Classical music
The Listening Service. More Than the Score. Audio, 29 minutes
Why are there so many ways to perform the same piece of music? What is interpretation?
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In the Studio. Staging Semele in Shanghai - Part two. Audio, 34 minutes
Producer Linda Wong Davies and her team on what it takes to put on an opera in China
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Sunday Feature. The Lonely Death of Stanley Bate. Audio, 44 minutes
Simon Heffer explores the tragic life of Stanley Bate, enigma of English music.
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The Listening Service. The String Quartet. Audio, 30 minutes
Tom Service explores the most celebrated of chamber ensembles, the string quartet.
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In the Studio. Staging Semele in Shanghai - Part one. Audio, 30 minutes
Producer Linda Wong Davies recreates the baroque opera Semele in just six weeks
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- Posted27 January 2020
Slow Radio. Sounds of the Earth - January. Audio, 30 minutes
A montage of music and natural sounds including an Antarctic fur seal and her pup.
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The Listening Service. The music of Kaija Saariaho. Audio, 30 minutes
Tom Service takes a journey through the music of the Finnish-born, Paris-based composer.
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Profile. Sheku Kanneh-Mason. Audio, 14 minutes
The young, black cellist from Nottingham making chart history.
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The Listening Service. Beethoven Unleashed: Getting to grips with Beethoven. Audio, 30 minutes
He's the most famous composer in western music, but what makes Beethoven Beethoven?
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The Essay. My Life in Music, Now, oh now I needs must part by John Dowland arranged by Percy Grainger. Audio, 14 minutes
Kenneth Hamilton's mind is filled with Dowland's song of parting at his mother's death.
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The Essay. My Life in Music, The Protecting Veil by John Tavener. Audio, 14 minutes
Steven Isserlis recalls the impact of a commission and his friendship with its composer.
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The Essay. My Life in Music, Disko Partizani by Shantel. Audio, 14 minutes
Composer Roxanna Panufnik discovers an earworm in duty free at Tel Aviv airport.
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The Essay. My Life in Music, The Lamb by John Tavener. Audio, 14 minutes
Visits to a bird hide are accompanied by this song for singer-songwriter Kitty Macfarlane.
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The Listening Service. Texture. Audio, 31 minutes
Tom Service considers an often overlooked but vital element of music: its texture.
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- Posted4 January 2020
‘I want to perform all over the world’ Newsday. Audio, 00:03:49
Japan’s Mao Fujita has claimed top prizes since 2010
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- Posted1 January 2020
Hans Zimmer: What inspired 13 Minutes to the Moon's music? 13 Minutes to the Moon. Video, 00:03:21
Film composer Hans Zimmer reveals how Nasa's iconic Apollo 11 mission inspired his music
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- Posted30 December 2019
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- Posted27 December 2019
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- Posted26 December 2019
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- Posted18 December 2019
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- Posted12 December 2019
The Listening Service. Why backing vocals matter. Audio, 30 minutes
Backing singers and opera choruses - so much more than eye candy and human scenery!
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