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Tales from the Stave

Series that tracks down the stories behind the scores of well-known pieces of music

Radio 4,46 episodes

Episodes

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Bartok's Concerto For Orchestra
A celebration through handwritten manuscript of Bela Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra.
20 Aug 2020,28 mins
My Fair Lady - Lerner and Loewe
The Musical My Fair Lady is celebrated through the manuscripts on which it was created.
13 Aug 2020,28 mins
Schubert's Winterreise
A celebration of the working manuscript of Franz Schubert's final song cycle Winterreise.
06 Aug 2020,28 mins
Mozart's Haffner Symphony
A celebration of Mozart's genius through the autograph manuscript of his Haffner Symphony.
30 Jul 2020,28 mins
Series 4
Finzi's Clarinet Concerto
Frances Fyfiield is joined by internationally-acclaimed clarinettist Emma Johnson.
29 Apr 2008,28 mins
Robert Schumann - Frauenliebe und Leben
Clemency Burton Hill presents the series celebrating priceless music manuscripts.
24 Oct 2019,28 mins
The Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert and Sullivan
Clemency Burton Hill presents the series celebrating priceless music manuscripts.
17 Oct 2019,28 mins
Max Bruch's Violin Concerto
Clemency Burton Hill presents the series celebrating priceless music manuscripts.
10 Oct 2019,28 mins
Series 17
Debussy: La Mer
Frances Fyfield's team explore the astonishing manuscript of Debussy's La Mer.
26 Jun 2018,30 mins
Series 17
Ethel Smyth: The Wreckers
Frances Fyfield celebrates the music manuscripts of Ethel Smyth's opera The Wreckers.
19 Jun 2018,30 mins
Series 17
Gabriel Fauré: Requiem
Frances Fyfield's music series returns with the original score of Faure's Requiem.
12 Jun 2018,30 mins
Series 16
Delius - On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Frances Fyfield and her team explore Delius's On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring.
09 Jan 2018,30 mins
Series 16
Puccini's Turandot
Frances Fyfield is in Milan to explore the manuscript of Puccini's last opera Turandot.
02 Jan 2018,28 mins
Series 16
Mendelssohn's Elijah
The series celebrating music manuscripts returns with Mendelssohn's Oratorio Elijah.
26 Dec 2017,30 mins
Series 15
Puccini's La Boheme
Frances Fyfield's latest series of musical explorations concludes with Puccini's La Boheme
16 May 2017,30 mins
Series 15
Respighi's Roman Trilogy
Frances Fyfield and her team explore the manuscript of Ottorino Respighi's Roman Trilogy.
09 May 2017,30 mins
Series 15
La Traviata
Frances Fyfield music series returns with a look at the manuscript of Verdi's La Traviata.
02 May 2017,30 mins
Series 14
Rossini's The Barber of Seville
The series celebrating music manuscripts returns with Rossini's The Barber of Seville.
29 Nov 2016,30 mins
Series 14
Puccini's Madame Butterfly
A celebration of the autographed manuscript of Puccini's masterpiece, Madame Butterfly.
06 Dec 2016,30 mins
Series 14
Vivaldi's Gloria
The series celebrating original manuscripts ends with Antonio Vivaldi's joyous Gloria.
13 Dec 2016,30 mins
Series 13
The Dream of Gerontius - Elgar
Frances Fyfield sees the handwritten score of Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius.
14 Jun 2016,30 mins
Series 13
Haydn's Drum Roll Symphony No 103
Frances Fyfield and team explore the handwritten manuscript of Haydn's Drum Roll Symphony.
21 Jun 2016,30 mins
Series 13
The Lark Ascending - Vaughan Williams
Frances Fyfield explores the manuscript of an enduringly popular classical music hit.
28 Jun 2016,30 mins
Series 12
Die Fledermaus
Frances Fyfield is in Vienna to examine the score of Johann Strauss II's Die Fledermaus.
27 Oct 2015,30 mins
Series 12
Janacek - Glagolitic Mass
Frances Fyfield and team explore Leos Janacek's dazzling Glagolitic Mass.
20 Oct 2015,30 mins
Series 12
Dvorak's New World Symphony
Frances Fyfield and her guests explore the fascinating evolution of Dvorak's Symphony No 9
13 Oct 2015,30 mins
Series 11
Mozart's Requiem
Frances Fyfield reveals the stories behind one of the world's most valuable manuscripts.
17 Feb 2015,30 mins
Series 11
Der Rosenkavalier
Conductor Simone Young joins Frances to explore the score of Richard Strauss's comic opera
24 Feb 2015,30 mins
Series 11
Beethoven's Spring Sonata
Frances Fyfield examines the score of Beethoven's beautiful sonata for violin and piano.
10 Mar 2015,30 mins
Smetana - Ma Vlast
Smetana's hymn to his native Czech land - Ma Vlast is the manuscript subject this week.
03 Mar 2015,28 mins