60 Copyright 2026 Minnesota Public Radio https://decomposedshow.org/ Decomposed with Jade Simmons en https://feeds.publicradio.org/public_feeds/decomposed American Public Media podcasts@americanpublicmedia.org serial false https://img.apmcdn.org/889543a3c3dd1d55e22bb95d3421d0b2e0309652/uncropped/a72052-decomposed-podcast.jpg Decomposed with Jade Simmons https://decomposedshow.org/ “There is only one Beethoven” 01DASQ83H4FFK5WRWEF6NF9D69 American Public Media Everybody knows the Beethoven story: He’s a brilliant composer who faced hearing loss; a genius who couldn’t listen to his own masterpieces. But there’s a different way to consider the story we think we know.

]]> Tue, 14 May 2019 11:00:08 +0000 00:35:31 full 5 1 false Symphony for a starving city 01DA96QJE8BZJMZ47V712M5Z05 American Public Media Making music under Stalin was a dangerous undertaking — it could end with applause or in a prison camp. In the brutal grip of World War II, Shostakovich composed a symphony so powerful, it was smuggled halfway around the world in order to be played.

]]> Tue, 07 May 2019 11:00:00 +0000 00:32:40 full 4 1 false “Why did you betray me?” 01D9NGC8ANKP506QC6QPDY6WTD American Public Media This is the story of two letters Tchaikovsky received in the mail. One would lead to his greatest mistake; the other to the most intimate relationship of his life.

]]> Tue, 30 Apr 2019 11:00:00 +0000 00:37:41 full 3 1 false Oil, meet fire 01D93J9QEZKZC7MFN950AGW480 American Public Media Richard Strauss and his wife Pauline de Ahna are often described as artist and muse. But you’ve never met a muse like Pauline. One of Strauss’ greatest musical masterpieces was ripped straight from the most scandalous moment of their marriage.


For a complete list of the music in this episode, as well as recommended reading, visit decomposedshow.org

]]> Tue, 23 Apr 2019 11:00:00 +0000 00:31:58 full 2 1 false “A fallen, abominable, wicked girl” 01D8K8E5974X7PBWE8MZS874DK American Public Media Clara Schumann was a child prodigy turned international sensation — when she never should have been on stage at all. This is the story of a woman who was born to play, and refused to stop.

]]> Tue, 16 Apr 2019 14:22:28 +0000 00:41:20 full 1 1 false Introducing Decomposed with Jade Simmons 01D7FX7E2M8NA067RGQB33QQGZ American Public Media Coming April 16, Decomposed breaks down the stories that have shaped classical music. Hosted by pianist Jade Simmons, this new podcast will change the way you hear the notes.

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