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30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Another chance to hear a live performance from the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto in A major, with English soloist Julian Bliss. Show more
A dazzling music tribute to the Man with the Golden Flute, Sir James Galway. Features archive performances across 40 years of television including The Chieftains, Cleo Laine and Sir James himself. Show more
Solo show-stoppers from the world's greatest musicians including John Williams, Jacqueline du Pre, Wynton Marsalis, Nigel Kennedy, James Galway, Ravi Shankar and Dudley Moore. Show more
59 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Charles Hazlewood explores the lives and music of great composers. Here he looks at Handel, who has had a profound influence on our cultural heritage. Show more
A journey full of striking partnerships and extraordinary combinations, featuring Oscar Peterson, Larry Adler, Ballake Sissoko, Kiri Te Kanawa, Nigel Kennedy and Bela Fleck. Show more
Simon Russell Beale travels to Germany and Austria to explore the work of Brahms and Bruckner. He discovers how Bruckner approached music as a devout Catholic. Show more
Simon Russell Beale visits Poland and Estonia to discover why the music of the spiritual composers Gorecki and Part strikes such a chord in today's hectic world. Show more
Simon Russell Beale returns to the UK to explore how three different approaches to Christian music have captured the spiritual imagination of the nation. Show more
Simon Russell Beale travels to Italy to explore the story of the Duke of Mantua and his court composer Claudio Monteverdi during the late Italian Renaissance. Show more
1 hour, 30 minutes
Sir Antonio Pappano, the Royal Opera House's music director, tells the story of the epic composition which changed opera and the theatre for ever - Wagner's Ring of the Nibelungen. Show more
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four
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Recorded at the first night of the BBC Proms in 2005, exciting and versatile violin soloist Janine Jansen performs with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Show more
Michael Parkinson presents the John Wilson Orchestra in a celebration of festive musical treats from the golden age of swing, with special guest Curtis Stigers. Show more
59 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Charles Hazlewood explores the lives of great composers. Seminal figure Henry Purcell is celebrated, from his tavern songs to sacred music and stage works. Show more
30 minutes
Simon Russell Beale introduces a programme of choral music for Christmas from St Augustine's church in Kilburn, including works by Bach and Herbert Howells. Show more
Featuring performances by master cellists such as Paul Tortelier, Jacqueline du Pre, Mstislav Rostropovich, Yo Yo Ma, Steven Isserlis and Mischa Maisky. Show more
1 hour, 40 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
From London's Barbican, Kirsty Wark introduces Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic as they perform Sibelius's 5th, 6th and 7th symphonies, to conclude the complete cycle. Show more
Documentary providing unique insights into the working life of one of the world's most acclaimed musicians, celebrated conductor Sir Simon Rattle. Show more
Simon Russell Beale looks at Beethoven's revolutionary later symphonies and the works of Franz Schubert, Hector Berlioz and the flamboyant Franz Liszt. Show more
Simon Russell Beale investigates the symphonic world of the Soviet Union composer Shostakovich, and how Ives and Copland were creating a new American sound. Show more
Simon Russell Beale's series looking at the history of the symphony begins with Haydn's arrival in England in 1791 and continues with Mozart and Beethoven. Show more
