When Pop and Classical Collide (with James Bennett II)

Switched on Pop

Vox Media Podcast Network

Music Interviews, Music History, Music, Music Commentary

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2019

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Once upon a time, classical music was pop, so today it's worth stepping back and asking: where does one genre stop and the other begin? Can classical ever be popular again? And why do only some classical tracks makes for good samples? Luckily James Bennett II of classical station WQXR is on hand to break down these and other musical conundrums, including but not limited to: killer opera clowns, Bach hip hop hybrids, and the namesake album of this very podcast. Songs discussed: Dessa and the Minnesota Orchestra - Chaconne Enrico Caruso - Vesti la Giubbia Mario Lanza - Because You’re Mine Wendy Carlos - Prelude and Fugue in C Minor Jackie Evancho - Nessun Dorma Jackie Evancho - Burn Lindsay Stirling - Underground Vitamin String Quartet - Shallow Florence Price - Symphony 1 Nas - I Can Black Eyed Peas - Back 2 Hip Hop Victoria - Impropreia Kanye West - Gone Check out more of James's writing here: https://www.wqxr.org/people/james-bennett-ii/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:49.0	Welcome to Switched On Pop.
0:51.0	I'm a musicologist, Nate Sloan, and with my co-host,
0:55.0	Charlie Harding, out on Paternity leave, I have shown the proverbial BAT signal.
1:02.0	And today I am very pleased to welcome James Bennett,
1:07.0	the second into the studio. James, thank you so much for being here.
1:11.0	Yo, thank you for having me. Appreciate it, man.
1:13.0	So tell us a little about yourself, James.
1:16.0	I write about classical music, specifically lately the intersection between classical music,
1:22.0	and race and classical music and society.
1:26.0	And those are the things that I generally like to think about and turn over.
1:30.0	I'm so excited you could be here, James, with the show's dad, Charlie Harding.
1:35.0	I'm sure.
1:36.0	Like, both kind of literally and metaphorically, the show's dad away.
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