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Joanna Lumley & The Maestro

Joanna Lumley & The Maestro

By: Bauer Media
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 Joanna Lumley and her husband Stephen Barlow invite you into their home for a fascinating, funny journey into their shared love of music. You probably know Joanna Lumley, but you may not be aware that her husband Stephen Barlow is a famed conductor, composer and musician - and the pair of them are passionate about classical music. On this, their new podcast, the pair welcome you into their home for a personal, fascinating and funny journey through a musical world. Joanna is the enthusiastic amateur - asking the questions she’s always wanted to ask - and Stephen is The Maestro, providing the answers. Who was better: Mozart or Beethoven? Why do certain pieces of music make us feel a certain way? What do conductors actually do? They also discuss the great composers and symphonies, and the often-remarkable stories behind them, all delivered in Joanna and Stephen’s unique, engaging and affectionate way. Maybe you think classical music isn’t for you? Or you know a little and want to know more? Or perhaps it's been a lifetime love? Regardless, you definitely need to meet Joanna & The Maestro.Cup & Nuzzle, Burning Bright Productions and Bauer Media Music
Episodes
  • Trailer

    Trailer
    Jan 5 2023
    Joanna Lumley and her husband Stephen Barlow invite you into their home for a fascinating, funny journey into their shared love of music.
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    2 mins
  • The Music Room

    The Music Room
    Jan 17 2023
    Why does music make us feel such emotion? Joanna Lumley and her husband Stephen Barlow invite you into their music room to discuss the big questions of life, music and marriage. In this first episode we take a tour through the music which shaped their childhoods in England and South-East Asia. For Stephen, this meant falling in love with Wagner’s ‘Das Rheingold’ and rocking out to Led Zep. For Joanna, it meant pastoral symphonies on the wind up gramophone in the jungles of Malaya.
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    35 mins
  • Mozart or Beethoven?

    Mozart or Beethoven?
    Jan 24 2023
    It’s the battle of the heavyweights! Stephen couldn’t live without Mozart, while Joanna thinks Beethoven is the most sublime composer who ever lived. In this episode we get to the bottom of an age-old debate, who’s better: Mozart or Beethoven? From ‘Figaro’ to ‘Fidelio’, Joanna and Stephen get to grips with the operas, masses, serenades and symphonies of these two classical behemoths.
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    37 mins
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Joanna and Stephen, I know you are both very busy people but please make more of these delightful episodes! Informative, fun, and friendly.

What a wonderful, joyous show!

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Well done Joanna & The Maestro.
Fascinating, interesting and enjoyable, loving every minute, looking forward to more. Wendy

Brilliant….so interesting !!!!

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What a wonderful podcast, so educational and entertaining at the same time. I wish this would never stop!

Educational and Entertaining

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