87. Dancing in the Dark? Anna Clyne: This Midnight Hour
Come on the fantastic - and fantastical - musical adventure that is Anna Clyne's This Midnight Hour. You'll be thrilled, excited, maybe a bit scared, ultimately consoled... or maybe not... What does t...
10 Juni 20214min
86. Beethoven at the theme park? Symphony No.4
Exhilarating and fun, Beethoven's fourth symphony is like one of the best days out. This is Beethoven in the best of moods and relishing what's possible. It's a joyful ride! Music here on Youtube or...
30 Maj 202110min
85. Soul Solutions: Beethoven's healing balm: String Quartet op132
This is a new discovery for me - and it's deeply wonderful. Beethoven's late string quartet song of thanks: written as he recovered from severe illness, it's music that heals and restores our mind and...
20 Maj 202111min
84. Pump up the volume (and everything else)! Beethoven, Coriolan
Why is Beethoven - perhaps - the greatest composer of them all? One thing he does is expand everything - the volume goes up to 11 and down to almost nothing. Also he cared deeply, about music and huma...
10 Maj 20216min
83. A perfect parting gift: Bartók, Piano Concerto no.3
After three years 'vegetating' in New York, Béla Bartók produced a handful of late great pieces. A dying man's birthday gift to his wife, his life-affirming, often easygoing and playful last piano con...
4 Maj 202111min
82. Love is the Drug: Wagner, Tristan & Isolde
When Tristan & Isolde take a magic love potion it's not exactly happy ever after. Love wins in the end, it's just they're both dead. Passionate, overwhelming, transformative music from Richard Wagner ...
23 Apr 202111min
81. Politics, protest and a bit of opera - Ethel Smyth, The Wreckers
Democracy and our rights, that earlier generations fought and went to prison, to obtain are fragile and always need to be looked after closely. Ethel Smyth's life and music serve as a good reminder to...
17 Apr 202110min
80. Life's still a rollercoaster baby - Tchaikovsky, Symphony No.4 [Part 2/2]
Battered, bruised but not broken, Tchaikovsky's emotional rollercoaster ride continues... Does this ride finish with squeals of terror or delight? You may want to listen to episode 79 before this (...
9 Apr 20219min
