In this episode, I listen to the African American composer's Lyric for strings and think about the difference between music that evokes emotions and music that works through them.
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In this episode, I listen to the African American composer's Lyric for strings and think about the difference between music that evokes emotions and music that works through them.
Brahms' second symphony is, as commentators agree, "serene, full of warmth, and brimming with optimism." The philosopher, Roger Scruton, writes that great music does not simply express a state - serenity, warmth, optimism – it interrogates it. In this podcast I explore his idea, and its – and the symphony's – profound relationship to life.
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In this episode, I listen to the African American composer's Lyric for strings and think about the difference between music that evokes emotions and music that works through them.
