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Key Changes: Radio 3's Essential History of Classical MusicEpisodes

  1. Tomorrow13:00
    BBC Radio 3

    1832: Ballet En Pointe

    1832, Paris: the first dancer on pointe shoes ushers in the age of Romantic ballet.

  2. Next Saturday13:00
    BBC Radio 3

    1846: A Birmingham Oratorio

    1846, Birmingham. The premiere of Mendelssohn's Elijah puts the city on the musical map.

  3. Sat 17 Oct 202613:00
    BBC Radio 3

    1848: A Musical Revolution

    Key Changes: pivotal moments in history which changed the course of classical music.

  4. Sat 24 Oct 202613:00
    BBC Radio 3

    1853: At Home, Among Friends

    1853, Düsseldorf. A young Johannes Brahms visits the home of Robert and Clara Schumann.