Haydn was the Father of the Symphony, having composed 104 of them! His “Surprise” Symphony (#94) was written during his first stay in London. There is an excellent essay about the piece here – and a free orchestral score here. The purpose of the Classical Focus podcast is to introduce you and to help you…
The Kalam Cosmological Argument is not a satisfactory proof of God’s existence. The mask mandate is not really over. And we examine the second of four signs of the Second Coming. If you, would like to help buy me the time I need to produce these podcasts, and my planned books, please support me at…
In this first episode of the new-style Proverbs 18:10 Podcast, we look at man caves and a lack of age-appropriate maturity among young adults. Then we return to Genesis, with the account of Abraham and Abimelech. Finally, we talk about the possibility of creation tours in northern Idaho. If you, would like to help buy…
This podcast is being placed on all podcast feeds to give you news about the restructuring of the network. If you, would like to help buy me the time I need to produce these podcasts, and my planned books, please support me at SubscribeStar, Locals, or Substack.
Having bitten off more than I can chew with my podcasts, I am restructuring them, to get the important content out more efficiently. This video explains…
How does one sum up a three-hour, epic work in a 30 minute program? It isn’t possible, but I will at least give you some pointers. The St Matthew Passion was written as an act of worship for Good Friday, and is built on an epic scale, not just in length, but in structure, as…
The gentle, playful, yet profound third movement of Mozart’s 4th Horn Concerto in E♭. Plus, a little bit of comedy to end the show, from the early 1960s, when humorists could assume their audience had a knowledge of classical music. The purpose of the Classical Focus podcast is to introduce you and to help you…
Today, we examine Lot’s response to the mob in Sodom. If you, would like to help buy me the time I need to produce these podcasts, and my planned books, please support me at SubscribeStar, Locals, or Substack.
Tchaikovsky was the first of the well-known Russian composers, and he was trained in the Western style. So this piece is one of the greats of classical Music’s Romantic Era. Wikipedia contains a brief analysis of the piece here. A more detailed, interesting analysis can be found at Tonic Chord here. The purpose of the…
The worst humanitarian crisis in the world is occurring right now in Yemen. But most people don’t know what is going on, or even where it is. I have to confess, I was not up to date either, so I am researching about it now and giving you the raw results of my research. As…
