Classical music
The Essay. Secret Admirers, Jess Gillam on Bach. Audio, 14 minutes
Radio 3 presenter Jess Gillam celebrates German composer Johann Sebastian Bach.
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Interview: Steven Isserlis discusses Schumann's Cello Concerto and his passions in life. BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Video, 00:09:39
Pre-concert interview with cellist Steven Isserlis and BBC SSO violinist Alex Gascoine.
- AttributionBBC
- Posted10 December 2020
The Essay. Secret Admirers, Jumoké Fashola on Nina Simone. Audio, 14 minutes
Radio 3 presenter Jumoké Fashola celebrates the American singer-songwriter Nina Simone
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The Essay. Secret Admirers, Ian Skelly on Jean Mouton. Audio, 14 minutes
Radio 3 presenter Ian Skelly celebrates the French composer Jean Mouton
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The Essay. Secret Admirers, Elizabeth Alker on Sofia Gubaidulina. Audio, 14 minutes
Radio 3 presenter Elizabeth Alker celebrates the Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina
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The Essay. Secret Admirers, Hannah French on Barbara Strozzi. Audio, 14 minutes
Radio 3 presenter Hannah French celebrates the Venetian composer Barbara Strozzi
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The Listening Service. Becoming Beethoven's Fifth. Audio, 30 minutes
How did Beethoven compose one the most famous works in classical music?
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Behind the Scenes. John Wilson and OperaGlass Works. Audio, 28 minutes
Conductor John Wilson tackles a Britten opera under lockdown in a Victorian music hall.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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The Listening Service. Tricky timing. Audio, 29 minutes
Tom Service on the fascination of out-of-the-ordinary rhythms.
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Stark Talk. Karen Cargill. Audio, 29 minutes
Edi Stark in conversation with Karen Cargill.
- AttributionBBC Radio Scotland
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Sunday Feature. The Myth and Mystery of Anja Thauer. Audio, 44 minutes
The story of a lost cellist, who was once a rival to Jacqueline du Pré.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
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- Posted11 November 2020
Sunday Feature. The Silence of My Pain. Audio, 44 minutes
Hannah French explores an often hidden disability for many musicians: chronic pain.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
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The Essay. Composers and Their Dogs, Cocker Spaniels. Audio, 14 minutes
Famous composers devoted to dogs. Edward Elgar was inseparable from his spaniel, Marco.
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The Essay. Composers and Their Dogs, Dachshunds. Audio, 14 minutes
Famous composers’ devotion to dogs. Britten and Bernstein were obsessed with dachshunds.
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The Essay. Composers and Their Dogs, Poodles. Audio, 14 minutes
Composers' links to certain dog breeds. Haydn’s poodle tale and Chopin’s poodle myth.
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The Essay. Composers and Their Dogs, Old English Sheepdogs. Audio, 14 minutes
Famous composers devoted to dogs. Dame Ethel Smyth’s obsession with Old English sheepdogs.
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The Essay. Composers and Their Dogs, Newfoundlands. Audio, 14 minutes
Famous composers devoted to certain dog breeds. Wagner’s turbulent life with Newfoundlands
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The Listening Service. Rewilding Sibelius. Audio, 30 minutes
Tom Service explores the music of Sibelius as a force of nature.
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- Posted23 October 2020
