Between the Barlines

Between the Barlines

by Maeve Berry

Performing Arts

Season 5

Bel Canto Opera and its composers

Welcome Back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! Today, we are going to continue our chat about 19th century opera by taking a closer look at the Bel Canto era of singing and operatic composition. We will be diving deeper into the works of the main three bel canto composers: Gioachino Rossini, Vincenzo Bellini, and Gaetano Donizetti. Buy me a Coffee: Operas mentioned in this episode: Rossini - The Barber of Seville Rossini - La Cenerentola Rossini - Guillaume Tell Bellini - Norma Bellini - La Sonnambula Bellini - I Puritani Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor Donizetti - L’elisir d’amore Donizetti - Don Pasquale

19th Century Opera: an overview

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! Opera became more than entertainment during this time; it became a mirror of political upheaval, national identity, and human passion. From the grandeur of Italian bel canto to the sweeping psychological landscapes of Wagner, 19th-century opera redefined what it meant to tell stories through music. Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlines Operas mentioned in this episode: Rossini -The Barber of Seville Bellini - Norma, Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor Verdi - Nabucco Verdi - Rigoletto Verdi - La Traviata Verdi - Aida Wagner - Tristan und Isolde Wagner -The Flying Dutchman Wagner - The Ring Cycle Meyerbeer - Robert le diable Meyerbeer - Les Huguenots Gounod - Faust Bizet - Carmen Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana Puccini - La bohème Puccini - Tosca Puccini - Madama Butterfly Puccini - Turandot

Programmatic Music

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we’re exploring programmatic music—music that tells a story, paints a picture, or captures an emotion beyond the notes on the page. Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlines Music used and mentioned in this episode: Berlioz - Symphonie fantastique idée fixe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTWbh4ffwGY Smetana - Má vlast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl0-Pdo0vi8 Strauss - Don Juan: https://youtu.be/XG4uBRBMdzY?si=qGI8lya-loOJm5Bd Strauss - Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks: https://youtu.be/K02qkwc7dxQ?si=-vpyP1hVYLEcPIfF Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra: https://youtu.be/GfwAPg4rQQE?si=xovQLvoLiDmLBQ0z

Orchestral and Chamber Music in the 19th century

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! We have somewhat of a baseline episode today; what I mean by that is we are going to touch on a few composers and what they did for orchestral and chamber music in the 19th century. These are composers like Berlioz, Liszt, Brahms, Wagner and more. Let’s get started! Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlines Music mentioned in this episode: Beethoven - Symphony No. 9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IqnVCc-Yqo Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgXW-57UDMc

Romantic Choral Music

Welcome Back to Between the Barlines! I am very very excited to introduce today’s episode to you because it is all about choral music! This is a genre that is very near and dear to my heart, and this repertoire coupled with renaissance choral music is some of my favorite to study AND sing! When most of us think of the Romantic period, we imagine the piano works of Chopin or the symphonies of Tchaikovsky. But alongside those grand orchestral gestures, the human voice became one of the most powerful vessels of Romantic emotion. Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlines Music mentioned in this episode: Brahms - Ein deutsches Requiem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXU9vqVdudM Mendelssohn - Elijah: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pduEw6cn5N0 Mendelssohn - St. Paul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VunSuDNKTBY Verdi.- Requiem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nlq9lJRElBk Dvořák - Stabat Mater: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJr5Gzaa2ig Dvořák - Requiem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7YtmgNVGm8 Tchaikovsky - 9 Sacred Pieces: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rump2-cOvcc&list=PL257B60AA65EB9902

Franz Liszt

Welcome Back to Between the Barlines! Today, we’re diving into the dazzling world of Franz Liszt, who was a superstar pianist, composer, and one of the most transformative figures in all of classical music. From virtuosic piano showpieces to profound symphonic poems, Liszt’s influence echoes far beyond his own century. Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlines Music mentioned in this episode: Transcendental Études: https://youtu.be/1O4h0AapdbQ?si=lwkUEV4PoUK90Qop Paganini Études: https://youtu.be/eQrPEKrECOM?si=vGjnSnZlZBuofgES Grandes études de concert: https://youtu.be/4RCS99LVsls?si=i-2hpv1gRf9IKMsc Piano Sonata in b minor (played by Jonathan Mamora): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsCApp8yUDg Les Préludes: https://youtu.be/jb2bkVQwtBs?si=_Y6yB1YEa7jhLvSk Mazeppa: https://youtu.be/hb4H_9TKQ8I?si=q1kascyeIRg866gU Missa Choralis: https://youtu.be/j3wzaiynuTc?si=3EVOUBB2OIZbUOAS

Fryderyk Chopin: the virtuoso

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we are going to speak about Fryderyk Chopin, a virtuoso performer, composer, and pianist. Let’s get started! Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlines Music mentioned in this podcast: Piano Concerto in e minor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV_x_QY1P5c Piano Concerto in f minor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3r4EgwLqMM Nocturne in c-sharp minor, Op. posth.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_ST3hzMsVE Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9, No. 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVBzE0mUlSs Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZYYoDDmg8M Etudes Op. 10 and 25: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0hoN6_HDVU Cello Sonata in g minor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fL1CMkmGYY

Clara Schumann and Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I am very excited about today’s episode, because we will be learning about two of my favorite 19th century German composers! These two people are Clara Schumann and Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel. Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlines Music mentioned in this episode: C. Schumann - Piano Concerto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xol1DKul984 C. Schumann - Piano Trio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JyeWA1ZD8g C. Schumann - Sechs Lieder, Op. 13: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_qrKo1QbEk C. Schumann - Piano Sonata in g minor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw4fMNMO90U F. Mendelssohn/Hensel - Das Jahr (1841): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lasXTtsM5hw

19th century Music for the Piano

Welcome to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! Today, we are going to talk about piano music in the 19th century. I will also mention some important composers, but we have some time this season to talk more in depth about these composers, so I will only be mentioning key points in this episode. Buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlines Music mentioned in this episode: R. Schumann - Carnaval, op. 9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_KszUWZ3Ac C. Schumann - Piano Sonata in g minor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw4fMNMO90U

On 19th century German Poetry

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! As promised really for the last 2 episodes, I would be extremely remiss if I didn’t speak about poetry, and specifically German poetry, from the 19th century. Many of the texts of famous German lieder from this time are due to the very important figures, of which we are about to chat about. The great poets of the German Romantic movement inspired composers like Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn, and Brahms to create songs that gave music to emotion, language, and imagination in a way the world had never heard before. Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlines

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