Rob Cowan presents a refreshing choice of music.
With Sarah Walker. Including Allegri: Miserere. Mozart: Cosi fan tutte (excerpt). Liszt: Tasso. Rossini: Duetto. Ferguson: Octet, Op 4. Sibelius: Symphony No 2 in D, Op 43. Show more
Donald Macleod explores how Zelenka navigated difficulties at the royal court with typical political savvy, going on to write music for the chapel's grandest occasion. Show more
Penny Gore introduces Jennifer Pike (violin) and Daniel Tong (piano). Beethoven: Airs Ecossaises, Op 105 Nos 5, 6. Brahms: Violin Sonata No 1. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No 1. Show more
Penny Gore presents a series focusing on piano concertos. Featuring Arnold: Concerto for Phyllis and Cyril. Scriabin: Piano Concerto, Op 20. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition. Show more
From St Paul's Cathedral, London. Show more
Presented by Sean Rafferty. Sean is joined by the Brodsky Quartet, who perform works by Mendelssohn and Karen Tanaka. Plus tenor Toby Spence and soprano Rosemary Joshua. Show more
Presented by Petroc Trelawny. Stephane Deneve conducts the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in a programme of French music. Faure: Requiem. Roussel: Symphony No 3. Ravel: La Valse. Show more
Philip Dodd and guests assess science in America under Barack Obama, one year after his inaugural pledge to 'restore science to its rightful place'. Show more
Donald Macleod explores how Zelenka navigated difficulties at the royal court with typical political savvy, going on to write music for the chapel's grandest occasion. Show more
In a series on the philosopher Diderot, Kate Tunstall introduces his Letter on the Blind, which posed important questions about human life with which we still grapple today. Show more
Max Reinhardt's selection features Beethoven played by the Takacs Quartet, Yoko Ono, Thelonius Monk and Le Trio Jourban playing around a poem by Mahmoud Darwish. Show more
Susan Sharpe introduces music, including Svendsen, Mozart, Addinsell, Haydn, Grunfeld, Arlen, Stoyanov, Vivaldi, Piazzolla, Gershwin, Meder, Weber, Purcell, Stenhammar and Schumann. Show more
