Classical music
Instrumental: Black British Trailblazers. 1. Classical: Re-writing the Score. Audio, 35 minutes
Exploring Black British classical music, from Samuel Coleridge-Taylor to Chi Chi Nwanoku.
- AttributionBBC Sounds
- Available for 8 months
Headliners with Nihal Arthanayake. Ludovico Einaudi. Audio, 63 minutes
The Italian pianist and composer Ludovico Einaudi joins Nihal for an in-depth chat.
- AttributionBBC Radio 5 Live
- Available for over a year
Drama on 3. Messiaen and the Birds. Audio, 74 minutes
Poet Michael Symmons Roberts explores composer Olivier Messiaen's obsession with birdsong.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
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- Posted18 February
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- Posted6 February
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- Posted31 January
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- Posted27 January
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- Posted27 January
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- Posted23 January
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- Posted19 January
Sunday Feature. The Search for a Lost Ugandan Opera. Audio, 44 minutes
Mugabi Turya traces the forgotten legacy of pioneering composer Solomon Mbabi Katana.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
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- Posted15 January
Maria Callas: The Final Act. Video, 59 minutes
The truth about the Maria Callas myth and the gift of her extraordinary voice.
- AttributionBBC Two
- Available for over a year
The Merry Widow from Glyndebourne. Video, 149 minutes
A glamorous widow searches for true love in this sparkling comic opera from Glyndebourne.
- AttributionBBC Four
- Available for over a year
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- Posted23 December 2024
Sunday Feature. Skid Row Messiah. Audio, 44 minutes
The story of the annual Messiah performance in Skid Row, LA, and in Handel's London.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
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- Posted19 December 2024
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- Posted17 December 2024