Unexamined
The Unexamined Partial Classical Music podcast was made by three freelance musicians/composers to explore classical music in depth in an entertaining, enlightening and comprehensible fashion. Our goal was to provide a deeper understanding of composers, musical works and musical styles and engage in discussions on other philosophical topics related to classical music.
Episodes
Bach is our Pilot
In our inaugural episode “Bach is our Pilot” we explored the music of Johan Sebastian Bach and his place as a seminal figure in the canon of western music. We focused on Bach as situated between the medieval world view and the emerging realities of individualism and discussed why his music is so influential and what it may have to say to us today.
Bach continued
In the second episode we continued our exploration into the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, and his place as a seminal figure in the canon of western music. We focused on Bach as situated between the medieval world view and the emerging realities of individualism in the modern world and discussed why his music is so influential and what it may have to say to us today.
Beethoven
In this episode, we looked at Beethoven’s turbulent life within his changing environment and how this affected his creative output. We focused on Beethoven’s pivotal role in music, a reflection of his time-period with changes to the liberty of the citizenry due to many forces including the French Revolution.
Grössere Beethoven
In Episode 4 – Grössere Beethoven, we continued our look into Beethoven, showing his impact on music composition from the early 19th century up until today.