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5/5. Sibelius' Fifth Symphony. Tom Robinson discovers how the horn call in the last movement, inspired by a flock of swans taking flight from a lake near the composer's home, became the hook for a pop record by Strawberry Switchblade. With producer David Motion , wildlife expert Carl Mitchell and musicologists Peter Franklin and Glenda Goss. Producer Alan Hall

Contributors

Unknown:
Tom Robinson
Unknown:
Strawberry Switchblade.
Producer:
David Motion
Unknown:
Carl Mitchell
Musicologists:
Peter Franklin
Musicologists:
Glenda Goss.
Producer:
Alan Hall
Source: Radio Times

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