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Keys to Music podcast: Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony

Keys to Music podcast: Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony

Tchaikovsky’s fifth symphony, written in 1888, is a work which arouses hugely divergent opinions.
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Feb 2, 2017
Keys to Music podcast: Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony

Keys to Music podcast: Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony

Tchaikovsky’s fourth symphony ranks as one of the most popular symphonies ever written.
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Jan 22, 2017
Keys to Music podcast: Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations

Keys to Music podcast: Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations

The most visionary and exciting set of piano variations of the 19th century — regarded by some as Beethoven’s finest work.
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Nov 1, 2016

Keys to Music podcast: Beethoven’s String Quartets

The Keys to Music podcast continues its survey of Beethoven’s music by exploring the String Quartets.
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Oct 16, 2016
Keys to Music podcast: Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas Episode 2

Keys to Music podcast: Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas Episode 2

Our exploration continues with the last 11 sonatas — regarded as an emotional and technical Everest for pianists.
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Aug 3, 2016
Keys to Music podcast: Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas Episode 1

Keys to Music podcast: Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas Episode 1

Our survey of this astonishing output begins by a work written when the composer was just 12 years old.
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Jul 6, 2016
Key Works
Mozart: Opera Arias

Mozart: Opera Arias

Mozart’s operas represent a roll-call of favourite characters and timeless music, blending the comic with the serious, and the historical…
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Jul 19, 2017
Music of the Italian Baroque

Music of the Italian Baroque

The power of poetry inspires a musical revolution: from the opera stage to the music rooms of the aristocracy, composers from Monteverdi to…
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Jul 16, 2017
Takemitsu: Music for Orchestra

Takemitsu: Music for Orchestra

Japanese composer Tōru Takemitsu creates a strange yet beautiful world, of yearning, of submerged complexity, of perfectly weighted…
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ABC Classics
Mar 14, 2017
Music of the English Renaissance

Music of the English Renaissance

Music from England’s Golden Age: sublime sacred music soaring above intrigues of church and state, and intimate lute songs full of love and…
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Mar 14, 2017
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto / Eine kleine Nachtmusik

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto / Eine kleine Nachtmusik

Taking advantage of the new expressive possibilities opened up by improvements in the design of the clarinet, Mozart created a concerto of…
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Mar 14, 2017
Schumann: Scenes from Childhood

Schumann: Scenes from Childhood

At the dawn of the Romantic era, Schumann’s rich musical imagination takes flight in enchanting works for solo piano.
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Mar 14, 2017
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