Episodes

43. The Saint Matthew Passion: the pinnacle of all music.
April 15, 2022

43. The Saint Matthew Passion: the pinnacle of all music.

Bach.
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42. Faure Requiem - in full.
April 11, 2022

42. Faure Requiem - in full.

Faure.
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41. Reflective music.
April 4, 2022

41. Reflective music.

Richard Strauss, Sibelius, Mendelssohn, Ravel.
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40. Patriotism and Solace
March 28, 2022

40. Patriotism and Solace

Vaughan Williams, Dvorak, Brahms.
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39. A Great Curtain Raiser, A Great Voice, A Frivolity or Two; and A Protest.
March 21, 2022

39. A Great Curtain Raiser, A Great Voice, A Frivolity or Two; and A Protest.

Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Grainger, Beethoven.
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38. The Arpeggione, A Famous Theme, and A Masterclass in Craftsmanship
March 14, 2022

38. The Arpeggione, A Famous Theme, and A Masterclass in Craftsmanship

Schubert, Purcell, Mozart.
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37. Baroque on piano, a 'new' voice, and violin acrobatics.
March 7, 2022

37. Baroque on piano, a 'new' voice, and violin acrobatics.

Handel, Couperin, Mozart, Paganini.
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36. A Fairytale, Nostalgia, a Tour de Force for Strings.
Feb. 28, 2022

36. A Fairytale, Nostalgia, a Tour de Force for Strings.

Humperdinck, Brahms, Elgar.
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35. A Valediction in Song. Especially apt if you are ín need of comfort.
Feb. 21, 2022

35. A Valediction in Song. Especially apt if you are ín need of comfort.

Four Last Songs. Richard Strauss.
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34. Maestros and Maestras at the very top of their game.
Feb. 14, 2022

34. Maestros and Maestras at the very top of their game.

Weber, Verdi, Mozart.
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33. A quartet - Trumpet, Violin, Piano, Orchestra.
Feb. 7, 2022

33. A quartet - Trumpet, Violin, Piano, Orchestra.

Hummel, Beethoven, Bach, Haydn.
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32. Light and cheerful; weighty and glorious.
Jan. 31, 2022

32. Light and cheerful; weighty and glorious.

Schubert, Wagner.
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31. Earth, Sky, Water.
Jan. 24, 2022

31. Earth, Sky, Water.

Brahms, Mendelssohn, Smetana.
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30. From Franckly lovely to outright nostalgia.
Jan. 17, 2022

30. From Franckly lovely to outright nostalgia.

Franck, Grieg, Rachmaninoff.
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29. A favourite concerto in full - and something personal.
Jan. 10, 2022

29. A favourite concerto in full - and something personal.

Mozart, Stravinsky.
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28. My Christmas Cracker!
Dec. 20, 2021

28. My Christmas Cracker!

Bach, Cornelius, Handel, Hely-Hutchinson
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27. Comedy, purity, love, and JAZZ!
Dec. 13, 2021

27. Comedy, purity, love, and JAZZ!

Beethoven, Vivaldi, Giordani, Shostakovich.
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26. From tranquillity to jubilation in three steps.
Dec. 6, 2021

26. From tranquillity to jubilation in three steps.

1. Schubert 2. Verdi 3. Richard Strauss.
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25. The Spanish Mozart, high spirits, and power.
Nov. 29, 2021

25. The Spanish Mozart, high spirits, and power.

Arriaga, Mendelssohn, Beethoven.
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24. Some playfulness, some charm, and a triumph.
Nov. 22, 2021

24. Some playfulness, some charm, and a triumph.

Schumann, Ireland, Verdi.
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23. Freshness, anger, comfort, and menace.
Nov. 15, 2021

23. Freshness, anger, comfort, and menace.

Beethoven, Mozart, Schumann, Prokofiev.
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22. Get your dancing shoes on!
Nov. 8, 2021

22. Get your dancing shoes on!

Herold, Wagner, Richard Strauss.
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21. "If you have tears, prepare to shed them now."
Nov. 1, 2021

21. "If you have tears, prepare to shed them now."

Mozart, Handel, Beethoven.
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20. Rhythm - and something to dispel the blues.
Oct. 25, 2021

20. Rhythm - and something to dispel the blues.

Stravinsky, Haydn, Sibelius, Dvorak.
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