The Great Composers Podcast - a classical music podcast - Podcast Rankings and reviews

A deeply researched podcast. The GCP is an invaluable resource for serious students of music, and yet Kevin Nordstrom’s delivery makes it accessible to anyone. The combination of biographical information, musical commentary, and spectacular recordings is truly brilliant. The Brahms episodes are particularly masterfully done, though all episodes are highly recommended!

Kevin does a great job of presenting detailed material in an accessible and engaging way. He humanizes his subjects and gives their key works enough biographical context to make them new again. And he is an excellent advocate for violists.

I thoroughly enjoy this podcast series and anxiously await for new episodes.

Brahms is my favorite composer and, as Kevin, I consider his violin concerto to be among his finest works, if not the finest. Kevin’s narration goes beyond the typical “composer biography” in its detail on the contextual relation between a music composition and its composer’s life, state of mind and motivation.

I’m so glad I found this podcast! I’ve always wanted to hear such in-depth stories and interesting interviews. Now I’m waiting for Mozart!!
I just wish the author would put more effort in pronouncing foreign names correctly (couldn’t figure out for example he was saying “Bettina”). I’m willing to help with Italian ;)