Marjan’s Musical Soirées
Marjan's Musical Soirées is a new podcast series where Marjan Kiepura invites you to share in his artistic and musical heritage. Since the launch of his successful Chopin CD entitled, Images of a Homeland, pianist Marjan Kiepura now has a significant YouTube following. Marjan comes from a distinguished musical family. His parents were the opera singers and movie stars Marta Eggerth and Jan Kiepura. The host and narrator, Jane Knox, is fluent in three languages and writes original material for programs and narrates concerts.
Episodes
20 episodes
Act II – Marta Eggerth – Hungarian Wunderkind Years 1924-1930
Marta’s brilliant young life in Budapest. Her musical relationship with the King of Jazz Operetta Paul Abraham . Marta sings three songs by this gifted composer and stories from Marta’s own account.
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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21:31
Marta Eggerth “The Hungarian Wunderkind Years - A Trilogy 1912-1930” Act 1
In Act 1 of this Trilogy – presenter Jane Knox, chronicles Marta’s unique childhood in Hungary and the many famous artists, composers, playwrights of stage and screen who recognized her unique talent. These included Paul Abraham (1892-1960), Be...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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17:20
Marta Eggerth and Franz Lehar: Films and Operetta Legacy
This podcast, created and hosted by Jane Knox-Kiepura, describes the close artistic relationship between Franz Lehar and Marta Eggerth in films and operettas. Franz Lehar has often been referred to as the King of Operetta famous for T...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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26:05
Jan Kiepura Singing Polish Repitoire
Jan Kiepura singing Polish repertoire. Producers Marjan Kiepura and Jane Knox.
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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19:51
Exilarte, An Evening In Vienna. Reflections on the exhibit of Marta Eggerth and Jan Kiepura
On May 20, 2022 pianist Marjan Kiepura and his wife Jane Knox-Kiepura, hosted a program at the Exilarte Center in Vienna at the University of Music and Performing Artswhere the exhibit was held. The Program commemorated the careers of Marjan...
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Episode 16
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28:06
The Polish tenor, Jan Kiepura in Opera Arias
The Polish tenor Jan Kiepura (1902 – 1966) was one of the most famous opera singers of the last century and remembered throughout the world . Whereas he was a European movie star from some 19 films; his fame started on the opera stages of...
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Episode 15
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27:02
Marta Eggerth live performance “Sárbogárd Dombovar” composer Robert Stolz, piano Marjan Kiepura with special musical arrangement
Marta Eggerth sings live “Sárbogárd Dombovar” composer Robert Stolz, lyrics Istvan Mihaly. Piano Marjan Kiepura with special musical arrangementWiesbaden May Festival 1990. Host Jane Knox
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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7:25
Marta Eggerth sings live Im Chambre Separee. Marjan Kiepura, piano. Discussion on vocal longevity.
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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8:21
Marta Eggerth sings “Nur die Liebe macht uns Jung” by Franz Lehar: Marjan Kiepura, pianist
Marta Eggerth sings “Nur die Liebe macht uns Jung” - “Only Love Keeps Us Young” - by Franz Lehar. Marjan Kiepura is the pianist, from a concert at the Wiesbaden Opera in May 1990. Podcast and discussion is ho...
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Episode 12
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7:07
Marta Eggerth sings from Die Geschiedene Frau – Kind, Du Kannst Tanzen – live. Marjan Kiepura, pianist.
Marta Eggerth sings live from Die Geschiedene Frau–Kind, Du Kannst Tanzen. Marjan Kiepura is the pianist; from a concert at the Wiesbaden Opera in May 1990. Podcast and discussion is hosted by Jane Knox.
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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8:44
Marta Eggerth sings live “Du Bist Wie Eine Blume” Liszt & Schumann, Marjan Kiepura, pianist
The famous poem by Heinrich Heine was put to song by several composers including Franz Liszt and Robert Schumann. Here, the celebrated soprano Marta Eggerth sings both songs in concert with her son Marjan Kiepura at the piano. &nbs...
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Episode 10
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6:18
Chopin Songs with Marta Eggerth, soprano and Marjan Kiepura, pianist
Marta Eggerth sings two Chopin songs live from a concert in Wiesbaden, Germany May 1990 at age 78. And three more songs from her CD Marta Eggerth My Life My Song at age 90. Songs include "M...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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15:21
Chopin's Raindrop Prelude - Op. 28, No. 15, by Marjan Kiepura pianist and Jane Knox, host
Reflections on the Raindrop Prelude, one of the most celebrated solo piano works, with unique insights to its origins.
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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9:08
Chopin Mazurka Op. 50 No. 2 in A-Flat, Marjan Kiepura Pianist, Jane Knox, Host
Chopin's mazurka Op. 50, No. 2 in A-Flat is a later work and a delightful mazurka which deserves greater visibility. Here pianist, Marjan Kiepura, explores aspects of this mazurka.
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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5:10
Chopin’s Waltz in A minor Op. 34, No. 2 commentary and performance by Marjan Kiepura, pianist and Jane Knox, host
Podcast Chopin’s Waltz in A minor Op. 34, No. 2 commentary and performance by Marjan Kiepura, pianist and Jane Knox, host.
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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7:26
Unique Insight and Perspectives to Chopin's Polonaises- a podcast presented by Marjan Kiepura, pianist and Jane Knox, host.
Unique insight and perspectives to Chopin’s Polonaises and performance of the “Military” Poloniase Op. 40, No. 1 in A major. Marjan Kiepura, pianist and Jane Knox, host.
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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10:09
Chopin Nocturne in E-Flat, Op. 9, No. 2, a Podcast by pianist Marjan Kiepura with host Jane Knox
This nocturne is probably the most popular among Chopin’s 21 nocturnes. Discussed and performed by pianist, Marjan Kiepura and hosted by Jane Knox, together they offer some new historic insights to this work.
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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6:42
Chopin Waltz in A-Flat Major, Op. 69, No. 1 - L'Adieu, a Podcast by Marjan Kiepura and Jane Knox
Pianist Marjan Kiepura and host Jane Knox present the backstory of the famous waltz by Frederic Chopin in A-Flat, Op. 69, No. 1 known as the L’Adieu waltz.Composed in 1835, several versions of this waltz survived after Chopin’s de...
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Episode 3
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6:47
Chopin’s Posthumous Works and How They Were Saved, a podcast by Marjan Kiepura and Jane Knox
Chopin's unpublished works and the story of how they were saved. Presented by Marjan Kiepura and Jane Knox.
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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13:18
Chopin Mazurkas – Marjan Kiepura, pianist, Jane Knox, host
Presenters: Jane Knox, Host and Marjan Kiepura, PianistFrederic Chopin’s mazurkas which are a dance form with special rhythms and accents, would become the most extensive of all of Frederic Chopin’s genre. Although not inten...
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Episode 1
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