Classical music
The Essay. Writing Music, Hannah Beckerman on Brahms. Audio, 14 minutes
For Hannah Beckerman, Brahms's Second Piano Concerto is a masterclass in storytelling.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Writing Music, Barbara Trapido on Stravinsky. Audio, 14 minutes
For Barbara Trapido, nothing is as it seems in Stravinsky’s ballet, Pulcinella.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Writing Music, Minoo Dinshaw on Mendelssohn. Audio, 14 minutes
Minoo Dinshaw questions identity by tuning in to Mendelssohn’s ‘Scottish’ Third Symphony.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Conversation. Women Opening Up Classical Music. Audio, 27 minutes
Two women who are changing the face of classical music
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
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.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
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.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
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- Posted4 December 2018
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- Posted4 December 2018
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- Posted21 November 2018
The Listening Service. Rossini - Master Chef and Maestro. Audio, 30 minutes
A celebration of 'Signor Crescendo' Gioachino Rossini, operatic genius and gourmand.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
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- Posted17 November 2018
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- Posted11 November 2018
Sunday Feature. The Ruhleben Legacy. Audio, 44 minutes
Revealing how life in a German internment camp shaped the course of classical music.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Listening Service. What counts as 'classical music'? Audio, 29 minutes
What do we actually mean when we talk about 'classical music'? What is or isn't it?
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Listening Service. Extreme Classical! Audio, 30 minutes
What are the most extreme pieces of classical music ever written?
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Listening Service. The Magical Forest. Audio, 31 minutes
Enter the magical musical world of the forest. Your guide is Tom Service
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Listening Service. The Cowpat Controversy. Audio, 30 minutes
Calling 20th-century English music 'cowpat music' is just plain rude! And it's inaccurate.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Sunday Feature. A Portrait of Parry. Audio, 44 minutes
Simon Heffer argues for a new understanding of Sir Hubert Parry
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Listening Service. Speed. Audio, 29 minutes
A rollercoaster of a show as Tom experiences how music gets our hearts racing.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
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- Posted7 October 2018
Something Special At The Proms. Audio, 20 minutes
Get ready to hear all about a very special day at the Proms with Justin and Mr Tumble.
- AttributionCBeebies Radio
- Available for over a year
The Listening Service. Technical Mastery. Audio, 30 minutes
Music and technology - what do you do when anything is possible?
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
