Classical music
Sunday Feature. Classical Commonwealth, Part 1. Audio, 44 minutes
Errollyn Wallen unravels the story of classical music across the British Commonwealth.
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Sunday Feature. Classical Commonwealth, Part 1. Audio, 44 minutes
Errollyn Wallen unravels the story of classical music across the British Commonwealth.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Listening Service. The Feasibility of Studies. Audio, 30 minutes
How was the humdrum study transformed by great composers into miniature masterpieces?
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The Essay. Science Notes, Wind. Audio, 14 minutes
James Burke leads us via steam engines and iron coffins to the modern orchestra.
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The Essay. Science Notes, Ivories. Audio, 14 minutes
James Burke touches on pine trees, chintz, bowler hats – and ends up on the ivories.
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The Essay. Science Notes, Impression. Audio, 14 minutes
James Burke connects Italian electricity to Debussy via a baron's seances and your fridge.
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The Essay. Science Notes, Romance. Audio, 14 minutes
James Burke links planetary orbits, the teeny-weeny and fake Scottish literature.
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The Essay. Science Notes, Enlighten. Audio, 14 minutes
Broadcaster James Burke links organisms that might not exist to a freemason’s opera.
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Sunday Feature. John Foulds - Life, Death and Resurrection. Audio, 44 minutes
Simon Heffer explores the innovative world of John Foulds, a forgotten genius.
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The Listening Service. Musical Signatures. Audio, 30 minutes
What gives away a composer's personal style? How can we spot their musical signatures?
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Behind the Scenes. Joyce DiDonato. Audio, 28 minutes
The superstar American mezzo soprano on her life, lockdown and being a diva activist.
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The Listening Service. Dream Teams. Audio, 30 minutes
Tom Service explores musical collaborations.
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- Posted11 January 2021
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- Posted29 December 2020
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- Posted28 December 2020
The Listening Service. What if...? Tom's Marvellous Musical Multiverse. Audio, 30 minutes
Tom Service laments and consoles with some of the great 'what ifs' of music history.
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- Posted25 December 2020
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- Posted14 December 2020
Slow Radio. Sounds of the Earth: December. Audio, 22 minutes
Relax with a calming mix of music and natural sounds
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Sunday Feature. Dissecting Beethoven. Audio, 44 minutes
Neurosurgeon Henry Marsh and Georgia Mann dissect Beethoven.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
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The Listening Service. Swing, Rubato and Bounce. Audio, 31 minutes
Tom Service investigates what happens when musical rhythm is loosened by swing or rubato.
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