Programmes exploring music and music-related subjects
Radio 3,·9 episodes
Celebrated pianist Stephen Hough reflects on a life spent practising.
28 Dec 2013,·45 mins
John Bridcut explores Britten's creative relationship with amateur singers.
23 Nov 2013,·45 mins
Opera scholar Susan Rutherford traces Verdi's journey from composer to 'opera director.
12 Oct 2013,·45 mins
Simon Russell Beale marks Notre Dame's 850th anniversary, exploring French sacred music.
23 Mar 2013,·45 mins
Matthew Sweet explores Charlie Chaplin's career as composer.
29 Dec 2012,·45 mins
The story of the orchestra who gave the first ever concert at the Royal Albert Hall.
18 Aug 2012,·45 mins
Deborah Bull explores ballet music in late Victorian London, at the music hall theatres.
31 Dec 2011,·45 mins
Richard Coles on the influence that the Authorised Version of the Bible has had on music.
28 May 2011,·45 mins
Lucy Parham on how literature inspired Schumann to write some of his great piano cycles.
29 May 2010,·45 mins
