Series about pieces of music with a powerful emotional impact
Radio 4,·210 episodes
Marianne Faithfull recalls the French love song that went on to inspire Elvis's hit.
18 Nov 2014,·30 mins
Exploring the emotional impact of George Butterworth's rhapsody inspired by the Great War.
11 Nov 2014,·30 mins
Albinoni's Adagio may be wrongly attributed but it still never fails to move us.
29 Apr 2014,·30 mins
A range of people explain what the hauntingly beautiful Welsh song 'Myfanwy' means to them
22 Apr 2014,·30 mins
Labi Siffre's anthem has been taken up by many groups who suffer from discrimination.
15 Apr 2014,·30 mins
People of all ages reflect on their love of this simple song, made famous by Patsy Cline.
08 Apr 2014,·30 mins
Soul Music examines Gershwin's 'experiment in modern music', 90 years after its premiere.
01 Apr 2014,·30 mins
The story of the melancholic song, first performed by Judy Garland in 1944.
24 Dec 2013,·30 mins
How Brahms's work, a tribute to his mother, has touched and changed people's lives.
17 Dec 2013,·30 mins
Frankie Valli and others share their memories of the classic song.
10 Dec 2013,·30 mins
Pascal Rogé leads us through a personal and musical journey of Erik Satie's Gymnopédies.
03 Dec 2013,·30 mins
Soul Music examines the harrowing stories behind the song made famous by Billie Holiday.
26 Nov 2013,·30 mins
How Elgar's poignant choral work has touched and changed people's lives.
30 Jul 2013,·30 mins
Exploration of the disco anthem of yearning, pain and loss.
23 Jul 2013,·30 mins
Exploring the hymn that inspires campaigners, charity workers and reformed alcoholics.
16 Jul 2013,·30 mins
How Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez for classical guitar touches people's lives.
09 Jul 2013,·30 mins
The impact of wartime favourite 'Lili Marlene', made famous by Marlene Dietrich.
02 Jul 2013,·30 mins
The Robert Wyatt song from 1982, written by Elvis Costello and Clive Langer.
05 Mar 2013,·30 mins
The Stabat Mater hymn imagines the sufferings of the Virgin Mary at the foot of the cross.
26 Feb 2013,·30 mins
Sinéad O'Connor & others talk about the haunting beauty of this ancient song. From 2013.
19 Feb 2013,·30 mins
More than just 'da da da dum', how Beethoven's famous symphony touched people's lives.
12 Feb 2013,·30 mins
The impact of the song written by Leiber and Stoller, inspired by the writer Thomas Mann.
05 Feb 2013,·30 mins
An exploration of how Bach's St Matthew Passion touches and changes people's lives.
25 Sep 2012,·30 mins
The enduring appeal of the Dire Straits classic is explored by those touched by the piece.
18 Sep 2012,·30 mins
Exploring how this song from the 1870s continues to touch people's lives across the world.
11 Sep 2012,·30 mins
An exploration of how Beethoven's Violin Concerto has touched and changed people's lives.
04 Sep 2012,·30 mins
Anti-apartheid campaigner Albie Sachs on the Largo from Dvorak's New World Symphony.
28 Aug 2012,·30 mins
Exploration of the emotional impact of The Hallelujah chorus by Handel.
28 Feb 2012,·30 mins
An exploration of the emotional impact of the song made famous by French singer Edith Piaf
21 Feb 2012,·30 mins
Exploration of how Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto touches and changes people's lives.
14 Feb 2012,·30 mins
