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Robert Winston's Musical Analysis

Series 3

Episode 4: Mozart

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Mozart's health has fascinated observers for over 200 years. Prof Winston sifts through the morass of information and speculation to discover what Mozart's health really reveals. Show more

Robert Winston's Musical Analysis

Series 3

Episode 1: Tchaikovsky

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Prof Robert Winston investigates the theory that Tchaikovsky's music reveals a man who was psychologically damaged by the conflict between his nature and society's expectations. Show more

Robert Winston's Musical Analysis

Series 3

Episode 2: Chopin

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Robert Winston looks at the story of Chopin, whose struggle with lung disease has become the archetypal version of the theory that tuberculosis stimulated creativity in artists. Show more

Robert Winston's Musical Analysis

Series 3

Episode 3: Shostakovich

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Prof Winston examines the psychological damage that could have been caused by the composer trying to serve both Stalin's brutal, totalitarian regime and his own creative muse. Show more