Johann Strauss, Jr. 1: About Johann Strauss, Jr. – Classics for Kids https://www.classicsforkids.com/podcast/johann-strauss-jr-1-about-johann-strauss-jr/
Johann Strauss, Jr. was the son of a very successful violinist and orchestra leader. Eventually, Johann, Jr. was in competition with his father, conducting an orchestra of his own. When […]
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Antonin Dvořák 2: Composers Who Visited America – Classics for Kids https://www.classicsforkids.com/podcast/antonin-dvorak-2-composers-who-visited-america/
In 1892, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s trip to the New World, a wealthy New Yorker invited Antonin Dvorak to visit America. Tchaikovsky, Albeniz, and Delius were […]
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Johann Sebastian Bach 3: What’s a Concerto? – Classics for Kids https://www.classicsforkids.com/podcast/johann-sebastian-bach-3-whats-a-concerto/
A concerto is a piece of music in which one or more solo instruments get to shine in front of an orchestra. A concerto can be written for any instrument. […]
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1: About Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Classics for Kids https://www.classicsforkids.com/podcast/wolfgang-amadeus-mozart-1-about-wolfgang-amadeus-mozart/
When Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart sat down at the keyboard at the age of three, it was clear to his father Leopold that he had a genius on his hands. From […]
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Franz Schubert 1: Firsts for the New Year – Classics for Kids https://www.classicsforkids.com/podcast/franz-schubert-1-firsts-for-the-new-year/
A collection of musical firsts, including the first string quartet, the first use of trombones in a symphony, and the first professional musician to make a recording.
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Aaron Copland 1: About Aaron Copland – Classics for Kids https://www.classicsforkids.com/podcast/aaron-copland-1-about-aaron-copland-2/
Aaron Copland was a 20th century American composer from Brooklyn, New York. Copland is known for writing very American music, but he actually studied in France. His teacher, Nadia Boulanger, […]
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Zoltán Kodály 1: About Zoltán Kodály – Classics for Kids https://www.classicsforkids.com/podcast/zoltan-kodaly-1-about-zoltan-kodaly/
Zoltán Kodály was born in a small town in Hungary. His father worked for the Hungarian railroad, so the family moved around a lot. This meant that as a kid, […]
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Scott Joplin 4: Black Composers of Classical Music – Classics for Kids https://www.classicsforkids.com/podcast/scott-joplin-4-black-composers-of-classical-music/
Music by composers with all kinds of hyphens to their African heritage: African-French, French-Cuban, African-English, and African-American.
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Giuseppe Verdi 3: The Story of Aida – Classics for Kids https://www.classicsforkids.com/podcast/giuseppe-verdi-3-the-story-of-aida/
Giuseppe Verdi composed Aida for a new opera house in Cairo, Egypt that opened around the time as the opening of the Suez Canal. Aida is the story of an […]
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 2: The Tale of Tsar Saltan – Classics for Kids https://www.classicsforkids.com/podcast/nikolai-rimsky-korsakov-2-the-tale-of-tsar-saltan/
The Flight of the Bumblebee comes from an opera called The Tale of Tsar Saltan, which is based on a story by the famous Russian poet Alexander Pushkin. In the […]
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