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Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - Episode 9 - Five Fantastic, Fantastic'sIn which Laurence Lewis enters the drug filled world of Hector Berlioz to highlight five very different versions of his Symphonie Fantastique. NOTE: This is not a record review! Playing Time: 11.09 mins.2025-07-0111 min

UnlappedIs the pressure on for Lewis and Max in Canada?It's race week in Canada! Are Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen under pressure heading into this weekend? Did F1 make a mistake by changing their calendar in 2026? Plus, what is going on with Aston Martin and Lance Stroll? Nicole Briscoe, Nate Saunders, and Laurence Edmondson break it all down on Unlapped! Time Codes: 0:00 Welcome to Unlapped! 1:32 Who is under more pressure: Max or Lewis? 9:03 Did F1 make a mistake with their 2026 calendar? 20:55 What is going on with Lance Stroll? 22:51 Oracle Stat of the Week 2025-06-1048 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - Episode 8 - Remembering Lucia PoppSoprano, Lucia Popp, lit up the operatic world with her performances as Mozart's Queen of the NIght. In 1993 she died aged 54. Laurence Lewis remembers her with recordings of Mozart, Dvorak, Puccini, Lehar and more. Playing Time: 15.15 mins.2025-06-0415 min $Matt Lewis Can\'t Lose$ Matt Lewis Can't LoseWhat History Warns Us About Authoritarianism — Laurence Rees on ‘The Nazi MindAward-winning historian Laurence Rees talks with Matt Lewis about his new book, 'The Nazi Mind: 12 Warnings from History.'In this gripping podcast, Rees and Lewis explore how Hitler used conspiracy theories, fear, and propaganda to seize power — a conversation that, given the context, can't help but to spark questions regarding what we can learn to protect democracy in 2025. Dive into the unsettling parallels between history and today. From scapegoating enemies to corrupting youth, Rees uncovers the authoritarian playbook with eerie relevance. Get The Nazi Mind now: https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Nazi-Mind-Laurence-Rees/dp/1541702336...2025-05-0645 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - Episode 5 - Behind the Microphone with John CulshawLaurence Lewis explores the early years of legendary Classical recordings producer, John Culshaw. Featuring music by Grace Williams, Aaron Copland, Ernest Bloch, Verdi, and highlighting musicians Kathleen Ferrier and Georg Solti. Playing Time: 15.46 mins.2025-05-0115 min

UnlappedWill Lewis Hamilton salvage his 2025 F1 season? 👀 | ESPN F1Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari look to have a strong showing at the Miami Grand Prix, plus the defending Miami Grand Prix race winner Lando Norris looks to make it two wins in a row at Miami. Will we see more drama between Red Bull's Max Verstappen and McLaren's Oscar Piastri? Can Mercedes fight for a race win? Plus, the crew unpacks all the recent drama surrounding the new 2026 regulations changes, Colapinto Alpine rumors, and what to make of Aston Martin's start to the 2025 season. All this and more as Nicole Briscoe, Laurence Edmondson, Nate Saunders, and Liz Loza break...2025-05-0158 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - Episode 4 - Who Was Dinu Lipatti?Laurence Lewis asks the question "Who Was Dinu Lipatti" the legendary pianist who died in 1950, and whose small recorded legacy has never been out of the record catalogues. Includes music by Chopin, Ravel and Bach. Playing Time: 20.17 mins.2025-04-0120 min

UnlappedAll Aboard the Ferrari Hype Train!! Is Lewis Hamilton the biggest threat to McLaren?Lewis Hamilton came out of testing VERY confident, is this the year Ferrari finally ends their title drought? Are Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton the biggest threats to Mclaren and Lando Norris? Could Mercedes outperform Red Bull? And which team is the best of the rest? Welcome back to Unlapped! Nicole Briscoe, Laurence Edmondson, and Nate Saunders are here to break down everything you need to know ahead of the 2025 F1 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 2025-03-071h 00

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - Episode 3 - A Pile of PlanetsIn a conducting career spanning more than sixty years, Sir Adrian Boult not only conducted the premiere, but made at least five commercial recordings of Gustav Holst's suite The Planets. Laurence Lewis looks back at these, placing them in the context of Boult's recorded legacy. Playting Time: 15.02 mins.2025-03-0115 min

UnlappedWill Max Verstappen leave Red Bull? + Lewis Hamilton thinks Ferrari can win it all in 2025The Unlapped crew is back with another F1 conversation. Katie George returns and chats with Nicole Briscoe, Nate Saunders and Laurence Edmondson as they dive into all things F175! Max quelled rumors of a $1 BILLION deal to Aston Martin, but do we think an exit from Red Bull is on the horizon? Did F175 live up to the hype? Plus Nicole has 1x1 convos with Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc! She spills all the juicy details including Lewis new found confidence on and off the track. All this and more on another episode of Unlapped! 2025-02-2455 min

UnlappedLewis Hamilton & Charles Leclerc: Who is the #1 driver at Ferrari?We're back for 2025! This season Nate Saunders and Laurence Edmondson are joined by a new host, Nicole Briscoe! In the first episode of the 2025 season there's really only one story dominating the headlines, Lewis Hamilton's arrival at Ferrari. Was this the perfect move at the right time for Lewis Hamilton? Can Charles Leclerc handle the arrival of the biggest name in Formula One? Nate and Laurence think it will be battled out on the track, Nicole is excited for another rivalry that reaches the levels of Lewis Hamilton vs Nico Rosberg. We don't only hit Ferrari! There's new faces...2025-02-121h 01

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - Episode 2 - A Tale of Two ExhibitionsFrom the dawn of the LP and Hi-Fi, Laurence Lewis revisits 1951 and two recordings of Ravel's orchestration of Pictures at an Exhibition conducted by Rafael Kubelik and Guido Cantelli. Total P.laying Time: 17.18 mins. 2025-02-0117 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - Episode 1 - Smetana and KubelikEpisode 1 of our new series continues an interrupted celebration of composer Bedrich Smetana's bi-centenary and his association with conductor Rafael Kubelik. Playing Time: 6.06 mins.2025-01-0106 min

UnlappedWill Lewis Hamilton regret signing for Ferrari?Welcome back to Unlapped! Laurence Edmondson and Nate Saunders are here to get you set for the Hungarian GP. Will Lewis Hamilton regret leaving for Ferrari? Plus, what team will Adrian Newey join? Additionally, Haas continues its engine partnership with Ferrari; is that the right call? All this, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 2024-07-1754 min

UnlappedLewis's GOAT Status Confirmed Again 🐐Welcome back to Unlapped! Katie George, Laurence Edmondson, and Nate Saunders break down an exciting result at the British GP. Lewis is finally back in the win column! Plus, is McLaren the 'what could have been' team? Also, is Liam Lawson poised to get a permanent seat on the grid? All this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 2024-07-1051 min

Work hates PodcastEP 28 Laurence Hewson was the loudest postie in AustraliaLaurence AKA ‘The Voice of Melbourne’ is well known for his riffing at Flinders Street Station. His aesthetic is that of a comtemporary Hagrid, and his energy matches that of Jack Black, so he is solely responsible for making Melbourne PT extremely entertaining. With an enormous online following under his belt, it did make us wonder, ‘Where did this bloke come from?’ Well, we discover that he used to be a removalist who taught Bretty how to destroy a toilet, and a postie who insisted on his own sound system that blasted insane bagpipes throughout the suburbs. This episode was inte...2024-07-0739 min

The Arwen Lewis ShowCarla OlsonTHE ARWEN LEWIS SHOW - Featuring Carla Olson Carla Olson is a songwriter, performer, and record producer. Carla Olson will release the third in her series of "duet" albums “Have Harmony, Will Travel 3” via BFD Records/The Orchard on October 20, 2023. The new album includes appearances by Texas guitar heroes Eric Johnson, Jake Andrews, and Gary Myrick along with guitarists Craig Ross (Broken Homes, Lenny Kravitz,) Todd Wolfe (Sheryl Crow,) Laurence Juber (Paul McCartney and Wings) and legendary harmonica player Mickey Raphael (Willie Nelson.) Guest vocalists include B.J. Thomas, Allan Clarke (The Hollies,) Harvey Shield (The Mighty Echoes,) Robert Rex Waller Jr. and Shawn Bar...2024-05-231h 05

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - April 2024Ensemble Inegal directed by Adam Viktora, the Zelenka Experts, return, on Czech label Nibiru, with a new selection of his music that includes his magnificent Te Deum, ZWV 145. In our Historical stream, Laurence Lewis celebrates the bi-centenary of composer Bedrich Smetana and conductor Rafael Kubelik's unique association with his symphonic cycle Ma Vlast. Total Playing Time: 11.02 mins.2024-03-3011 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - March 2024Laurence Lewis introduces Pavlik Records star violinist, Milan Pala, performing music by Lithuanian composer Bronius Kutavicius and Slovakian composer Roman Berger on two new releases. In our Historic stream, there's Mendelssohn and Widor played on spectacular organ recordings dating back to 1926! Playing Time: 9.30 mins.2024-02-2809 min

UnlappedLewis Hamilton's shocking decision: Was trust lost with Mercedes and Toto Wolff?Welcome back to Unlapped! Katie George and Laurence Edmondson discuss the fallout of Lewis Hamilton's shocking move to Ferrari. How did Toto Wolff react to the news? Can Lewis compete in a Ferrari? Plus, what's next for both Mercedes and Carlos Sainz? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 2024-02-0132 min

UnlappedBREAKING NEWS: Lewis Hamilton signs with Ferrari for 2025!!Lewis Hamilton will be saying goodbye to Mercedes in 2025. The seven time World Champion has agreed a contract with Ferrari beginning in 2025, taking the F1 world by complete surprise! Nate Saunders and Laurence Edmondson break down one of the biggest headlines in Formula 1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 2024-02-0117 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - February 2024Slovakian violinist, Milan Pala, plays impressionistic pieces by Szymanowski, Debussy and Enescu on a new Pavlik Records release. In our historic stream, Laurence Lewis features Sir Thomas Beecham conducting Mozart and Offenbach. Playing Time: 10.36 mins.2024-01-3010 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - January 2024in January Laurence Lewis goes musically to Summer in Buenos Aires with Astor Piazzolla and his take on the Four Seasons from a selection of his music by Trio Patkolo on Pavlik Records. We remember composer Andrew Downes, who died one year ago in January 2023 with his Five Dramatic Pieces for Eight Wagner Tubas, now available to Stream or Download. Plus our new historical stream looks at conductor Erich Kleiber. Playing Time: 9.24 mins.2023-12-3009 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - December 2023Highlighting Erno Dohnanyi's (1877 - 1960) two piano concertos played by Ladislav Fanzowitz with the Slovak State Philharmonic Kosice conducted by Zbynek Muller on Slovakian label Pavlik Records. Laurence Lewis also previews a new feature coming to the Classic Music Podcast in January. Playing Time: 9.30 mins.2023-11-3009 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - November 2023Small scale sounds in this edition, as Laurence Lewis introduces the Talea Trio in trios for oboe, clarinet and piano and Dream Gardens a two disc set of magical chamber pieces by Robert Mueller. Two new releases by American label MSR Classics. Playing Time: 9.34 mins.2023-10-3009 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - October 2023Corona Mundi and Sangha two tracks by Czech composer Vlastislav Matousek from a nine track selection, played by Gadrew Way on a new Arta release, reinvent the string quartet. On more familiar musical ground, an MSR Classics disc features Pam Goldberg playing Schubert. In between, Laurence Lewis hosts. Playing Time: 7.47 mins. 2023-09-3007 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - September 2023Laurence Lewis discovers violinist Qian Yin playing Brahms and Franck on her new MSR Classics release, and tenor Iliya Yossofov, the latest in the Gega New series, Famous Opera Voices of Bulgaria, singing Puccini and Smetana. Playing Time: 9.36 mins.2023-08-3009 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - August 2023An all Bach edition. Laurence Lewis introduces selections from 3 Gamba Sonatas, BWV 1027 - 1209 and Clavier-Ubung III, BWV 552, BWV 669 - 689, BWV 802 - 805, a unique recording featuring organ and bayan! Playing Time; 9.16 mins.2023-07-3009 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - July 2023Laurence Lewis presents an all Beethoven edition featuring moments from Piano Sonatas 13, 16, 30 and 32, marking the release of Volumes 7 and 8 by MSR Classics of James Brawn's Beethoven Odyssey through all Beethoven piano sonatas. Playing Time: 8.26 mins.2023-06-3008 min

UnlappedWill Max Verstappen surpass Lewis Hamilton's all time win record?It was a record setting weekend for Max Verstappen and Red Bull. Can Max surpass Lewis Hamilton's all time win record? Katie George, Nate Saunders and Laurence Edmondson dive into the F1 GOAT conversation, recap the weekend at the Canadian Grand Prix and answer the important question, is Alex Albon the most underrated driver in F1 right now? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 2023-06-2259 min

UnlappedLewis Hamilton Nearing Mercedes Extension + Canadian Grand Prix previewESPN's Katie George and Laurence Edmondson break down the recent reports of Lewis Hamilton reportedly agreeing to an extension with Mercedes. Which teams or drivers need strong performances in Montreal at the Canadian Grand Prix? Will Charles Leclerc bounce back after a disaster in Spain? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 2023-06-1458 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast Extra - Recording the Beethoven Odyssey RevisitedFirst heard in our discontinued Czech Music Radio Show, this impression of James Brawn recording his Beethoven Odyssey is revisited to coincide with the release by American Label MSR Classics of Volumes 7 and 8 in his Odyssey through all 32 of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas. Playing Time: 20.48 mins.2023-06-1020 min

UnlappedWhat's going on with Lewis Hamilton's contract?!Katie George, Nate Saunders and Laurence Edmondson break down the contract negotiations between Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes. Which driver is at risk of losing their seat? Plus all the latest news from around Formula 1 and what a timeline would look like with Christian Horner at Ferrari. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 2023-06-0845 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - June 2023Laurence Lewis hosts an edition surrounded by bells - some real, others suggested by the music. Featured composers are - John Adams on MSR Classics, Yassen Vodenitcharov on Gega New, Peter Janku on Hev-Het Tune and Radek Rejsek on Arta. Playing Time: 9.23mins 2023-05-3009 min

UnlappedLewis Hamilton's time coming to an end at Mercedes?ESPNs Katie George, Nate Saunders and Laurence Edmondson are back ahead of the famous Monaco Grand Prix. After the cancellation at Imola, whats next for certain teams and the upgrades they had planned? Is Lewis Hamilton eyeing a shock move to Ferrari? Can Charles Leclerc finally find magic at his home grand prix? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 2023-05-2454 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - May 2023A special "More Music" edition featuring Bulgarian mezzo-soprano Nadya Afeyan, another in the Gega New series Great Opera Voices of Bulgaria. Plus, Zelenka's Missa Charitatis, ZWV 10, with the Zelenka experts, Ensemble Inegal directed by Adam Viktora. Their Nibiru release has alongside, Zelenka's Litaniae Xaverianae, ZWV 154. Laurence Lewis introduces. Playing Time: 13.11mins.2023-04-2913 min

A Podcast About MurderSins of the Father - Episode 6 | Season 6On the 21 April 2011 in Nantes, France, the bodies of Agnès Dupont de Ligonnès and her four children as well as the family’s two dogs were discovered buried in their garden. Only one member of the family was missing: the patriarch, Xavier. He has never been found, but the trail he left cast a dark shadow. What happened to the family Dupont de Ligonnès?   Recommended reading: Le mystère Dupont de Ligonnès, Béatrice Fonteneau, Jean-Michel Laurence  Social media:  Instagram: @apodcastaboutmurder  Facebook: @apodcasta...2023-04-211h 19

UnlappedLewis Hamilton & Mercedes could be years away from Red BullESPN's Katie George, Nate Saunders and Laurence Edmondson take a closer look at gap between Mercedes and Red Bull. Will it be 6 months or years before they can close the gap? Can Alonso keep up this performance all year long? Plus, a look ahead to this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 2023-03-3152 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - April 2023Journey on the Victoria Line of the London Underground to Seven Sisters, for an edition live from Seven Sisters Road to discover the piano music of Emile Naoumoff. (There is a connection?) Around the traffic there's choral music by Josef Vejvoda, plus a delve into The Long Bright Dark. Laurence Lewis does the travelling! Playing Time: 11.40 mins.2023-03-3011 min

UnlappedWhat is happening with Mercedes & Lewis Hamilton?!ESPN's Katie George, Laurence Edmondson and Nate Saunders look back at the Bahrain Grand Prix. What is happening to Mercedes? Will Lewis Hamilton win another race EVER?! Can Red Bull be stopped and all aboard the Fernando Alonso hype train! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 2023-03-0951 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - March 2023A piano recital, an organ recital and music for brass quintet feature in our Classic Music Podcast for March. Composers include - Alban Berg, Milos Stedron and Kevin McKee. Laurence Lewis introduces - Katarina Palova, piano, 17 year old organist Adam Suk and Brassworks. Playing Time: 9.11 mins.2023-02-2709 min

UnlappedHow long until Lewis Hamilton steps back from F1?Katie George, Laurence Edmondson and Nate Saunders break down recent comments from Lewis Hamilton, squash rumors of a Mercedes "misfire" and explain why Ferrari set the bar for car launches. Plus Drive To Survive is only one week away! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 2023-02-1747 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast Extra - Meeting Jakub HrusaJakub Hrusa, recently appointed Music Director of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden. talks with Laurence Lewis about his future plans, memories of past conductors and Czech music. Playing Time: 25.43 mins.2023-02-1525 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - February 2023In our February selection Laurence Lewis introduces an eclectic range of music. Featured are Ukrainian composer Valentin Bibik's Sonatas for Viola. South Korean singer Minjin Seo (recorded in New York) offers a selection from the Great American Songbook. Czech soprano, Lucie Strejcova sings aphoristic songs by Thomas Campion. While the New England Conservatory Symphonic Winds unleash James Stephenson's It's About Time from their album, It's About Time. Playing Time: 10.10 mins.2023-01-3010 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast- January 2023A special Digital edition with each title available from all the usual online musicstores. There's two extensive minimalist piano works by Lola Perrin, voice projections by Mirka Novak through her Hevhetia release, Malbum, and Blues Beats with Silvia Josifoska from her Hev-Het Tune album, Closer. Laurence Lewis controls the digits. Playing Time: 9.58mins.2022-12-3009 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast Extra - The Bloomsbury MusicianLaurence Lewis and literary historian Goretta Bronte, go in search of the Bloomsbury Musician. Along their way they encounter writers and poets, a relative of Oliver Cromwell, Fanny and Stella, who caused a Victorian sex scandal that became a media sensation, and a comic legend. Playing Time: 23.08 mins.2022-12-1523 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - December 2022Laurence Lewis introduces Martin Budinsky playing the Concerto in A for Cimbalom by Peter Jantosciak. An organ built in 1787 is showcased by Iveta Zatkova, with music by Claudio Merulo and Herbert Howells. From under the peak of Rozsutec there are carols, from two small villages, reimagined by Slovakian Folk band, Nebeska Muzika. Playing Time: 12.12mins.2022-11-3012 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - November 2022November is discover a composer month? MSR Classics offer cello pieces by Georg Goltermann (1824 - 1898), and Early Music collected under the title of Fortuna Antiqua et Ultra with Concordia Dawn Ensemble for Early Music. For Pavlik Records, Ladislav Fanzowitz looks for some Saxophone Connections by Ernst-Lothar von Knorr and Nikolai Kapustin. Hosted by Laurence Lewis. Playing Time: 11.33 mins.2022-10-3011 min

UnlappedBudget Cap Chat + 5 More Years Of Lewis + Japanese GP PreviewOn this episode of Unlapped, Katie George, Nate Saunders and Laurence Edmondson discuss the controversy surrounding the budget cap and whether Max Verstappen could be stripped of his maiden title. Toto Wolff says Lewis Hamilton could stay in F1 for another 5-years, the team discuss whether they think this will happen. Plus, all the permutations for Max winning the title this week at the Japanese Grand Prix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 2022-10-0651 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - October 2022October and new releases by Pavlk Records and period instrument band, Il Cuore Barocco restoring French Baroque master Joseph Bodin De Boismortier. Hevhetia finds soprano Maria Taytakova's Impressions selects songs by Duparc, Faure, Debussy, Berg and Slovakian composers - Jan Zimmer, Ladislav Holoubek and Dezider Kardos. MSR Classics feature Grieg's Three Violin Sonatas reimagined for Flute and played by Kaleb Chesnic. A collection of music that crosses many paths, hosted by Laurence Lewis. Playing Time: 12.49 mins.2022-09-2912 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - September 2022In this edition, live from the Southbank Centre in London, Laurence Lewis introduces a selection of instrumental releases by American label MSR Classics featuring the cello, viola and piano duo. Music by Gaspar Cassado, Marcelle Soulage and Ravel. Playing Time: 9.45 mins.2022-08-1509 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - August 2022In our August Classic Music Podcast Laurence Lewis invites you to discover the quirky Piano Sonatas by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach played by David Murray, on MSR Classics, the Missa in A by Bohemian Baroque Master - Antonin Jan Nepomuk Brossman, released by Czech label Arta and new orchestral music by Barbara Harbach played by the London Philhamonic Orhestra, on MSR Classics. Playing Time: 9.32 mins.2022-07-2309 min

The XOVERLAND PodcastEP12 | 7 Years on the Road Overlanding with Caroline van Stralen of Epic Family Road TripEpisode Description: The talented daughter of Peter and Carol van Stralen of Epic Family Road Trip (EFRT) and elder sister to The Adventure Guys, Pete Jr. and Dan van Stralen, Caroline van Stralen has been raised while overlanding around the world with her family. With the van Stralen family in town lending a hand at the hangar for a few days, X Overland Podcast host, Jimmy Lewis, decides to sit down with Caroline to discuss her life and overlanding and future aspirations and ambitions. This episode is brought to you by onX Offroad. Use the m...2022-07-2056 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast Extra - Visiting Vinyl VanguardSurrounded by LPs, in his shop in Walthamstow, East London, Mike Gerber talks to Laurence Lewis about his route to selling historic and rare LPs. Along the way there are some authentic LP sounds. Playing Time: 25.51 mins. 2022-06-2725 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - July 2022Solo instrumental releases featuring the violin of Marie Cantagrill, the cornetto of Richard Seda and the piano of Martha Marchena. She plays pieces by Heitor Villa-Lobos, there's music from the 16th and 17th centuries for Richard Seda to explore and Marie Cantagrill is moving between Ombre and Lumiere on her new album. In Licentia Poetica, Elma Kais, with the latest in electronics and vocal sounds, attempts to see if Ovid's thoughts of 2,000 years ago can be recreated. Laurence Lewis is your guide. Playing Time: 10.43 mins.2022-06-1510 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast Extra - The Podcast ShowLive from the Business Design Centre at the Angel, Islington, in London, Laurence Lewis visits the first exhibition devoted to Podcasts. Music by Jaroslav Kocian from Horizon(t). Playing Time: 14.54mins.2022-05-2714 min

Broadway to Main StreetFunny Gals and GuysRiffing off Billy Crystal's turn in Mr. Saturday Night, we look at those top bananas who brought their comic chops to Broadway: Phil Silvers, Rose Marie, Fanny Brice, Bert Lahr, Lucille Ball, Jerry Lewis, Buddy Hackett, Andrea Martin and more. 2022-05-1554 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - June 2022In this edition Laurence Lewis introduces two World Premiere recordings in the ongoing series by Ensemble Inegal directed by Adam Viktora of music by Jan Dismas Zelenka, there's 20th Century Music for Flute and the Rediscovered Romantic Testimony of Vaclav Jindrich Veit. Playing Time: 12.11 mins.2022-05-1512 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - May 2022A two disc Pavlik Records set featuring bass-baritone Gustav Belacek, explores many different versions of Ave Maria down 405 years of musical history, Laurence Lewis also introduces the latest instalment, on Czech label Arta, of period instrument Musica Florea, conducted by Marek Strnycl, performing Dvorak's Symphony No. 6. Playing Time: 11.21 mins.2022-04-1511 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - April 2022Brahms Op. 120 for Viola and Violin, a surprise Hungarian March, a Swan and a Slovakian Concertino that's a musical bargain? Hosted by Laurence Lewis. Playing Time: 12.29mins.2022-03-1512 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast Extra - Mariia's Water NymphsA Special Podcast Extra - Stream for Solidarity. https://player.believe.fr/v2/8588002496998 Under a White Tree, with Ukrainian singer Mariia Guraievska, from her Hevhetia album, Water Nymphs (2012). Playing Time: 3.29mins.2022-03-0503 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - March 2022Laurence Lewis introduces lots of songs in this edition. Juan Carlos Mendoza sings Mexican Song cycles after 1920 on MSR Classics. Ida Zalewska sings nine classics from The Great American Song Book on Hevhetia. They bookend music remembering famous women through history by MSR Classics star composer, Barbara Harbach. Playing Time: 9.36 mins.2022-02-1512 min

Broadway to Main StreetOld FriendsWe kick off our second decade on the air by visiting with some very special friends from over the last ten years: David Garrison, Ann Harada, Lewis J. Stadlen, Veanne Cox, Malcolm Gets, Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano sharing stories and songs. Here's to us!2022-01-1754 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - February 2022Laurence Lewis hosts our February edition featuring four new releases by Slovakian label Hevhetia. Playing Time: 10.18 mins.2022-01-1509 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - January 2022New Year; New Composers as Laurence Lewis hosts our Podcast exploring Paul Wranitzky and Maddelena Lombardini Sirmen on MSR Classics with The Vivaldi Project, Valentin Bibik on Pavlik Records with violinist Milan Pala and collective improvisations with Anna Romanovska, Petr Tichy, Michal Hruby and Hana Blazikova on Hevhetia with their album, I Am One Of Us Forever. Playing Time: 11.10mins.2021-12-1511 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - December 2021In this edition Laurence Lewis introduces the rarely heard Piano Sonata by Frank Bridge, played by Sally Pinkas on her latest MSR Classics release that is set against his pupil Benjamin Britten whose Young Apollo is played by Joshua Pierce on his MSR Classics disc that has music for piano and orchestra in which the piano is not a solo instrument but a part of the orchestra. There's also the complex Third Sonata for Violin and Piano by Alfred Schnittke, featuring, on his new Pavlik Records release, violinist Milan Pala. Playing Time: 9.27 mins.2021-11-1509 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast Extra - At The London International Festival of Early MusicLaurence Lewis takes our Classic Music Podcast Extra to The London International Festival of Early Music, held between 11th - 13th November 2021, at Blackheath Halls in South London, to meet the instrument makers and performers at the largest event of its kind. Expect great insights into Early Music and weird and wonderful sounds. Playing Time: 26.48 mins. 2021-11-1426 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast Extra - Andrew Downes ComposerPreviously heard in our discontinued Czech Music Radio Show, our interview with British composer Andrew Downes marked the release on Czech label Artesmon of his Four Symphonies played by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. Playing Time: 39.47 mins.2021-10-3039 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - November 2021Our November Classic Music Podcast opens with the sound of period instrument basset horns played by Lotz Trio, who have reconstructed Mozart's Terzetti into their correct sequences. Irina Feoktistova explores Chopin the Enchanter, while Slovakian band KOPA release pulsating beats. Laurence Lewis hosts this eclectic mix of new discs on labels by Pavlik Records, MSR Classics and Hev-Het Tune. Playing Time: 8.49 mins.2021-10-1508 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - October 2021Laurence Lewis introduces music by Bela Keler, the composer who composed the celebrated 5th Hungarian Dance by Brahms. String Quartets are rebooted by Turkish-American composer Erberk Eryilmaz with his Dances of the Yogurt Maker. Percussionist Tommy Caggiani and his Therion Project are Watching Plants Grow. New releases by Hevhetia and MSR Classics. Playing Time: 11.19mins.2021-09-1511 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - September 2021A special edition highlighting new releases by Slovakian label Pavlik Records - a reimagined version of Beethoven's Violin Concerto, Images with Jordana Palovicova and Jan Cikker's Symphonic Triptych - On Life. Hosted by Laurence Lewis. Playing Time: 11.03 mins.2021-08-1511 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast Extra - Newberry's CornetIn which Michael O'Connor talks, on a Zoom line from Florida, to Laurence Lewis in London about, The Gilded Age, Late 19th Century American Wind Band music featured on his recent release on MSR Classics by Newberry's Victorian Cornet Band. Composers include - Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore, Verdi, Bellini, Thomas Coates, August Damm and John Philip Sousa. Playing Time: 22.27 mins. 2021-07-2522 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - August 2021In our August edition, Laurence Lewis highlights new releases by MSR Classics and Hevhetia of three contrasting instruments - Piano, Cimbalom and Violin. Playing Time: 10.23 mins. 2021-07-1510 min

MindStrong#82 - Laurence Halsted | Becoming a True AthleteLaurence Halsted is a former two time Olympic Fencer, Director of Performance at the Danish Fencing Federation and Director of Mentoring at the True Athlete Project.Lewis and Laurence talk about Laurence's experiences of fencing, his journey to the Olympics, and the emotions that surround it. Laurence's new book - Becoming a True Athlete: A Practical Philosophy for Flourishing through Sport is an almost guide to creating your own values in sport and exploring areas such as self-compassion, connection, fear, and so much more.The True Athlete Project project, the book and Laurence g...2021-06-291h 18

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - July 2021In this edition host Laurence Lewis, invites you to find the Illuminating music of Curt Cacioppo. There's a gift of French masterworks from Bulgarian violinist Zornitsa Ilarionova. While pianist Jerry Wong plays a selection of pieces describing Love and Longing by Franz Liszt. Playing Time: 8.27 mins.2021-06-1508 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast Extra - Cuban DaydreamsDiscover a universe of little known Cuban music, as Laurence Lewis talks to pianist Elena Casanova about her new MSR Classics release, Daydreams of Cuba. Playing Time: 24.46 mins.2021-06-0224 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - June 2021On Czech label Arta, Marek Stryncl and his period instrument orchestra Musica Florea restore to currency neglected Bohemian Baroque master, Antonin Reichenauer's dramatic Requiem. Ether side, on MSR Classics, are personal selections for bassoon by Shannon Lowe and trumpet by James Tinsley. Hosted by Laurence Lewis. Playing Time: 9.14mins. 2021-05-1509 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - May 2021This edition features American label MSR Classics highlighting a two disc set celebrating string-quartets by Alabama based composers, the University of Massachusetts Wind Ensemble and the Japanese landscapes evoked in southeast Texas by composer Marty Regan and the shakuhachi. Its Bulgarian cousin, the kaval, visits Places with Zhivko Vasilev on a Gega New release. Presented by Laurence Lewis. Playing Time: 10.54 mins. 2021-04-1510 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast Extra - Alabama QuartetsJason Calloway, cellist with the Amernet String Quartet, discusses with Laurence Lewis their new two CD MSR Classics release highlighting composers who have connections to Alabama. Playing Time: 13.23 mins.2021-03-2913 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - April 2021Milan Pala takes his violin and viola into uncharted musical territory with his two disc survey of Moravian solo string music. Bass, Gustav Belecek visits Fantastic Landscapes of Songs, while "Between Us" celebrates the meeting of Czech Jazz greats, pianist, Emil Viklicky and the bass clarinet of Pavel Hruby. Playing Time: 10.46 mins.2021-03-1510 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - March 2021Bulgarian composer Yassen Vodenitcharov puts into music the antique and very obscure texts of The Voynich Manuscript, using an ensemble of viola da gamba's and a mezzo-soprano. Karel Bendl (1838 - 1897) goes into The Nature Realm with the Foerster Female Chamber Choir, and there's Shostakovich's First and Fifteenth Symphonies to complete the cycle conducted by Emil Tabakov. Laurence Lewis presents these new releases by Bulgarian label Gega New and Czech label Arta. Playing Time: 10.04 mins. 2021-02-1510 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast Extra - Discovering composer Jakub Jan Ryba with conductor Zdenek KlaudaCzech conductor, Zdenek Klauda, talks to Laurence Lewis about his latest Nibiru release, Concertos for Cello and French Horn by Jakub Jan Ryba, and his discovery of this composer previously known only by his celebrated Old Czech Christmas Mass. Playing Time: 23.04 mins.2021-01-1623 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - February 2021Discover the extraordinary Cello Concerto by Jakub Jan Ryba - known for his Old Czech Christmas Mass - and listen to our interview with conductor Zdenek Klauda in our latest Classic Music Podcast Extra. There's String Quartets by Shostakovich and Goleminov and Contemporary sounds by Dust in the Groove. Laurence Lewis introduces these digital releases by Czech label, Nibiru, Bulgarian label Gega New and Slovakian label Hevhetia. Playing Time: 9.31 mins. 2021-01-1509 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - January 2021Our first edition of 2021, hosted by Laurence Lewis, features Unexpected Isolation, guitarist David Kollar and trumpeter Arve Henriksen's staggering electronic meditation, released by Hevhetia, on Covid-19, there's Scriabin's Sonata No. 8 from an MSR Classics disc of Russian Piano Sonatas with Euntaek Kim and Dvorak and Suk, on Artesmon, played by the Variace Ensemble Prague. 2020-12-1510 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - December 2020Laurence Lewis introduces the sound, on Pavlik Records, of the Saxophone Syncopators in Nuclear Sax by Evgeny Irshai, on Hevhetia, guitar and electronics master David Kollar tells of the Crime on the Bunny and on a second disc 10 Poems for Ronroco and in their ongoing series Famous Opera Voices of Bulgaria, Gega New present tenor Nikola Nikolov, the Pavarotti of a previous age. Playing time: 11.18 mins.2020-11-1511 min

Classic Music PodcastClassic Music Podcast - November 2020In our November episode Laurence Lewis introduces a moment, on Hev Het Tune, from Julo Fujak's sonic landscape, kaleidoSONICope! There's a first Slovakian recording of York Bowen's Viola Phantasy, on Pavlik Records, while MSR Classics release amazing American soprano Amy Johnson singing Janacek's Kat'a Kabanova and lusting over John the Baptist in the final astonishing moments of Salome by Richard Strauss, giving this podcast a positive finale! Playing Time: 9.46 mins.2020-10-1509 min

BACK STORY WITH DANA LEWISLINE OF CONTACT/ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN SLIDE INTO WARSend us a textThe dispute goes back decades. Azerbaijan and Armenia are fighting over a disputed region called Nagorno-Karabakh and the conflict now threatens to pit Russia against Turkey.America has ceded some of its influence as a super power under the Trump Administration. And the vacuum is sure to be filled with conflict. France has now accused Turkey of stirring war. And it's not the only place there is tension between Russia and Turkey including Syria and in Libya. Could a larger conflict be starting?Host of Back...2020-09-3019 min