Tales of Baroque

By: Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
  • Summary

  • Listen to Dr Alan Maddox in conversation with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s Hugh Ronzani in an in-depth discussion of the composers and masterworks of the Baroque period.
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Episodes
  • Bach's Universe
    Aug 24 2021
    Who was Johann Sebastian Bach, and who is he for us now? The Brandenburg’s Hugh Ronzani is joined by Dr Alan Maddox to discuss the far-reaching influence of arguably the greatest composer of all time, in this special extra-long episode of Tales of Baroque.
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Higher Angels
    Apr 20 2021
    In this episode, Hugh Ronzani and Dr Alan Maddox discuss the 'higher angels' that fleetingly floated above the music of Handel and Carl Heinrich Graun on the Baroque stage, and the real importance of these superstars of the past.
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    51 mins
  • Handel's Rome
    Feb 23 2021
    Welcome back to Tales of Baroque! For the first episode of 2021, the Brandenburg’s Hugh Ronzani is joined by Dr Alan Maddox to take a dive into Baroque Italy, touching on Corelli, the Concerto Grosso form, and exploring the influence a very Catholic Roman sojourn may have had on the career and music of George Frideric Handel.
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    48 mins

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