Martin Handley presents a refreshing choice of music.
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Michael Berkeley talks to Fiona Reynolds, director of the National Trust. Her choices include Bach's 3rd Brandenburg Concerto, plus Elgar, Smetana, Mozart, Shostakovich and Janacek. Show more
Catherine Bott reflects on the life and work of Thomas Campion, a physician in Elizabethan times, who was celebrated for both his poetry and his many songs. Show more
Fiona Talkington with listeners' requests, including Sylvia McNair singing Handel, Ravel's colourful Daphnis and Chloe and some traditional Portuguese fado from Amalia Rodrigues. Show more
From St Paul's Cathedral, London. Show more
Charles Hazlewood, the BBC Concert Orchestra and Craig Ogden examine two guitar concertos by Rodrigo - the Concierto de Aranjuez and the Fantasia para un Gentilhombre. Show more
In a series celebrating the 90th birthday of choral conductor and composer David Willcocks, Aled Jones talks to him about his life and recent recording with the BBC Singers. Show more
Anton Chekhov's tale of a Russian aristocratic family forced to sell their house and beloved cherry orchard during the great 19th century social transitions. Show more
Susannah Clapp explores why the great Russian playwright Chekhov believed that he would be remembered for no more than seven and a half years. Show more
Mackenzie Crook and Jason Isaacs explore male fragility in Russian literature. With music by Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and Schnittke. Show more
Julian Joseph talks to singing veteran Sheila Jordan. The 81-year-old discusses her attitude to performances, her bebop singing and her famous vocal workshops. Show more
Susan Sharpe with music by Faure, Watkins, Strauss, Gershwin, Korngold, Kodaly, Bliss, Czerny, Chausson, A Scarlatti, Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Mielck, Mahler, Schubert, Geminiani. Show more
