volksoper/Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North — https://www.instagram.com/operanorth/Franz Werfel - Max Reinhardt - Georg Kaiser - Arnold SchönbergWith:Jens F. Laurson (Journalist) and Johannes Kernmayer (Producer)Follow Capriccio Records► YouTube Channel► Facebook: facebook.com/capricciorecords/► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capricciorec/► Twitter: https://twitter.com/CapriccioRec► Learn more: http://capriccio.at/ChaptersFeatured RecordingsFeatured ArtistsRecommended Persons
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  • Podcast #16: REDISCOVERING SALIERI - Werner Ehrhardt on raiding the archives

    Podcast #16: REDISCOVERING SALIERI - Werner Ehrhardt on raiding the archives
    2026/06/12

    You may not have heard of Werner Ehrhardt, but if you’ve spent any time with early music, you’ve probably heard his work. In this first instalment, the founder and leader of Concerto Köln and L’arte del mondo joins Jens and Joe to reflect on half a century of recording rare and early repertoire — and on how to discover music that has yet to be discovered.

    0:20   Introduction
    1:11   Introducing our guest – Werner Ehrhardt
    3:09   Cologne 1985 – A Mecca for Old Music
    5:57   Antonio Salieri – La Scuola de’ gelosi
    9:16   Why Salieri?
    11:38  The Grove Dictionary and the French Revolution
    13:26  Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf – La Prise de la Bastille
    14:22  Joseph Martin Kraus – the “Swedish Mozart”
    18:06  Francesco Durante – Vivaldi vs. Musica Napoletana
    21:14  Jan Ladislav Dussek – the Beethoven contemporary
    23:15  The Carneval Oriental project
    25:45  Israel in Egypt – an oratorio of three world religions
    29:05  Conclusion

    C10280  La Prise de la Bastille
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    C10430  Joseph Martin Kraus – Symphonies
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    C10371  Francesco Durante – Concerti Nos. 1–6
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    C10444  Jan Ladislav Dussek – Piano Concertos
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    C5263  Carneval Oriental
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    C5151  Israel in Egypt
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    • Concerto Köln — https://www.concerto-koeln.de/

    • L’arte del mondo — https://www.lartedelmondo.de/en/termine

    • Werner Ehrhardt — https://www.lartedelmondo.de/en/werner-ehrhardt

    Antonio Salieri - Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf - Joseph Martin Kraus - Francesco Durante - Jan Ladislav Dussek - George Frideric Handel - Joseph Haydn - Antonio Vivaldi - Musica Antiqua - Reinhard Goebel - Collegium Aureum - Cappella Coloniensis

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  • Podcast #15: DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH - The Symphonies

    Podcast #15: DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH - The Symphonies
    2026/06/05

    In their latest Classical Discoveries episode, Jens and Joe explore Dmitri Shostakovich’s symphonies — works of daring subversion masked as Soviet conformity. From the banned Fourth Symphony to the sardonic Ninth, they reveal how Shostakovich smuggled private rebellion into public music. Featuring the Gürzenich‑Orchester Köln’s powerhouse recordings, this is Soviet‑era genius at its most explosive: “Quiet in person, screaming in music.”

    0:20   Introduction
    1:20   Symphony No. 1 – One of the Best First Symphonies
    4:30   Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 – To Please the State
    9:14   Symphony No. 4 – “Muddle Instead of Music”
    14:03  Overview and Categorisation
    15:39  Symphony No. 5 – Well‑Behaved and Popular
    16:38  Symphony No. 7 – And the Fireman
    18:00  Symphony No. 9 – Light and Simple Classicism
    21:28  Symphony No. 14 – The Russian Loreley
    24:17  Symphony No. 15 – Why Wilhelm Tell?
    26:56  Quiet in Person – Screaming in Music
    28:12  Symphony No. 15 – The Wagner Quotes
    29:25  Conclusion

    C7435  Shostakovich: The Symphonies
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    • Gürzenich‑Orchester Köln

    • Dmitrji Kitajenko

    Kirill Kondrashin - Solomon Volkov - Serge Prokofiev

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  • Podcast #14: CHARLES KOECHLIN - France's Hidden Symphonist

    Podcast #14: CHARLES KOECHLIN - France's Hidden Symphonist
    2026/05/29

    In their latest episode of the Classical Discoveries podcast, Jens and Joe explore the scintillating music of Charles Koechlin, a fascinating yet overlooked French symphonist who defies easy categorisation. Neither purely an impressionist nor simply a romantic, dramatic, lyric, abstract, or “programmatic” composer, Koechlin combined revolutionary, academic, and eclectic traits. One moment his language recalls Debussy and Ravel, the next he sounds like Poulenc, Florent Schmitt, or even Olivier Messiaen.

    0:20   Introduction
    1:36   Koechlin – A little bit of everything?
    4:51   Symphony No. 1 – Recording Session
    9:01   Backgrounds – Jungle Book and the Symphony
    10:56  A pupil of Fauré
    11:27  The Seven Stars’ Symphony, Op. 132
    12:16  The Movie Stars of the Symphony
    14:33  Greta Garbo (Excerpt)
    16:43  Charlie Chaplin (Excerpt)
    17:45  Vers la voûte étoilée, Op. 129 (Excerpt)
    19:27  Conclusion

    C5533  Charles Koechlin: Symphony No. 1
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    C5449  Charles Koechlin: The Seven Stars’ Symphony (Capriccio)
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    Sinfonieorchester Basel

    • Website: https://www.sinfonieorchesterbasel.ch

    • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgllfsUfm3qWSsZQE7vTnJw

    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen

    • Website: https://www.wuerttembergische-philharmonie.de/musik/

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    Claude Debussy - Gabriel Fauré - Albert Roussel - Olivier Messiaen - Charlie Chaplin - Clara Bow - Greta Garbo - Marlene Dietrich - Rudyard Kipling

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