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about Music Sundowner

about Music Sundowner is a classical show designed to help you unwind from the week and ease into the weekend with grace and tranquility. Join your host, Brian, every Thursday at 6 PM for a curated selection of timeless melodies that soothe the soul and set the perfect tone for the days ahead.

Music is meant to stir emotions—so if we hear it but feel nothing, isn’t that a missed opportunity? Through engaging conversations and carefully chosen musical pieces, I want to introduce you to a deeper, more immersive way of listening—one that reveals how music shapes our emotions and connects us on a profound level.

Let me be your guide on this journey to a richer, more meaningful musical experience.
Weekly English South Africa Music History · Music Commentary
112 Episodes
60 – 80

Programme 52: about Music- The Art of Listening: Romantic Chamber Music Part 2

We are continuing our listening to music of the Romantic period with part 2 of the Chamber music genre. Today we listen to two movements from “Death and the Maiden” by Schubert, two movements from Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence, and the complete Piano Quintet by Robert Schumann. I just know…
21 May 2024 59 min

Programme 50: about Music- The Art of Listening: Romantic Opera

What do I hear you saying? You're not familiar with any opera? You haven't heard any opera tunes either? Well, I have quite the surprise for you! Make sure to join us on Thursday at 6pm on GaySA Radio. Let me refresh your memory with what you might have overlooked!…
7 May 2024 1 hour

Programme 49: about Music- The Art of Listening: Romantic Piano Concertos

There are four big Piano Concertos from the Romantic period, which feature in almost every competition, played usually by multiple competitors. These are Tchaikovsky’s first, Rachmaninov’s second, and the Concertos in A minor by Grieg and Schumann. We listen today to the Schumann concerto. These extremely well known and popular…
23 Apr 2024 1 hr 01 min

Programme 48: about Music- The Art of Listening: Romantic Piano Concertos

Today’s music is again one of those “crank up the volume to maximum” programmes. There are four big Piano Concertos from the Romantic period, which feature in almost every competition, played usually by multiple competitors. These are Tcchaikovsky’s first, Rachmaninov’s second, and the Concertos in A minor by Grieg and…
10 Apr 2024 1 hour

Programme 47: about Music- The Art of Listening: Romantic Orchestral Music

Today’s music is one of those “crank up the volume to maximum” programmes. Big, big stuff today! We start off with the Symphonic Poem "The Moldau," by Bedřich Smetana Next is "Finlandia" by Jean Sibelius Thereafter "Les Preludes", a symphonic poem by Franz Liszt Our final item "Till Eulenspiegel's Merry…
2 Apr 2024 59 min

Programme 46: about Music- The Art of Listening: Romantic Lieder

One of my favourite music genres in programme 46! We are starting with fingerprints of the different genres of the 19th century, and first up is Lieder, or German songs. The music is by Franz Schubert, Felix Mendelssohn, Johannes Brahms, Hugo Wolf, Richard Strauss, Carl Loewe, and Robert Schumann. Some…
26 Mar 2024 59 min

Programme 41: about Music- The Art of Listening: Musical Fingerprints Part 6

In the next programme in the series, we are looking at Musical Fingerprints Part 6. What are these? These are the unique characteristics of individual composers, instruments, periods of music, musical styles and specific compositional types that an observant listener will immediately identify. In today’s programme I am going to…
13 Feb 2024 1 hour

Programme 40: about Music: The Art of Listening: Musical Fingerprints – Part 5

In the next programme in the series, we are looking at Musical Fingerprints Part 5. What are these? These are the unique characteristics of individual composers, instruments, periods of music, musical styles and specific compositional types that an observant listener will immediately identify. Today we look at Keyboard music of…
7 Feb 2024 1 hour

Programme 39: about Music: The Art of Listening: Musical Fingerprints – Part 4

about Music- The Art of Listening: Musical Fingerprints Part 4 In the next programme in the series, we are looking at Musical Fingerprints Part 4. What are these? These are the unique characteristics of individual composers, instruments, periods of music, musical styles and specific compositional types that an observant listener…
31 Jan 2024 59 min

Programme 38: about Music- The Art of Listening: Musical Fingerprints Part 3

In the next programme in the series, we are looking at Musical Fingerprints Part 3. What are these? These are the unique characteristics of individual composers, periods of music, musical styles and specific compositional types that an observant listener will immediately identify. Today we look at four Sonatas for Violin…
24 Jan 2024 59 min

Programme 37: about Music- The Art of Listening: Musical Fingerprints Part 2

In the next programme in the “about Music” series, we are looking at Musical Fingerprints Part 2, following on from Part 1 of last September. What are these? These are the unique characteristics of individual composers, periods of music, musical styles and specific compositional types, that an observant listener will…
17 Jan 2024 59 min

“about Music”, The Art of Listening Programme 36

And so we enter the New Year 2024 and my wish for each one of you is “Happy New Year, and let it be your best one yet!” Our gentle start to our New Year’s listening is with well-known pieces by Dvorak, Bizet, Rachmaninov, Faure, Brahms, Mozart, Wagner and Elgar.
1 Jan 2024 59 min

“about Music“ The Art of Listening. Programme 35

In this programme, I present some well-known music which is both inspirational and motivational, so that we can individually meditate about how our 2023 year has been. The music is by Aaron Copeland, Carl Orff, Gustav Holst, Jules Massenet, Samuel Barber, Stanley Myers, Giuseppe Verdi, Johann Strauss, and Joey Tempest
28 Dec 2023 59 min

Programme 34, The Sacred and Christmas music of John Rutter

The programme this week is the Christmas and Sacred music of John Rutter. There are original compositions and a selection of well-known carols in exquisite arrangements. Please feel free to join me and allow the music to stir the emotions in you in the spirit of the Christmas season!
20 Dec 2023 59 min

Music links for Programme 33: about Music: Breathing in music - Cadences

In the next programme in the series “about Music”, we are going to look at how music breathes – cadences as an essential ingredient in our listening experience. I have lots of musical examples to demonstrate these. AND THEN, be prepared to let your ears tell you stories you have…
13 Dec 2023 59 min
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