Classical music
Soul Music. Series 6, Spem in Alium. Audio, 30 minutes
Thomas Tallis's work is one of the most spectacular pieces of choral music ever written.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Simon Rattle. Audio, 45 minutes
Kirsty Young's castaway is conductor Simon Rattle.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Trumpet Shall Sound. Audio, 30 minutes
Jazz composer Julian Joseph goes in search of black classical musicians from the past.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Great Lives. John Cage. Audio, 30 minutes
Conceptual artist Michael Craig-Martin talks about avant-garde composer John Cage.
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- Available for over a year
Great Lives. Nina Simone. Audio, 30 minutes
Joanna Macgregor nominates the chanteuse and civil rights activist Nina Simone.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
For One Night Only. Series 4, Bernstein in Berlin. Audio, 30 minutes
On Christmas Day 1989, Leonard Bernstein conducted Beethoven's Choral Symphony.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Great Lives. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Audio, 30 minutes
Composer Howard Goodall champions the composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
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- Available for over a year
Great Lives. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Audio, 30 minutes
Francine Stock presents the biographical details of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's great life.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Great Lives. Edward Elgar. Audio, 30 minutes
Writer, broadcaster and charity founder Marjorie Wallace chooses composer Edward Elgar.
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- Available for over a year
Great Lives. Tchaikovsky. Audio, 30 minutes
Economist Ruth Lea chooses the great Russian composer. Stephen Johnson adds his expertise.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year