Episode 764: And Yet It Moves Me

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Mark Lee, Jordan Stokes, and Matthew Wrather overthink classical music in light of Gustavo Dudamel’s move from LA to New York. They struggle with a definition of classical music, and to theorize about uselessness and artiness. They talk about how the Western European art music of the common practice tradition plays a role in their own lives.

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“Gustavo Dudamel will leave the L.A. Phil for the N.Y. Philharmonic”

“Gustavo Dudamel: A Maestro at a Crossroads”

two microtonal lo-fi jams by Adam Neely