Stephen Fry and the Virtuosity of Classical Music

Joanna Lumley & The Maestro

Bauer Media

Music Commentary, Music

4.7 • 548 Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Today, Joanna and the Maestro are joined by the actor, writer and national treasure, Stephen Fry. The trio discuss Stephen’s deep love for classical music, which began in childhood with the soft sounds of Schubert, Brahms and Chopin emanating from his father's practice room. They discuss the deeply emotional music of composers like Bach through to Mahler and Schoenberg. Fry explains how great concertos like Tchaikovsky’s Violin and Beethoven's 5th should be interpreted as an allegory for society, and why generative AI only heightens the virtuosity of the live orchestra.

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0:00.0	Babe, it's Gem.
0:02.0	Just voice-noting you because I'm so busy.
0:05.0	I can't even type right now.
0:06.8	I'm working on that big presentation for my new launch.
0:10.3	I'm making it on Canva Mobile like you suggested.
0:13.1	And it's making everything iconic.
0:16.6	So it's a bit noisy, babe's mards is going off.
0:20.3	Anyways, I'm going to ping the presentation to you now so you can see what I mean.
0:24.6	Hey, madame.
0:25.6	Got to go, hon. Thanks for introducing me to Canva. Love ya!
0:29.6	Turn ordinary.
0:34.6	Into the extraordinary every day with the Lexus LBX.
0:41.3	Whilst most SUVs are big and brash, the LBX is quietly bold and confident.
0:47.3	Refined luxury crafted into a compact SUV.
0:51.3	The Lexus LBX What car's best Small SUV
0:54.7	2020 and
0:55.8	2025
0:56.5	You can't do much
1:01.0	in under
1:01.4	five minutes
1:02.1	boil an egg
1:03.0	sure
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