First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Frances Fyfield tracks down the stories behind the scores of well-known pieces of music. 1/4: Iolanthe. Frances and guests look at Gilbert and Sullivan's celebrated operetta.
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Frances Fyfield tracks down the stories behind the scores of well-known pieces of music. 2/4: Pulcinella. Stravinsky's sketchbook for his ballet can be found in the British Library.
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Frances Fyfield tracks down the stories behind the scores of well-known pieces of music. 4/4: The Marriage of Figaro. Frances visits Berlin with Jane Glover and Rebecca Evans.
Frances Fyfield tracks down the stories behind the scores of well-known pieces of music. Finzi's Clarinet Concerto. Frances is joined by acclaimed clarinettist Emma Johnson.