Explore the Symphony
Join the National Arts Centre Orchestra's Marjolaine Fournier and one Canada's foremost music journalists, Jean-Jacques van Vlasselaer, as they explore the symphonic form from Haydn to ShostakovichPodcasts
Carl Nielsens De fire Temperamenter
Published: March 7, 2020, 12:26 a.m.Duration: 51 minutes 11 seconds
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Mozart and Religion
Published: Jan. 22, 2020, 3:59 p.m.Duration: 57 minutes 15 seconds
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Edvard Grieg
Published: Nov. 6, 2019, 9:45 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 10 seconds
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Bela Bartok and Witold Lutosawski
Published: Sept. 26, 2019, 8:16 p.m.Duration: 55 minutes 33 seconds
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Brahms and Schumanns first symphonies
Published: Jan. 30, 2019, 7:33 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 34 seconds
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Benjamin Brittens War Requiem
Published: Oct. 19, 2018, 6:02 p.m.Duration: 49 minutes 33 seconds
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Schubert's Ninth Symphony
Published: Sept. 27, 2018, 8:49 p.m.Duration: 46 minutes 4 seconds
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You dont have to be a music-lover to love Beethoven
Published: Sept. 13, 2018, 7:51 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 36 seconds
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Anton Bruckners eighth symphony with the TSO
Published: April 13, 2018, 8 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 6 seconds
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Kaija Saariaho, Violin Concerto Graal theatre
Published: March 22, 2018, 7:17 p.m.Duration: 56 minutes 52 seconds
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Rimsky-Korsakovs Scheherazade
Published: Feb. 16, 2018, 8:25 p.m.Duration: 51 minutes 22 seconds
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Shostakovich Violin Concerto No 1 in A minor Op 77
Published: Dec. 23, 2017, 2:42 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 48 seconds
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Sibelius Symphonic Poems
Published: Oct. 27, 2017, 5:49 p.m.Duration: 57 minutes 52 seconds
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Jean Sibelius' First Symphony
Published: Sept. 29, 2017, 8:32 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 26 seconds
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Harry Somers - Louis Riel
Published: June 2, 2017, 3:41 p.m.Duration: 49 minutes 50 seconds
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Sibelius' Majestic 2nd and 6th Symphonies
Published: March 15, 2017, 8:38 p.m.Duration: 49 minutes 43 seconds
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Robert and Clara: The whirlwind love affair of Robert Alexander Schumann and Clara Josephine Wieck
Published: March 1, 2017, 7:40 p.m.Duration: 46 minutes 34 seconds
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Richard Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra
Published: Jan. 24, 2017, 3:38 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 7 seconds
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Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky: Pulcinella
Published: Nov. 29, 2016, 10:24 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 12 seconds
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphonies no. 5 & 6
Published: Nov. 18, 2016, 7:43 p.m.Duration: 47 minutes 50 seconds
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Wilhelm Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Published: June 6, 2016, 6:25 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 49 seconds
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold: The Man Who Changed Movie Scores Forever
Published: April 22, 2016, 6:08 p.m.Duration: 48 minutes 33 seconds
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The Music of George Gershwin
Published: Nov. 20, 2015, 8:59 p.m.Duration: 53 minutes 40 seconds
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Episode 43: Mahler Symphony No. 4
Published: Sept. 30, 2015, 1:37 a.m.Duration: 59 minutes 22 seconds
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Episode 42: Anton Bruckner and his Ninth Symphony
Published: June 15, 2015, 8:53 p.m.Duration: 47 minutes 4 seconds
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Episode 41: Maurice Ravel and his two Piano Concertos
Published: March 23, 2015, 7:33 p.m.Duration: 41 minutes 30 seconds
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Episode 40: Jean-Marie Beaudet, founding father of the NAC Orchestra
Published: March 13, 2015, 8:34 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 49 seconds
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Episode 39: Schumann and the Rhine
Published: Jan. 19, 2015, 4:19 p.m.Duration: 51 minutes 2 seconds
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Episode 38: Brahms' Symphonies
Published: Dec. 9, 2014, 9:08 p.m.Duration: 49 minutes 49 seconds
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Episode 37: Hindemith
Published: Oct. 8, 2014, 4:59 p.m.Duration: 46 minutes 56 seconds
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Episode 36: Shakespeare
Published: Sept. 22, 2014, 9:55 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 24 seconds
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Episode 35: Faure
Published: May 6, 2014, 1:14 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 55 seconds
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Episode 34: Schoenberg
Published: March 20, 2014, 5:33 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 54 seconds
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Episode 33: Bruckner (Symphony no. 2)
Published: Feb. 20, 2014, 4:32 p.m.Duration: 50 minutes 49 seconds
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Episode 32: Shostakovich and his 10th Symphony
Published: Jan. 20, 2014, 8:28 p.m.Duration: 41 minutes 59 seconds
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Episode 31: Hector Belioz
Published: Nov. 26, 2013, 1:11 p.m.Duration: 56 minutes 50 seconds
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Episode 30: Richard Strauss
Published: Oct. 23, 2013, 6:13 p.m.Duration: 44 minutes 40 seconds
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Episode 29: Sibelius
Published: March 5, 2013, 1:30 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 12 seconds
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Episode 28: Shostakovich
Published: Jan. 15, 2013, 2:16 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 6 seconds
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Episode 22: Sibelius Symphony No. 4
Published: Jan. 7, 2013, 7:52 p.m.Duration: 47 minutes 56 seconds
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Episode 23: Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky
Published: Jan. 7, 2013, 7:52 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 28 seconds
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Episode 24: Dmitri Shostakovich
Published: Jan. 7, 2013, 7:52 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 48 seconds
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Episode 25: Carmina Burana
Published: Jan. 7, 2013, 7:51 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 30 seconds
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Episode 27: Schumann
Published: Oct. 16, 2012, 3:28 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 28 seconds
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Episode 21: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
Published: Nov. 3, 2011, 11:34 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 44 seconds
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Episode 20: The NAC Orchestra and Brahmss final symphonies
Published: Dec. 14, 2010, 3:43 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 40 seconds
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Episode 19: The NAC Orchestra and Felix Mendelssohn
Published: Nov. 12, 2010, 1:40 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 27 seconds
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Episode 18: The NAC Orchestra's Mozart-Haydn Festival
Published: Sept. 21, 2010, 7:39 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 41 seconds
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Episode 17: Mozart Concerto 23 for Piano and Orchestra
Published: April 20, 2010, 2:48 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 7 seconds
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Episode 16: Debussy's La Mer
Published: Feb. 25, 2010, 2:19 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 47 seconds
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Episode 15: Bach!
Published: Dec. 11, 2009, 3:02 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 16 seconds
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Episode 14: Beethoven Symphony No. 8
Published: Nov. 12, 2009, 3:31 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 50 seconds
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Episode 13: Berlioz Romeo and Juliet
Published: Oct. 20, 2009, 5:40 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 29 seconds
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Episode 12: Mahler Symphony No. 1
Published: Oct. 8, 2009, 3:01 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 59 seconds
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Episode 11: Ravel Piano Concerto in G
Published: June 10, 2009, 4:16 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes
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Episode 10: Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4
Published: May 12, 2009, 11:34 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes
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Episode 9: Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3
Published: March 14, 2009, 1:26 a.m.Duration: 26 minutes 44 seconds
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Episode 8: Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3
Published: Jan. 6, 2009, 5:13 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes
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Episode 7: Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1
Published: Dec. 8, 2008, 6:25 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 49 seconds
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Episode 6: Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
Published: Sept. 30, 2008, 11:22 a.m.Duration: 38 minutes 2 seconds
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Episode 5: Bruckner Symphony No. 9
Published: June 7, 2008, 3:05 a.m.Duration: 45 minutes 5 seconds
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Episode 4: Brahms Symphony No. 4
Published: May 13, 2008, 2:40 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 45 seconds
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Episode 3: Shostakovich Symphony No. 9
Published: Jan. 7, 2008, 9:01 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes
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Episode 2: Dvorak Symphony No. 9
Published: Nov. 29, 2007, 2 a.m.Duration: 46 minutes
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Episode 1: Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Published: Oct. 1, 2007, 9:31 p.m.Duration: 51 minutes
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