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Classical music history is littered with great piano concertos, violin concertos, cello and clarinet concertos...but an organ concerto?

With one or two famous exceptions, they're normally heard in the domain of the church rather than the concert hall: perky little palate-cleansers to oratorios and other sacred works. Even in the genius compositional hands of JS Bach, Handel, and Haydn, concertante works for the organ are seldom heard - and even more seldom loved.

Iveta seeks to put that right in this episode: exploring the unique challenges, textures and alchemy that happens when the 鈥淜ing of Instruments鈥� is brought together with a symphony orchestra. With music by Jongen, Handel, E枚tv枚s, Saariaho and Poulenc.

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Acclaimed Latvian organ virtuoso Iveta Apkalna takes us on an odyssey through some of the greatest music for her instrument: exploding myths, overturning cliches and reinventing the way we approach one of the most extraordinary musical machines ever created.

She revels in an array of arresting, brilliant organ music from the famous to the unfamiliar: from cherished masterpieces by JS Bach, Liszt and Durufle to lesser-known works by Saariaho, Satie, Rheinberger and Nico Muhly. In focusing squarely on this remarkable repertoire, Iveta puts to bed any preconceptions that the world of the organ is somehow dry or technical - guiding us through the musical brilliance of some of the greatest performers of the last 100 years.

Above all, this is personal. No completism, no apologies for missing out this or that fugue or toccata. Instead: a fresh, compelling approach to some of the greatest - and often under-appreciated - music ever written.

Produced by Steven Rajam. An Overcoat Media production.