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Episode details

Radio 3,17 May 2024,14 mins

SeriesMusic in Bloom

Cultivate wellbeing

The Essay

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Katie Derham delves into the surprising connections between classical music and gardens. In the last episode of this series, Katie chats to professor of psychobiology Daisy Fancourt about why music and gardens are beneficial to our physical and mental health, before hearing from baritone Roderick Williams about how his garden helps him balance the pressures of an international performance career.

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    A Shropshire Lad
    Percy Grainger
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    Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Sung in English): No. 5. The Linden Tree
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    Franz Schubert