Ian discusses Gustav Mahler's epic Second Symphony, commonly known as the "Resurrection" Symphony.

Ian discusses Beethoven's innovative and evocative Symphony #6, the "Pastoral" Symphony.

Symphonic Shorts is back with an updated format! Check out this preview and subscribe before Episode 1 comes out next week. (Spoiler alert: it's BEETHOVEN, so you don't want to miss it!)

The Season 1 finale is also our first holiday episode! Ian discusses the Russian Romantic composer, Ptoyr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and his ballet, The Nutcracker.EDIT: The New York City Ballet production of The Nutcracker — with choreography by the legendary George Balanchine — premiered in the 1950s. In this podcast episode, the host misspoke in stating that the production premiered in the 1960s.

Ian discusses the Italian opera composer Amilcare Ponchielli and his "Dance of the Hours" from the opera La Gioconda. This episode concludes our series featuring the music of Disney's Fantasia.

Ian discusses the meticulous French composer Paul Dukas and his magical tone poem, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice."

Ian continues our journey through the music of Disney's "Fantasia," focusing on the demonic 1867 tone poem, "Night on Bald Mountain," by the Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky. This one is a Halloween classic!

Ian dives into the 1940 Disney classic, Fantasia, starting with the iconic opening sequence — Johann Sebastian Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D minor!"

Ian discusses Italian opera, Gioachino Rossini, and a famous Looney Tunes short — The Rabbit of Seville!

In this episode, Ian talks about Richard Strauss's epic tone poem, Also sprach Zarathustra, specifically, the opening fanfare called, "Sunrise." You'll know this music from Stanley Kubrick's film, "2001: A Space Odyssey," Mel Brooks's, "History of the World: Part 1," and as the entrance music for the legendary pro wrestler, the Nature Boy Ric Flair — check it out!