Classical music
A Bombay Symphony. Audio, 30 minutes
Zareer Masani on the new love for, and controversy over, Western classical music in India.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Who Does John Hegley Think He Is? Audio, 30 minutes
John Hegley thinks he might be descended from French composer Rameau. Could it be true?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Sunday Feature. Clocks and Clouds: An Adventure Around György Ligeti. Audio, 45 minutes
A portrait of a magnificent and mischievous musical spirit, György Ligeti.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Great Lives. Emma Kirkby on Henry Purcell. Audio, 30 minutes
Soprano Emma Kirkby discusses the life of composer Henry Purcell with Matthew Parris
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Sunday Feature. Educating Isaac. Audio, 45 minutes
Nicholas Baragwanath explores a forgotten mode of music education once used in Naples.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Great Lives. Evelyn Glennie on Jacqueline Du Pre. Audio, 30 minutes
English Cellist Jacqueline Du Pre is championed by solo percussionist Evelyn Glennie.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Sunday Feature. Billy - The Other Lloyd Webber. Audio, 45 minutes
Andrew Green explores the life and little-heard romantic music of William Lloyd Webber.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Sunday Feature. Music and the Jews, It Ain't Necessarily So. Audio, 45 minutes
Norman Lebrecht on the idea of a 'Jewish thumbprint' in Mendelssohn's and others' music.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Secret Admirers, Sara Mohr-Pietsch on Hildegard of Bingen. Audio, 15 minutes
Radio 3 presenter Sara Mohr-Pietsch celebrates 12th-century composer Hildegard of Bingen.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Secret Admirers, Martin Handley on Malcolm Arnold. Audio, 15 minutes
Radio 3 presenter Martin Handley celebrates English composer Malcolm Arnold.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Secret Admirers, Lucie Skeaping on Thomas Ravenscroft. Audio, 15 minutes
Radio 3 presenter Lucie Skeaping celebrates Shakespeare's contemporary Thomas Ravenscroft.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Secret Admirers, Tom Service on Arnold Bax. Audio, 15 minutes
Radio 3 presenter Tom Service celebrates the music of Scots-inspired composer Arnold Bax.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Secret Admirers, Sarah Walker on John White. Audio, 15 minutes
Sarah Walker celebrates English experimentalist composer John White.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Nicola Benedetti. Audio, 44 minutes
Kirsty Young talks to violinist Nicola Benedetti.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Sunday Feature. The Invisible Theatre: Wagner's Opera House in Bayreuth. Audio, 45 minutes
Tom Service and others explore the ideas behind Wagner's own opera house in Bayreuth.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Sunday Feature. Britten 100: Cultural Conchies. Audio, 45 minutes
Exploring the background to the pacifism which was central to Britten's creative vision.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
In Britten's Footsteps. Audio, 28 minutes
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson retraces Benjamin Britten's composing walks.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Alfred Brendel. Audio, 44 minutes
Kirsty Young talks to pianist Alfred Brendel.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
I Found a Tenor: Richard Tauber Revived. Audio, 30 minutes
Entertainer Bernie Clifton explores the impact of Austrian Tenor Richard Tauber.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
Twenty Minutes. Stormy Weather. Audio, 20 minutes
Suzy Klein explores composers' orchestral depictions of weather.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Unsent Letters of Erik Satie. Audio, 30 minutes
Alistair McGowan tells the story of the love letters that composer Erik Satie never sent.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
Twenty Minutes. The Trials of the Chorus Master. Audio, 20 minutes
Chorus masters reveal how the unsung heroes feel when a star conductor receives the glory.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
