55. Silliness, drama and love - 3 songs from Mozart's Magic Flute
My daughter's bed time reading inspires a brief trip to the opera, for some great singing - high drama and high silliness from Mozart's Magic Flute. Listening time = 14 mins (5' podcast, 9' music) ...
16 Sep 20205min
54. In the flow of life itself: Sibelius - Symphony No3
One of my very favourite things, Sibelius takes us on an all-encompassing journey from the musical spring to the wide open ocean: it's organic, generous, inevitable and uplifting. Total listen: 35 m...
9 Sep 20206min
53. A riot of colour at The Roman Carnival
Fully of exuberance and swagger, Roman Carnival is great music from Berlioz, the man who wrote the book on how to write for orchestra in glorious technicolour. Total listen time: c14mins (5 mins intro...
4 Sep 20205min
52. Sleepless in Havanna? Gershwin - Cuban Overture
George Gershwin spent two hectic weeks on holiday in Cuba and returned with a case full of percussion instruments, latin spirit and musical inspiration. The resulting Cuban Overture became an instant...
21 Aug 20203min
51. Creating The Sound of Hollywood: Korngold's The Sea Hawk
Erich Korngold was one of the composers who invented the sound of Hollywood - and his music for The Sea Hawk (a 1940 Erol Flynn swashbuckler) is passionate, exhilarating and hugely influences our very...
18 Aug 202015min
The Cacophony Trailer!
Hear more. Feel more. Be... more! Cacophony brings you great music you may or may not know, but we think you'll love. If you've not heard any Cacophony, start with The Trailer! ...and then pick an e...
17 Aug 20201min
50. Christmas ballet music that's great any time: Nutcracker
Vanessa's been humming a bit of Nutcracker, so I thought we should hear how it's meant to go - and there's so much great music to delight and enjoy. And it turns out she knows the storyline better th...
20 Jul 20205min
49. Something lush, romantic, dreamy and passionate? Rachmaninov - Cello Sonata
Fans of Rachmaninov describe his music as lush, passionate, romantic. They're right! His Cello Sonata is a terrific piece, and I love it much more than his famous piano concertos. Music here. or here...
11 Jul 20203min
