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Music: Classical

A view of classical music from a range of presenters; themed series and one-off programmes

A personal view of classical music from a range of presenters. Authored, themed mini-series and one-off programmes offer a chance to share the musical interests of the presenters.

Saturday Classics: Richard Sisson

Saturday Classics: Richard Sisson: Episode 1: Flora

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Episode 1: Flora

Richard Sisson

Flora

BBC Radio 3 - Saturday Classics, Richard Sisson, Flora

Richard Sisson with music celebrating plants, including an aria from Haydn's The Creation.

Pianist, composer and humorist Richard Sisson presents music celebrating plant life, introducing an aria from Haydn's The Creation, set in the Garden of Eden.

Richard Sisson is a pianist, composer, music educator and humorist. Richard has been a regular contributor to Saturday Classics, producing over the course of a year four editions relating to the seasons. In the first of this series of two programmes, Richard will cover in an A-Z form, the entire world of flora. No form of plant life, great or small, will be omitted. And flora will not just be limited to traditional English or British gardens but will feature the spectrum of gardens, starting with an aria from The Creation, set in the Garden of Eden itself. Next week, fauna.

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.

Pianist, composer and humorist Richard Sisson introduces music celebrating nature

Pianist, composer, music educator and humorist Richard Sisson introduces music celebrating nature

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