Perfect Pitch: Classical Music Deconstructed
Nick Hely-Hutchinson
Unlock the secrets of classical music with Perfect Pitch – the podcast that takes you on a journey through the centuries of timeless compositions. Whether you're a seasoned expert or a curious beginner, Perfect Pitch offers an accessible and relaxed exploration of the world's most beautiful classical works. Join us as we reveal fascinating stories behind the music and the composers who created them. With Perfect Pitch, you'll discover new insights into the classics and develop a deeper appreciation for the art form. Get ready to immerse yourself in the world of classical music like never before!
- 38 minutes 59 secondsS2.E68. Love in all its guises - anguish with Martini ‘Plaisir d’amour’, joy with Lensky in Tchaikovsky’s ‘Onegin’, romance with Bruckner’s 4th Symphony Scherzo, passion with Ravel’s ‘Bolero’.
We would love to hear from you, wherever you are!
https://www.perfectpitchpod.com/contact/
@NickHelyHutch
Thank you for listening - please do get in touch with any comments!15 February 2025, 2:00 pm - 38 minutes 26 secondsS2.E67 A Schubert Serenade, Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto, Schubert 1st Symphony Finale.,
We would love to hear from you, wherever you are!
https://www.perfectpitchpod.com/contact/
@NickHelyHutch
Thank you for listening - please do get in touch with any comments!2 February 2025, 3:00 pm - 35 minutes 15 secondsS2.E66. Less familiar Beethoven, Leonore No.1, 2 less familiar sextets, Donizetti and Dvorak - and Brahms 4 finale
We would love to hear from you, wherever you are!
Apologies for erroneously attributing 'Barber of Seville' to Donizetti - can't think what came over me! BoS belongs, of course, to Rossini.
https://www.perfectpitchpod.com/contact/
@NickHelyHutch
Thank you for listening - please do get in touch with any comments!25 January 2025, 11:00 am - 34 minutes 30 secondsS2.E65.Happy New Year with Weber, Bellini, and Tchaikovsky.
We would love to hear from you, wherever you are!
https://www.perfectpitchpod.com/contact/
@NickHelyHutch
Thank you for listening - please do get in touch with any comments!13 January 2025, 9:00 am - 1 hour 50 minutesS2.E64. Your own Christmas music, with no interruptions! A mixture of joyful and reflective.
We would love to hear from you, wherever you are!
1. Rejoice, Handel Messiah. Kiri de Kanawa, Chicago SO, Solti.
2. Ev’ry Valley, Messiah, Mark Padmore, LSO Colin Davis.
3. Jauchset, frohlocket, Bach Christmas Oratorio, Amsterdam Baroque, Tom Koopman.
4. It came upon the midnight clear, Cambridge singers, John Rutter.
5. Vaughan Williams, Christmas Dance, Timothy Ridout (viola) Chamber orchestra Lausanne.
6. Grieg, The Christmas Tree.
7. Vaughan Williams, Christmas Fantasia, John Barrow, Guildford Cathedral choir, Barry Rose.
8. Corelli, Christmas concerto, Main-Barokorkester.
9. Strauss, Morgen, Jessye Norman.
10. Oh holy night, King’s College, Cambridge, Cleobury.
11. Still Still Still, Bryn Terfel.
12. Warlock, lullaby my Jesus, polyphony, Stephen Layton.
13. Cornelius, Three Kings, Gerald, Finley.
14. Berlioz, Shepherds’ Farewell, Cambridge singers, John Rutter.
15. Poulenc, Hodie Christus natus est, Cambridge singers, John Rutter.
16. Stainer, God so loved the world, Tennebrae.
17. Perry, I sing the birth, choir, Exeter College, Oxford.
18. Soul sanctuary choir, oh come oh come Emmanuel.
19. Soul sanctuary choir, Hark, the Herald.
20. Hely-Hutchinson, The First Noel, Carol Symphony, Pro Arte Orchestra, Barry Rose.
21. Hely-Hutchinson, Finale Carol Symphony, arranged for 5 pianos by Kirsten Olsen, played by The Browns.https://www.perfectpitchpod.com/contact/
@NickHelyHutch
Thank you for listening - please do get in touch with any comments!23 December 2024, 9:00 pm - 37 minutes 43 secondsS2.E63. Some nostalgia with Vaughan Williams and Schubert, book-ended with Haydn Sunrise and a mystery symphonic finale.
We would love to hear from you, wherever you are!
https://www.perfectpitchpod.com/contact/
@NickHelyHutch
Thank you for listening - please do get in touch with any comments!14 December 2024, 11:00 pm - 39 minutes 17 secondsS2.E62. From Stanley Trumpet Voluntary to Strauss's 2nd Horn Concerto via Chopin's Fantasy Impromptu and a Sibelius Scherzo.
We would love to hear from you, wherever you are!
https://www.perfectpitchpod.com/contact/
@NickHelyHutch
Thank you for listening - please do get in touch with any comments!8 December 2024, 8:00 pm - 39 minutes 12 secondsS2,E61. In praise of Choral Music - Parry, Stanford, Tallis Purcell, Boelmann, Bach.
We would love to hear from you, wherever you are!
https://www.perfectpitchpod.com/contact/
@NickHelyHutch
Thank you for listening - please do get in touch with any comments!24 November 2024, 6:00 pm - 38 minutes 18 secondsS2.E60. Hello again! Chopin Piano Concerto 1, 1st movement (as good as you'll get); Finzi Romance; 3rd movement Mozart 3rd Violin Concerto.
We would love to hear from you, wherever you are!
https://www.perfectpitchpod.com/contact/
@NickHelyHutch
Thank you for listening - please do get in touch with any comments!8 November 2024, 11:00 am - 42 minutes 4 secondsS2.E59. Meditative Mozart, String Quartet k157, slightly bonkers Strauss, Burlesk Concertante, lighthearted Sullivan Pineapple Poll Suite.
We would love to hear from you, wherever you are!
https://www.perfectpitchpod.com/contact/
@NickHelyHutch
Thank you for listening - please do get in touch with any comments!10 September 2024, 8:00 pm - 40 minutes 5 secondsS2.E58. More von Suppe! Beethoven Triple Concerto; Strauss Befreit; Gershwin Piano Concerto.
We would love to hear from you, wherever you are!
https://www.perfectpitchpod.com/contact/
@NickHelyHutch
Thank you for listening - please do get in touch with any comments!31 August 2024, 6:00 pm - More Episodes? Get the App