It was the end of 1883, and Gustav Mahler experienced heartbreak. Mahler conveyed the experience in a letter to a friend, alluding to a new work: 'I have written a song cycle,' he wrote, 'six songs, all of which are dedicated to her.'
The songs were conceived as if a wafaring man had suffered a heavy fate and now goes out into the world, wandering aimlessly. This six-part song cycle would ultimately become "Songs of a Wayfarer."
Hosted by Eric Garcia.

First, he composes the piece for electric string quartet. The four performance double on tam-tams, maracas, and crystal goblets tuned to specific pitches. At various moments in the performance, they employ metal thimbles and glass rods. They whisper. They shout. They make clicking sounds with their tongues. They intone music of the past while playing a work composed in an Avant-garde style. George Crumb became one of American music's most distinctive voices in the second half of the 20th Century.
Hosted by Eric Garcia.

It would gain the reputation as the most scandalous piece of music ever composed. An early criticism deemed it "the work of a madman." After its premiere in 1913, music would never be the same. This episode of Noted, Igor Stravinsky's riotous masterpiece Rite of Spring, hosted by Eric Garcia.

Composer Maurice Ravel's style is rooted in tonality, however, his unique adaptation and manipulation of the musical language was so distinctive that he created a musical voice unmistakably his own. This episode of Noted: a masterpiece by Ravel, Piano Concerto in G, hosted by Eric Garcia.

Symbolic of so many things, but also its music. In this episode host Eric Garcia takes us through the myriad of compositional styles, sounds and pieces that have musically chronicled this very special city. Gershwin to Reich and beyond on this episode of Noted.

Hosted by Eric Garcia:

Music in Shostakovich and Stalin:

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4Royal Liverpool Philharmonic OrchestraVasily Petrenko, conductor℗ 2013 Naxos

Shostakovich:Lady Macbeth of MtsenskGalina Vishnevskaya, Dimiter Petkov, & Nicolai GeddaLondon Philharmonic OrchestraMstislav Rostropovich, conductor℗ 2002 by EMI Records ltd

Shostakovich : Concerto for Piano, Trumpet, Strings/Piano Concerto No.2/Symphony No.1Berliner PhilharmonikerMariss Jansons, conductor℗ The copyright in these sound recordings is owned by EMI Records Ltd. This compilation (P) 2003 by EMI Records Ltd.

Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1, Piano Quintet & ConcertinoMartha ArgerichOrchestra della Svizzera ItalianaAlexander Verdernikov, conductor℗ 2007 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group CompanyTea for TwoBenny Goodman Greatest Hits (Remastered)
Benny Goodman Quartet℗ 1996 BMG Music

Shostakovich: The Jazz AlbumConcertgebouworkest Riccardo Chailly, conductor℗ 1992 Decca Music Group Limited

Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky; Scythian Suite; Lieutenant KijéChicago Symphony Orchestra, Elena Obraztsova & London Symphony OrchestraClaudio Abbado, conductorThis Compilation ℗ 1995 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

50 of the Best: J.S. BachBournemouth Symphony OrchestraJosé Serebrier, conductor℗ 2011 Naxos Digital Compilations

Stravinsky: Oedipus RexAnne Sofie von Otter, Vinson Cole, Nicolai Gedda, Hans Sotin, Simon Estes, Swedish Radio Choir, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra & The Eric Ericson Chamber ChoirEsa-Pekka Salonen, conductor℗ 1992 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

Hosted by Eric Garcia:

Music in Shostakovich and Stalin:

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4Royal Liverpool Philharmonic OrchestraVasily Petrenko, conductor℗ 2013 Naxos

Shostakovich:Lady Macbeth of MtsenskGalina Vishnevskaya, Dimiter Petkov, & Nicolai GeddaLondon Philharmonic OrchestraMstislav Rostropovich, conductor℗ 2002 by EMI Records ltd

Shostakovich : Concerto for Piano, Trumpet, Strings/Piano Concerto No.2/Symphony No.1Berliner PhilharmonikerMariss Jansons, conductor℗ The copyright in these sound recordings is owned by EMI Records Ltd. This compilation (P) 2003 by EMI Records Ltd.

Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1, Piano Quintet & ConcertinoMartha ArgerichOrchestra della Svizzera ItalianaAlexander Verdernikov, conductor℗ 2007 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group CompanyTea for TwoBenny Goodman Greatest Hits (Remastered)
Benny Goodman Quartet℗ 1996 BMG Music

Shostakovich: The Jazz AlbumConcertgebouworkest Riccardo Chailly, conductor℗ 1992 Decca Music Group Limited

Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky; Scythian Suite; Lieutenant KijéChicago Symphony Orchestra, Elena Obraztsova & London Symphony OrchestraClaudio Abbado, conductorThis Compilation ℗ 1995 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

50 of the Best: J.S. BachBournemouth Symphony OrchestraJosé Serebrier, conductor℗ 2011 Naxos Digital Compilations

Stravinsky: Oedipus RexAnne Sofie von Otter, Vinson Cole, Nicolai Gedda, Hans Sotin, Simon Estes, Swedish Radio Choir, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra & The Eric Ericson Chamber ChoirEsa-Pekka Salonen, conductor℗ 1992 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

Hosted by Eric Garcia, Music Director of the Boise Philharmonic. Executive produced by Wayne Birt. Edited by Adam McCoy.

Music in this episode:

Bluebeard’s Castle

Bartók: Duke Bluebeard's Castle
Jessye Norman, László Polgár
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
℗ 1998 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin