Episodes
Published 05/02/14
Suzy Klein talks to conductor Christian Curnyn about Haydn's 'The Creation'.
Published 05/02/14
Suzy Klein talks to conductor Christian Curnyn to introduce 'Chester' by William Billings.
Published 05/01/14
Suzy Klein talks to conductor, Christian Curnyn to introduce The Lady's Mantle by James Oswald.
Published 04/30/14
Nicola Porpora came to London as a rival to Handel's operatic monopoly, and engaged some of Europe's finest singers.
Published 04/29/14
Handel was on an operatic roll in 1724 - he produced three great operas that year including 'Rodelinda', which Suzy Klein and Christian Curnyn discuss.
Published 04/28/14
Suzy Klein and conductor Christian Curnyn discuss the Concerto Grosso and composer Charles Avison.
Published 04/25/14
Benjamin Franklin, founding father of the USA, invented it and Mozart composed an Adagio for it. Suzy Klein and Christian Curnyn examine the Glass Harmonica.
Published 04/24/14
William Herschel is most famous for discovering Uranus and its moons. By day though, he was a composer with 24 symphonies to his name. Suzy Klein and Christian Curnyn explore the scope of his music.
Published 04/23/14
The rise of immigrant musicians in Georgian England. Suzy Klein and Christian Curnyn look at the enterprising musicians including Muzio Clementi.
Published 04/22/14
Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens were the hub of 18th Century social life. Suzy Klein and Christian Curnyn delve into the music that underpinned the new-found leisure time of the Georgians.
Published 04/21/14
The highs and lows of the itinerant life of a prodigious youth. Suzy Klein and Christian Curnyn discuss Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Published 04/18/14
Despite drowning at the age of 22 Thomas Linley was an extraordinarily prolific composer. Suzy Klein and Christian Curnyn discuss his life and works.
Published 04/17/14
Suzy Klein and Christian Curnyn explore the music of William Boyce including his unjustly neglected and "incredibly alive" first symphony.
Published 04/16/14
The Beggar's Opera by John Gay, explored by Suzy Klein and Christian Curnyn.
Published 04/15/14
Suzy Klein talks to conductor Christian Curnyn about Handel and his oratorio about the 'conquering hero' Judas Maccabeus.
Published 04/14/14