Episodes

  • Bach's Universe

    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

    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

    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
  • Life, and Harps, in Baroque Venice

    Life, and Harps, in Baroque Venice
    Feb 1 2020
    With Xavier de Maistre returning to woo audiences in Vivaldi's Venice, Dr Alan Maddox also returns to share the microphone with Hugh Ronzani.Together they take a look at life, and harps, in Venice during the affluence of the Baroque period.
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    46 mins
  • Noël! Noël! and Looking Forwards to 2020 with Paul Dyer

    Noël! Noël! and Looking Forwards to 2020 with Paul Dyer
    Dec 1 2019
    After five wonderful and varied concert series this year celebrating thirty years of Baroque music excellence with the Brandenburg, Paul Dyer joins Hugh Ronzani on Tales of Baroque for the first time to talk about the year that has been, Noël! Noël!, and what to look forward to in Season 2020.A very special and festive episode indeed!
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    43 mins
  • Program Music, Telemann & Vivaldi

    Program Music, Telemann & Vivaldi
    Oct 1 2019
    Dr Alan Maddox returns for another engaging conversation with the Brandenburg’s Hugh Ronzani. In this episode of Tales of Baroque Alan and Hugh cover the development of program music in the Western musical tradition, including Telemann’s Water Music and Vivaldi’s picturesque Four Seasons.
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    44 mins
  • Learning from the Greats

    Learning from the Greats
    Sep 1 2019
    Listen to Dr Alan Maddox in conversation with the Brandenburg’s Hugh Ronzani in an in-depth discussion of Next Generation Baroque. In this episode of Tales of Baroque Alan and Hugh delve into the challenges facing young Baroque musicians, and how we learn from the ‘Greats’.
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    42 mins
  • Handel & Ceremony

    Handel & Ceremony
    Jul 1 2019
    Listen to Dr Alan Maddox in conversation with the Brandenburg’s Hugh Ronzani in an in-depth discussion of Handel’s Anthems & Fireworks. In the fascinating new podcast Tales of Baroque, Alan and Hugh explore Handel’s life and times and the music he composed.
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    40 mins