The Reith LecturesAlexander Goehr - The Survival of The SymphonyEpisodes Episode guide

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1. Stand Up and Be Misunderstood

   6/6Professor Alexander Goehr stresses why society must fight to save the symphony.
2. Let the People Sing

   5/6Professor Alexander Goehr explores the creation of 'community' music by modern composers.
3. A Licence for Licence

   4/6Professor Alexander Goehr explores how avant-garde music lost its edge.
4. Past and Present

   3/6Professor Alexander Goehr diagnoses the pressures of contemporary music-making.
5. An Orchid In the Field of Technology

   2/6Professor Alexander Goehr judges the effect of recorded sound on our perception of music.
6. The Old Warhorse

   1/6The composer Alexander Goehr discusses rise and fall of the Symphony.