The Essay: Music in Bloom

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The Essay: Music in Bloom: Stylistic similarities

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Music in Bloom

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Are there stylistic similarities between classical music and gardens through the ages?

Katie Derham delves into the surprising connections between classical music and gardens. 

Katie asks landscape designer Tom Stuart-Smith how he approaches his work with musical constructs in mind. She also talks to conductor and tenor Paul Agnew about whether we can draw stylistic parallels between classical music and garden design in previous centuries.

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.

Katie Derham delves into the surprising connections between classical music and plants.

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