Scott O'Neil on Classical Music

Enjoy compelling, brief and unique insights into classical music from conductor Scott O'Neil. Each installment gives context to a specific piece of music or musical idea by sharing what makes it worth hearing and why it matters today.

You can hear O’Neil’s insights in short vignettes that air during regular programming and on Fridays at 2 p.m. Check back here to watch or listen to all of Scott O'Neil's segments.

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Scott O'Neil on Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4. It's a musical and mythical adventure. View more Classical Chats.

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Audio: Scott O'Neil On Why Wagner's 'Tristan & Isolde' Was A Watershed Moment

Audio: Scott O'Neil On Why Dvorak's 'New World' Symphony Endures

Audio: Scott O'Neil On Dvorak's 'New World' Symphony And American Music

Audio: Scott O'Neil On Dvorak's 'New World' Symphony And Spirituals

Audio: Scott O'Neil On Debussy's 'Clair de Lune'

Audio: Scott O'Neil On Mozart and 'Ave Verum Corpus'

Audio: Scott O'Neil On Mozart and Allegri's 'Miserere'

Audio: Scott O'Neil On Beethoven, 'Prometheus' and 'Eroica'

Audio: Scott O'Neil On Debussy's Reaction to Bach, Beethoven and Mozart

Audio: Scott O'Neil On Mendelssohn's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'

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