Felix Mendelssohn
The Listening Service. The Hebrides Overture: Mendelssohn's melodious cave. Audio, 29 minutes
Tom Service explores the story behind the very first orchestral tone poem.
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The Essay. Science Notes, Romance. Audio, 14 minutes
James Burke links planetary orbits, the teeny-weeny and fake Scottish literature.
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How to Play. Mendelssohn's Octet with the Elias and Emmeline Quartets string quartets. Audio, 28 minutes
Mendelssohn's amazing Octet with the Elias and Emmeline Quartets string quartets
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- Posted21 November 2018
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- Posted7 March 2017
Between the Ears. The Virtually Melodic Cave. Audio, 29 minutes
A virtual reality radio documentary brings to life the ethereal magic of Fingal's Cave.
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The Essay. Writing Music, Minoo Dinshaw on Mendelssohn. Audio, 14 minutes
Minoo Dinshaw questions identity by tuning in to Mendelssohn’s ‘Scottish’ Third Symphony.
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The Listening Service. The Sea. Audio, 29 minutes
Tom Service explores why and how the sea captures the imaginations of so many musicians.
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Tales from the Stave. Series 16, Mendelssohn's Elijah. Audio, 30 minutes
The series celebrating music manuscripts returns with Mendelssohn's Oratorio Elijah.
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Sunday Feature. Music and the Jews, It Ain't Necessarily So. Audio, 45 minutes
Norman Lebrecht on the idea of a 'Jewish thumbprint' in Mendelssohn's and others' music.
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Discovering Music. Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 'Scottish' Audio, 20 minutes
Stephen Johnson explores Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3 'Scottish'.
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Discovering Music. Mendelssohn: Concerto in D Minor for Violin and Piano. Audio, 20 minutes
Stephen Johnson explores Mendelssohn's rarely-heard Concerto for violin and piano.
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Soul Music. Mendelssohn's Octet. Audio, 30 minutes
Exploring the impact that Mendelssohn's Octet has had on different people's lives.
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Soul Music. Mendelssohn Violin Concerto. Audio, 30 minutes
An exploration of the personal and professional impact of the concerto written in 1844.
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