Classical music
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
Drama on 3. Britten 100: Imo and Ben. Audio, 90 minutes
Drama telling how Imogen Holst worked with Benjamin Britten on the score for Gloriana.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for 10 months
Sunday Feature. Wagner - Making a National Hero. Audio, 44 minutes
Stephen Johnson explores Wagner's heroes and charts how Wagner became a national hero.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Butterfly Effect. Audio, 30 minutes
Amanda Roocroft explores the impact of Madame Butterfly in performance and popular culture
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Baroque in Britain. Episode 3. Audio, 15 minutes
It's 1711, and an opera premiere by Handel is about to set a new course for British opera.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Twenty Minutes. Sliding in at the Back. Audio, 20 minutes
Three trombone experts talk about the life of an orchestral trombone player.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Sunday Feature. Verdi 200: Viva Verdi. Audio, 60 minutes
Roger Parker explores Verdi's status as an Italian national figure.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Great Lives. Ralph Vaughan Williams. Audio, 30 minutes
Matthew Parris and Stuart Maconie celebrate the life of Ralph Vaughan Williams.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
One to One. Olivia O'Leary with Vladimir Ashkenazy. Audio, 15 minutes
Olivia O'Leary speaks to piano virtuoso and conductor, Vladimir Ashkenazy.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
