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Discovering Music Episodes

  1. Shostakovich 8th String Quartet

    Stephen Johnson and the Royal String Quartet explore Shostakovich's 8th String Quartet.

  2. Shall We Dance?

    Charles Hazlewood reveals how dance music has inspired great works of the concert hall.

  3. Composing for the Silver Screen

    Charles Hazlewood and Debbie Wiseman with the 大象传媒 CO on composing for the cinema.

  4. Trumpet Concertos - Telemann, Haydn

    Stephen Johnson explores the trumpet concerto, from Telemann to Haydn.

  5. Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante (K.364)

    Charles Hazlewood conducts the 大象传媒 NOW and soloists in Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante.

  6. Mozart: Music and meaning in The Magic Flute

    Charles Hazlewood explores Mozart's The Magic Flute through the principal characters.

  7. Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 (Op. 105)

    Stephen Johnson investigates some of the mysteries of Sibelius' Symphony No 7.

  8. Music from the Russian Ballet

    David Nixon and 大象传媒 NOW join Charles Hazlewood to explore Russian Ballet.

  9. Tippett: Songs for Dov

    Charles Hazlewood, Nigel Robson and the 大象传媒 Philharmonic unravel Tippett's Songs for Dov.

  10. Rachmaninov: Isle of the Dead (Op. 29)

    Stephen Johnson joins the 大象传媒 SO to look at Rachmaninov's tone poem Isle of the Dead.

  11. Elgar: Concerto for cello and orchestra (Op.85) in E minor

    Stephen Johnson joins the 大象传媒SO for a look at Elgar's famous Cello Concerto.

  12. Haydn: Symphony No. 60 in C major (Il Distratto)

    Charles Hazlewood and the 大象传媒 SSO explore Haydn's Symphony No.60 in C (Il Distratto).

  13. The Bernstein Beat

    Jamie Bernstein joins Charles Hazlewood for an introduction to the music Leonard Bernstein

  14. Stravinsky: Histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale)

    Samuel West joins Charles Hazlewood to explore Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale.

  15. North meets South

    Theatre company Dimpho di Kopane present music devised for their productions

  16. Xhosa Songs of South Africa

    Charles Hazlewood looks at the musical tradition of the Xhosa people of the Western Cape.

  17. Volans: White Man Sleeps, String Quartet No. 1

    Stephen Johnson聽meets Kevin Volans and explores his chamber piece White Man Sleeps.

  18. Miles Davies: Kind of Blue

    Geoffrey Smith dissects Miles Davis' Kind of Blue to discover what makes it a landmark.

  19. Arvo P盲rt Choral Music

    Stephen Johnson investigates Part's distinctive approach to writing sacred choral music.

  20. Listening to Webern

    Stephen Johnson takes a close look at the music of the great Austrian figure, Anton Webern

  21. Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder (WWV. 91)

    Charles Hazlewood and Jane Irwin focus on Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder.

  22. Brahms: Variations on a theme of Haydn (The St Anthony Choral) (Op. 56)

    Stephen Johnson and the 大象传媒 SO look at Brahms's Variations on a theme of Haydn.

  23. Beethoven: Six Bagatelles (Op. 126)

    Stephen Johnson joins Ashley Wass to look at Beethoven's Six Bagatelles Op. 126.

  24. Schnittke: Concerto for Piano and Strings

    Charles Hazlewood and Rolf Hind delve into Schnittke's Concerto for Piano and Strings.

  25. Mozart: Last Piano Concerto (K.595)

    Charles Hazlewood and pianist Ronald Brautigam examine Mozart's last piano concerto.

  26. Folk Music in Classical Music

    Stephen Johnson and Martin Carthy look at folk in Grainger and Vaughan Williams's work.

  27. Britten: Nocturne (Op. 60)

    Charles Hazlewood and tenor Mark Tucker tease out the detail of Britten's Nocturne.

  28. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 (Op. 58)

    Ronald Brautigam and Charles Hazlewood explore Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4.

  29. Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 (Op. 36)

    Charles Hazlewood and the Harmnieband focus on Beethoven's Symphony No. 2.

  30. Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D (Op. 123)

    Charles Hazlewood looks at three movements from Beethoven's Missa Solemnis in D, Op.123.

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