Rob Cowan presents great pieces, great performances and a few surprises.
With Sarah Walker. Bach: Italian Concerto. Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto No 1. Byrd: This sweet and merry month of May. Morley: Hard by a crystal fountain. Farmer: Fair Phyllis. Show more
Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745): 2/5. Donald Macleod on how Zelenka had the chance to impress the Dresden court with a musical drama bigger than anything he had previously done. Show more
Penny Gore introduces Andreas Brantelid (cello) and Peter Friis Johansson (piano). Beethoven: Variations from The Magic Flute and Judas Maccabaeus. Brahms: Cello Sonata No 1. Show more
Penny Gore presents a series focusing on piano concertos. With Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3. Plus Brahms, Faure, Berlioz and Tchaikovsky. Show more
Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Show more
Presented by Petroc Trelawny. Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Charles Mackerras. Mozart: Symphony No 35 in D (Haffner). Strauss: Horn Concerto No 1; Le Bourgeois gentilhomme. Show more
Anne McElvoy is joined by critic Richard Cork to discuss the Royal Academy's exhibition The Real Van Gogh: The Artist and his letters. Plus reviews of the week's cultural events. Show more
Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745): 2/5. Donald Macleod on how Zelenka had the chance to impress the Dresden court with a musical drama bigger than anything he had previously done. Show more
Kate Tunstall and Caroline Warman introduce the vast scope of Diderot's Encyclopedie. Its complex system of cross-references makes it a mine of information about the Enlightenment. Show more
Max Reinhardt's musical selection includes recordings of Victorian mechanical domestic musical instruments, and pieces by Yoshio Machida and Ornette Coleman inspired by museums. Show more
Susan Sharpe introduces music, including Morales, Finzi, Saint-Saens, Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Pauls, Dvorak, Schubert, Beethoven, Smetana, Franck, Daunais, Griffiths, Tchaikovsky. Show more
