Do Oboists really suffer from brain haemorrhages? Why is it so difficult to play? Steph Dixon talks Sascha and Adam through the bits and bobs of the Oboe.

What is a deceptive cadence? Why don’t we applaud between movements? Did we ever? What is A440? Where has the contralto gone?  Why is the twelfth root of 2 so important in music? 

Bach to Basics each week brings in a different instrumentalist into the studio to dig around in the nooks and crannies of Classical Music. Co-hosted by Sascha Kelly and Adam Branson, Bach to Basics shows that the simplest of questions don't always have the simplest of answers.

What is a deceptive cadence? Why don’t we applaud between movements? Did we ever? What is A440? Where has the contralto gone?  Why is the twelfth root of 2 so important in music? <br><br>Bach to Basics each week brings in a different instrumentalist into the studio to dig around in the nooks and crannies of Classical Music. Co-hosted by Sascha Kelly and Adam Branson, Bach to Basics shows that the simplest of questions don't always have the simplest of answers.

What is a deceptive cadence? Why don’t we applaud between movements? Did we ever? What is A440? Where has the contralto gone?  Why is the twelfth root of 2 so important in music? 

Bach to Basics each week brings in a different instrumentalist into...

Bach to Basics

S1 - EP 7 - The Oboist - Stephanie Dixon

In our next installment, Sascha takes Adam to see The Australian World Orchestra perform The Turangalîla-Symphonie by Messiaen conducted by Simone Young. Will Adam enjoy this as much as the chamber trio? Will he be able to count the amount of musicians on stage? (no) Will he understand why the have so many double basses on stage? (not really)

In our next installment, Sascha takes Adam to see The Australian World Orchestra perform The Turangalîla-Symphonie by Messiaen conducted by Simone Young. Will Adam enjoy this as much as the chamber trio? Will he be able to count the amount of...

S2 EP 2 - Orchestra Performance, The Australian World Orchestra

To kick off Season 2 we're doing things a little bit differently. We're off to some concerts! Introducing Adam to all the quirks and customs of a classical performance. In this episode we head to the Recital Centre to see The Sitkovetsky Trio where we even get a surprise chat with Sasha Sitkovetsky himself! Was Adam impressed? What did he learn? Listen in and find out.

To kick off Season 2 we're doing things a little bit differently. We're off to some concerts! Introducing Adam to all the quirks and customs of a classical performance. In this episode we head to the Recital Centre to see The Sitkovetsky Trio where we...

S2 EP 1- Chamber Music, The Sitkovetsky Trio

Horse hair and Cat Guts! Is that what Violins are really made of? Madeleine Jevons walks us through everything about the violin.

S1 - EP 7 - The Oboist - Stephanie Dixon

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