
Pianist Yefim Bronfman, “Fima,” chats with Manny about their decades-long friendship, their love of sports, their surprising anxiety around live broadcast performances. They’ll answer listeners’ questions about recovering from injuries and picking repertoire, even the stuff no one heard of! Fima and Manny work together in our Newly Dead game to identify odd ways composers have died. Our theme song is Schumann’s Arabeske in C Major, Op. 18 performed by our host, Emanuel Ax. Piano Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8: II. Adagio Szymanowski Martin Roscoe, piano Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc. Sinfonia avanti il Barcheggio for Trumpet, 2 Violins and Continuo Stradella Niklas Eklund & Wasa Baroque Ensemble & Edward Tarr Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc. Armide, Act III Scene 4: Je responds a tes voeux Lully Stephanie Houtzeel & William Sharp Opera Lafayette Chorus & Opera Lafayette Orchestra & Ryan Brown Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc. Solomon, HWV 67: Pt. III: Air. Ev’ry sight these eyes behold Handel Nicola Wemyss & Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc Listen and Subscribe to Classical Music Happy Hour wherever you get your podcasts. Credits Classical Music Happy Hour is supported in part by the Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation and by Linda Nelson. Our production team includes Lauren Purcell-Joiner, Eileen Delahunty, Laura Boyman, Elizabeth Nonamaker, David Norville, Christine Herskovits, and Ed Yim. Our engineering team includes George Wellington, Irene Trudel, and Chase Culpon. Classical Music Happy Hour is produced by WQXR in partnership with Carnegie Hall. Our theme song is Schumann’s Arabeske in C Major, Op. 18 performed by our host, Emanuel Ax. The piece Paquito D’Rivera and Emanuel Ax perform is Contradanza for Bb Clarinet and Piano, composed by our guest, Paquito D’Rivera. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Podzilla Summary coming soon
Sign up to get notified when the full AI-powered summary is ready.
Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.

Ray Chen - superstar violinist wants you to practice

Paquito D’Rivera -Beef, Beans and Benny (Goodman)

Isabel Hagen - likes a good viola joke

Nicholas Britell - more than that one viral theme song!
Free AI-powered recaps of Classical Music Happy Hour and your other favorite podcasts, delivered to your inbox.
Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.