Classical music
Sunday Feature. My Trouble with Classical Music. Audio, 44 minutes
David Baddiel is on a quest to like classical music.
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Between the Ears. The Letter. Audio, 29 minutes
How the music of Janacek and a letter from the 91Èȱ¬ saved the Hollander family from Nazism.
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The Listening Service. The Key to Keys. Audio, 31 minutes
Tom Service asks why western music is in so many different keys and what exactly they are.
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Keeping a City Quiet to Save the Sounds of Stradivarius. World Update. Audio, 00:04:56
An ambitious project is trying to save the sounds of Stradivarius for future generations.
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- Posted29 January 2019
The Listening Service. Riffs, loops and ostinati - the art of repeating yourself! Audio, 31 minutes
Tom presses repeat - again and again and again ...
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- Posted25 January 2019
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The Listening Service. Classical Icons. Audio, 30 minutes
Who are the icons of classical music? And are they born or made?
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Behind the Scenes. Alison Balsom. Audio, 28 minutes
A glimpse into the life of the virtuoso trumpeter taking charge of the Cheltenham Festival
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- Posted14 January 2019
The Listening Service. How to Sing Classical - Vibrato! Audio, 30 minutes
Good vibrations or horrible wobbling? Why do singers use vibrato?
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The Listening Service. The Nutcracker - Strange Enchantments. Audio, 30 minutes
Think The Nutcracker is a super-saccharine classic for the feelgood season? Think again.
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- Posted17 December 2018
The Essay. Writing Music, Hannah Beckerman on Brahms. Audio, 14 minutes
For Hannah Beckerman, Brahms's Second Piano Concerto is a masterclass in storytelling.
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The Essay. Writing Music, Barbara Trapido on Stravinsky. Audio, 14 minutes
For Barbara Trapido, nothing is as it seems in Stravinsky’s ballet, Pulcinella.
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The Essay. Writing Music, Minoo Dinshaw on Mendelssohn. Audio, 14 minutes
Minoo Dinshaw questions identity by tuning in to Mendelssohn’s ‘Scottish’ Third Symphony.
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The Conversation. Women Opening Up Classical Music. Audio, 27 minutes
Two women who are changing the face of classical music
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The Essay. Writing Music, Hermione Hoby on Steve Reich. Audio, 14 minutes
Author Hermione Hoby reveals how Steve Reich’s Music For 18 Musicians helps her write.
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The Listening Service. Concertos: All for one and one for all? Audio, 30 minutes
What is a concerto? Tom Service asks how they work and what it is like to be a soloist.
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- Posted4 December 2018
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