Soul Music Podcast
Series about pieces of music with a powerful emotional impact
Episodes to download
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Dido's Lament—Series 9
Tue 9 Mar 2010
3/5 Exploring what Henry Purcell's aria means to different people.
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Mendelssohn Violin Concerto—Series 9
Tue 2 Mar 2010
2/5 An exploration of the personal and professional impact of the concerto written in 1844.
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Praise My Soul—Series 9
Tue 23 Feb 2010
1/5 The story of Henry Francis Lyte's hymn that never fails to move a congregation.
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Richard Strauss' Four Last Songs—Series 8
Tue 29 Sep 2009
People describe how Richard Strauss' Four Last Songs have brought solace at key moments.
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You've Got a Friend—Series 8
Tue 22 Sep 2009
Carole King tells the story of her song You've Got a Friend, from her 1971 Tapestry album.
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Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on a Theme, by Thomas Tallis—Series 8
Tue 15 Sep 2009
How the beauty and richness of an orchestral fantasia inspired a young boy.
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The Look of Love—Series 8
Tue 8 Sep 2009
The story behind this enduring love song and the personal memories forever linked to it.
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Allegri's Miserere—Series 8
Tue 1 Sep 2009
An exploration of the impact of Allegri's 17th-century music.
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What a Wonderful World—Series 7
Tue 14 Oct 2008
In 1967, amidst protests and war, Louis Armstrong recorded 'What A Wonderful World'
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Chopin's Ballade No 1 in G Minor—Series 7
Tue 7 Oct 2008
How lives were shaped by Chopin's technically demanding, emotionally turbulent music.
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So What—Series 7
Tue 30 Sep 2008
The impact of Miles Davis' 'So What' from his record 'Kind of Blue'.
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Swan Lake—Series 7
Tue 23 Sep 2008
The story behind Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake and the impact it has had on audiences.
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Spem in Alium—Series 6
Tue 29 Jan 2008
Thomas Tallis's work is one of the most spectacular pieces of choral music ever written.
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Tainted Love—Series 6
Tue 22 Jan 2008
The Motown song that became a 70s Northern Soul scene favourite, and a huge 80s pop hit.
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Finlandia—Series 6
Tue 15 Jan 2008
Sibelius's work was adopted as Finland's symbol of its fight for independence from Russia.
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New York, New York—Series 6
Tue 8 Jan 2008
Composer John Kander on the difficulties of writing the famous song, New York, New York.
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Feed the Birds
Tue 3 May 2016
'Feed The Birds' was written for the film Mary Poppins by Richard and Robert Sherman.
Why Sam Cooke's 'A Change Is Gonna Come' became a Civil Rights anthem
Watch the animation - Professor Mary King describes how the song became a symbol of hope.
