Photograph of José Rizal. Source.
Month: September 2015
003: Touch Me Not
This episode looks at the history of the Philippines through the late 19th century and the Spanish-American War, when rising Filipino nationalism collides with U.S. imperial ambitions.
Playlist:
Fanfare
Opening Theme
Suite for José Rizal
Closing Theme
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002: A Place in the Sun
A look at Imperial Germany in the early twentieth century.
Playlist:
Fanfare
Opening Theme
Overture to Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
composed in 1791 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, public domain.
Performed by Musopen Symphony, public domain. Source.
Symphony No. 6 in F major (“The Pastoral Symphony”)
Composed in 1808 by Ludwig van Beethoven, public domain.
Performed by the the Skidmore College Orchestra, and used pursuant to a Creative Commons License. Details.
Fantasie from Siegfried
Composed in 1876 by Richard Wagner, public domain.
Performed by the United States Marine Band, public domain. Source.
“Die Wacht am Rhein”
Composed in 1854 by Karl Wilhelm, public domain.
Closing Theme
Except when otherwise indicated, the contents of this podcast are
Ⓒ and ℗ 2015 by Mark Painter, all rights reserved.
Europe in 1901
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001: Age of Empires
The first episode takes a look at the world of 1901.
Playlist:
Fanfare
Opening Theme
“There’ll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight”
composed in 1896 by Theodore August Metz, public domain.
Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald (Tales from the Vienna Woods)
Composed in 1868 by Johann Strauss II, public domain.
Performed by the United States Air Force Band, public domain. Source.
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (Prelude to “The Afternoon of a Faun”)
Composed in 1894 by Claude Debussy, public domain.
Performed by the Natalia Ensemble, and used pursuant to a Creative Commons License. Details.
“Song of Australia”
Composed in 1859 by Carl Linger, public domain.
Except when otherwise indicated, the contents of this podcast are
Ⓒ and ℗ 2015 by Mark Painter, all rights reserved.
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