Classical music
The Essay. Minds at War: Series 2, Parade. Audio, 15 minutes
Richard Cork discusses Pablo Picasso's designs for the Ballets Russes production Parade.
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In Search of the Black Mozart. Episode 2. Audio, 30 minutes
Chi-chi Nwanoku turns musical detective in search of black composers and musicians.
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Sunday Feature. In Their Own Write: Notes from the Congress of Vienna. Audio, 45 minutes
Michael Goldfarb tells the story of the Congress of Vienna and how it still affects us.
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Sunday Feature. Mission Harpsichord. Audio, 45 minutes
Mahan Esfahani discovers why the harpsichord is an often misunderstood instrument.
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Sunday Feature. From Convent to Concert Hall. Audio, 45 minutes
Kate Kennedy reviews four female string players who were pioneering in their own lifetimes
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The Essay. Classical Music's Unsung Heroines, Mary Gladstone. Audio, 15 minutes
Discussing Mary Gladstone, daughter of William, who brought music to Downing Street.
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The Essay. Classical Music's Unsung Heroines, Leopoldine Wittgenstein. Audio, 15 minutes
Bethany Bell on the life of Leopoldine Wittgenstein, host of a Viennese musical salon.
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The Essay. Classical Music's Unsung Heroines, Lady Maud Warrender. Audio, 15 minutes
Kate Kennedy tells the story of Lady Maud Warrender, an aristocrat and patron of music.
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The Essay. Classical Music's Unsung Heroines, Nadezhda von Meck. Audio, 15 minutes
Vanora Bennett on Tchaikovsky's generous benefactor, who refused to ever meet the composer
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Desert Island Discs. Jonas Kaufmann. Audio, 45 minutes
Kirsty Young interviews opera singer Jonas Kaufmann.
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Sunday Feature. Cuba Clasica. Audio, 45 minutes
Andrew McGregor visits Havana to investigate Cuba's classical music scene today.
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Sunday Feature. Beautiful Death. Audio, 45 minutes
Stephen Johnson connects Mahler's beliefs about death to Viennese funeral customs.
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Sunday Feature. Who Was Richard Strauss? Audio, 45 minutes
Tom Service travels to Switzerland in search of the real Richard Strauss.
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The Essay. Brahms Experience, Brahms and the Future. Audio, 15 minutes
Pianist and writer Natasha Loges discusses Brahms's views on the future of music.
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The Essay. Brahms Experience, Brahms and Freud. Audio, 15 minutes
Lesley Chamberlain asks what can be learnt by comparing the work of Brahms and Freud.
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The Essay. Brahms Experience, Brahms and Germany. Audio, 15 minutes
Natasha Loges explores Brahms's complex political relationship with his homeland.
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The Essay. Brahms Experience, Brahms and Nature. Audio, 15 minutes
Writer Lesley Chamberlain investigates how Brahms was influenced by the natural world.
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The Essay. Brahms Experience, Public Brahms, Private Brahms. Audio, 15 minutes
Pianist Natasha Loges considers what lay behind Brahms's famously gruff public persona.
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Sunday Feature. Global Classical Music - A New World Symphony, Education - 30 Million Young Pianists. Audio, 45 minutes
The impact and effectiveness of education in sustaining the growth in classical music.
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Sunday Feature. Global Classical Music - A New World Symphony, New Orchestras, New Repertoire? Audio, 45 minutes
Petroc Trelawny on the futures of global orchestras, including in China, Qatar and Brazil.
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The Essay. Music in Its Time, The Firebird. Audio, 15 minutes
Stephen Johnson on the reactions of the first audiences to Stravinsky's The Firebird.
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The Essay. Music in Its Time, Bach: St Matthew Passion. Audio, 15 minutes
Exploring the impact of Bach's St Matthew Passion on its first audiences in Leipzig.
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