Presented by Martin Handley. Music from Spain, including Variations on the Spanish Fandango by Lopez, Guerrero's Ave Maria and Ravel's Alborada del gracioso. Show more
With Andrew McGregor. Including Cantemir: The Book of the Science of Music (excerpts); Bach cantatas from Masaaki Suzuki, John Eliot Gardiner: Albeniz: Iberia - Book 1. Show more
Ivan Hewett explores the musical enigma of conductor Carlos Kleiber, talking to Placido Domingo. Celebrated as a genius, Kleiber gave few performances and never granted interviews. Show more
Lucie Skeaping presents highlights from a concert given at the 2010 Schwetzingen Festival by Accademia Bizantina, with soprano Roberta Invernizzi. With Vivaldi, Pergolesi, Handel. Show more
From Cadogan Hall, London. Catherine Bott presents Malin Christensson (soprano), Henk Neven (baritone) and Hans Eijsackers (piano) in Brahms: 4 Heine settings. Berg: 7 Early Songs. Show more
Lucy Duran travels with the very first World Routes Academy protege, Khyam Allami, back to his birthplace, the city of Damascus. There he meets and records with local musicians. Show more
Alyn Shipton is joined at the 2010 Gateshead International Jazz festival by pianist and composer Stan Tracey, who discusses his work with Sonny Rollins and his own big bands. Show more
Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests. Email jazz.record.requests@bbc.co.uk.
William Hope and Laurel Lefkow read works by Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, Lorca and Ginsburg, accompanied by music from Dvorak, Bernstein, Sondheim, Adams, Ives and Tom Waits. Show more
From the Royal Albert Hall, London. The National Youth Orchestra under Semyon Bychkov perform Dukas's The Sorcerer's Apprentice and the premiere of Julian Anderson's Fantasias. Show more
Horn player and humourist Ian Fisher reveals what really happens off the concert platform, from the chaos of the bandroom to the highly defined etiquette of the coach journey home. Show more
From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Donald Macleod. Semyon Bychkov conducts the National Youth Orchestra in Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique. Show more
By Nicola Wilson. Deano has never met his grandmother, but his mother has committed suicide and he has been placed in her care. Alone together, they occupy their imaginary worlds. Show more
Robert Worby presents a selection of cityscapes in music. Including HK Gruber's Manhattan Broadcasts, John Woolrich's Whitel's Ey, plus works by Jennifer Higdon and Richard Rijnvos. Show more
Catherine Bott explores the life and music of German composer Carl Heinrich Graun, who spent much of his career in the service of Frederick the Great of Prussia. Show more
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