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Counterpoint
Leonard Slatkin and the BBC Philharmonic explore the musical technique of counterpoint - the combination of simultaneous musical lines.
How many tunes can you hear going on a once? Three? Six? Many musicians think that counterpoint and its ultimate form - fugue - is the most difficult kind of technique for an audience to follow, though composers from Byrd to Bernstein found it fascinating. Leonard Slatkin and the BBC Philharmonic investigate music written by great contrapuntalists.
The programme ends with a close look at Beethoven's Symphony no. 3 'Eroica'.
Last on
Sat 14 Aug 199918:30
BBC Radio 3
Music Played
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major ("Eroica") (Op. 55)
Performers: BBC Philharmonic
Broadcasts
- Mon 28 Dec 199818:00BBC Radio 3
- Sat 14 Aug 199918:30BBC Radio 3
