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The Life and Times of the Symphony

BBC Radio 3
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Stephen Johnson traces the evolution of the symphony, In five programmes he invites advocates for pairs of composers who were contemporaries to argue the place each has in the symphony's development. 1: Mozart and Haydn Roy Goodman and Tim Carter explore the origins of the classical symphony and why Haydn and Mozart were the first great symphony composers. Producer Gautam Rangarajan

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Stephen Johnson
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Haydn Roy Goodman
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Tim Carter
Producer:
Gautam Rangarajan
Source: Radio Times

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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