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Discovering Music Episodes

  1. Tansy Davies

    Charles Hazlewood and the 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra explore the music of Tansy Davies.

  2. Haydn Symphonies Nos 22 and 92

    Stephen Johnson unpicks Haydn's Symphonies Nos 22 and 92.

  3. Brahms: Symphony No 2

    Stephen Johnson explores Brahms' Second Symphony, with a performance by the 大象传媒NOW.

  4. Mendelssohn Weekend - Italian Symphony

    Charles Hazelwood explores the history and ideas behind Mendelssohn's Italian symphony.

  5. Berg Chamber Concerto

    Stephen Johnson and the Manchester Camerata explore Alban Berg's Chamber Concerto.

  6. Janacek: Glagolitic Mass

    Stephen Johnson explores Janacek's Glagolitic Mass, playing excerpts and the entire work.

  7. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 5

    Stephen Johnson explores Vaughan Williams's Symphony No 5.

  8. Purcell - Dido and Aeneas

    Stephen Johnson and Nicholas Kraemer offer an insight into Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.

  9. Vivaldi's Gloria

    An exploration of Vivaldi's Gloria with Robert Hollingworth.

  10. Handel Operas

    Catherine Bott and Laurence Cummings explore the workings of Handelian 'opera seria'.

  11. Ancient Music - Strauss and Respighi

    Charles Hazlewood explores pieces by Strauss and Respighi inspired by music from the past.

  12. Beethoven's Fifth Symphony

    Stephen Johnson and the 大象传媒SO with Grant Llewellyn explore Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.

  13. Rachmaninov: Third Piano Concerto

    Stephen Johnson explores Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto, with pianist Nelson Goerner.

  14. Charles Ives

    Conductor David Robertson explores ideas of place in the music of Charles Ives.

  15. Beethoven Cello Sonatas

    An exploration of Beethoven's first and last sonatas for cello and piano.

  16. 11/01/2009

    Charles Hazlewood with the 大象传媒 CO and composer Fung Lam explore his new work Unlocking.

  17. The Art of Jazz Improvisation

    Julian Joseph discusses the art of improvisation from the 2008 London Jazz Festival.

  18. The Play of Daniel

    Stephen Johnson explores the Play of Daniel, one of the earliest pieces of music theatre.

  19. Elliott Carter at 100

    Stephen Johnson talks to the composer Elliott Carter in his 100th birthday year.

  20. Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time

    Stephen Johnson explores Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time.

  21. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 6

    Stephen Johnson explores Vaughan Williams's distinctive Sixth Symphony.

  22. Vaughan Williams and the Lost Generation

    Stephen Johnson looks at three English masterpieces in the context of the First World War.

  23. Eight Songs for a Mad King

    A look at Peter Maxwell Davies's iconic music theatre work Eight Songs for a Mad King.

  24. Eighteenth-Century Tchaikovsky

    Charles Hazlewood considers Tchaikovsky's musical reflections on the 18th century.

  25. Johann Strauss

    Charles Hazlewood explores the music of the waltz king Johann Strauss.

  26. Borodin - Symphony No 2

    Stephen Johnson explores Borodin's Symphony No 2 with Andre de Ridder and the 大象传媒 Phil.

  27. Messiaen - St Francis of Assisi

    Alwynne Pritchard and conductor Kent Nagano explore Messiaen's opera St Francis of Assisi.

  28. Schwanengesang

    Hakan Vramsmo and Julius Drake join Stephen Johnson to explore Schubert's song-cycle.

  29. Brahms: Symphony No 1

    Stephen Johnson explores Brahms's Symphony No 1 with conductor Gianandrea Noseda.

  30. Joe Cutler's Music for Cello and Strings and Grieg's Holberg Suite

    Charles Hazlewood and composer Joe Cutler examine Cutler's own Music for cello and strings

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