22.5. The Music of Bridgerton (Bonus Ep)
In this bonus episode we welcome expert choir nerd Vanessa Hughes to WWDDpod to discuss classical music and help to demystify the genre.
Features:
An unwarranted attack on The Knight’s Tale
What exactly is a string quartet?
Smythe-Smiths, please?
Searching for Maroon 5 lyrical value
Flipping the bird to ‘the rules’
Simon and Daphne’s theme
Popular songs of the 19th century
Recommendation (find music in playlist below):
Four Seasons Recomposed by Max Richter
The Bach Cell Solo Recomposed by Peter Gregson
Australian up and comer, Belle Chen
Beethoven Symphony Number 5
Beethoven Piano Sonata No.21
Hadyn String Quartet No. 82
Shostakovich Waltz No. 2
Strange by Kris Bowers (based on Ravel)
We’ve put together a playlist on YouTube of all the pieces recommended by Vanessa.
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This episode was recorded on the traditional and unceded land of the Gadigal, Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people and edited by Rudi Bremer on Gadigal country.
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