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Discovering Music Episodes

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    John Adams: City Noir

    John Adams's orchestral paean to post-war Hollywood, and the world of the film noir.

  2. Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No. 1

    Stephen Johnson explores Schoenberg's First Chamber Symphony.

  3. Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2

    Stephen Johnson explores Rachmaninov's Second Symphony.

  4. Beethoven: Symphony No. 8

    Stephen Johnson explores Beethoven's most playful symphony, the Eighth.

  5. Walton: Symphony No.1

    Exploring the potent mix of musical and personal influences behind Walton's First Symphony

  6. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 'Pathetique'

    Stephen Johnson considers Tchaikovsky's final and most personal symphony, the Pathetique.

  7. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 7 'Sinfonia antartica'

    How Vaughan Williams created his Symphony No. 7 from his most famous film score.

  8. Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 'Scottish'

    Stephen Johnson explores Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3 'Scottish'.

  9. Nielsen Symphony No. 4

    Stephen Johnson explores the structure of Nielsen's Fourth Symphony.

  10. Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony

    Stephen Johnson separates storytelling & autobiography in Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony.

  11. Reich's The Desert Music

    Stephen Johnson explores visions of nuclear armageddon in Steve Reich's The Desert Music.

  12. Debussy: Images

    Stephen Johnson explores the musical paintings created by Debussy in Images.

  13. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3

    Stephen Johnson explores the emotional heart of Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 3.

  14. Mozart: Requiem

    Stephen Johnson explores Robert Levin's recompletion of Mozart's Requiem.

  15. Brahms and Berg Piano Sonatas

    Stephen Johnson compares the first published works of Brahms and Berg, both piano sonatas.

  16. Sound of Cinema: On the Waterfront

    Stephen Johnson explores On the Waterfront, Leonard Bernstein's only true film score.

  17. Mozart's Clarinet Quintet

    Stephen Johnson explores Mozart's Clarinet Quintet in A, K581.

  18. Mahler: Symphony No. 5

    Stephen Johnson explores what Mahler's songs can tell us about his Symphony No. 5.

  19. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

    Stephen Johnson explores themes of triumph and doubt in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9.

  20. Sibelius: Symphony No. 7

    Stephen Johnson explores Sibelius's Seventh Symphony.

  21. Prokofiev: Symphony No. 7

    Stephen Johnson explores Prokofiev's seventh and final symphony.

  22. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 'Razumovsky'

    Stephen Johnson explores the musical language of Beethoven's third Razumovsky Quartet.

  23. Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring

    Stephen Johnson explores the unique sounds of Stravinsky's The Right of Spring.

  24. Bizet's Symphony in C

    Stephen Johnson explores the colourful world of Bizet's Symphony in C.

  25. Vaughan Williams: Five Tudor Portraits

    Stephen Johnson analyses Vaughan Williams's Five Tudor Portraits.

  26. Faure's Piano Quartet No 1

    Stephen Johnson explores Faure's Piano Quartet No 1 in C minor.

  27. John Adams: Doctor Atomic Symphony

    Stephen Johnson explores John Adams' Doctor Atomic Symphony.

  28. Tippett: Symphony No. 2

    Stephen Johnson explores Tippett's Symphony No. 2.

  29. Britten's Sinfonia da Requiem

    Stephen Johnson explores Britten's Sinfonia da Requiem.

  30. Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Act 3)

    Stephen Johnson explores Act 3 of Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde.

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