The Concert: A Classical Music Podcast
 

Live since 2006, the Gardner Museum's free classical podcast The Concert brings world-class performances from the museum’s Tapestry Room to listeners across the globe. These exclusive live recordings from our regular concert series feature performances by acclaimed master musicians and up-and-coming young artists. A new program is posted every two weeks, so check back often, or receive automatic updates delivered directly to your computer or portable mp3 player with a free subscription.

You are free to share and reproduce these podcasts and pass this great classical music along to your friends and family. The same goes for the individual tracks you’ll find sorted by musician and composer in the Music Library. We only ask that you let people know where you found it, and don’t alter the recording or use it commercially.

To get started, click on a title below to download, subscribe to The Concert with the links on the right, or find out more about listening to podcasts here.

  
Current Programs

Vermeer, The Concert (detail), 1658–60.

Podcast No. 101
Point of Departure (40.07MB)
Works for solo violin and string quartet performed by violinist Ray Chen and the Borromeo String Quartet.

•Bach: Chaconne from Partita in D minor
•Bartók: String Quartet No. 2 in A minor

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Paolo Veronese and studio, The Coronation of Hebe (detail), 1580s.

Podcast No. 100
Music and the Great War (45.39MB)
Works for solo piano and piano quintet performed by pianist Jean-Frederic Neuburger and Musicians from Marlboro.

•Ravel: La Valse
•Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor

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Léon Bakst, Anna Pavlova in the Ballet “Oriental Fantasy” (detail), 1913

Podcast No. 99
The Romantic-Tempered Clavier (37.56 MB)
Work for solo piano performed by pianist Cecile Licad.

•Chopin: Twenty-four Preludes, Op. 28

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Japanese Folding Screen: Scenes from the Tale of Genji (detail), 1677.

Podcast No. 98
From Romantic to Modern (45.15 MB)
Works for solo piano and for voice and string quartet, performed by pianist Louis Schwizgebel-Wang, soprano Mary Elizabeth Mackenzie, and musicians from Ravinia’s Steans Institute.

•Brahms: Two Rhapsodies, Op. 79
•Schoenberg: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10

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A Musical Party (detail), Flemish tapestry, ca. 1585–1600

Podcast No. 97
Baroque Treats (39.71 MB)
Works for flute, violin, and continuo, performed by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

•Telemann: Gulliver Suite in D Major for 2 violins •Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue in D Major for 3 violins and continuo
•Vivaldi: Sonata in D minor for 2 violins and continuo, RV 63,“La Follia”
•Bach: Trio Sonata in C minor for flute, violin, and continuo from The Musical Offering

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Pictured above: Sol LeWitt, Wall Drawing #1183 (detail), 2005.

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Thanks!
We’d like to thank the following individuals and institutions, whose help and support have made this project possible:

Thanks to the musicians, without whose talent, cooperation, and forward thinking we would not have been able to create this podcast.

Thanks to the Berkman Center for their legal expertise in the complex and fascinating world of digital intellectual property.
 

Thanks to Liberated Syndication for hosting our podcast.


Recording Engineer: Tom Stephenson of Emmanuel Recording

 

Hear it Live!
Enjoy classical music in the museum every Sunday, September through May, at our weekly concert series, where all the podcasts are recorded. You can buy tickets or view schedules online.


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