Catherine Bott, Laurence Dreyfus and Phantasm present a guided tour to the Golden Age of English viol music which culminated in the Fantasies and In Nomines of Henry Purcell.
Each week Discovering Music examines a piece of music, a musical form or a composer's style, and illustrates what goes into creating the ineffable experience we call music.
Stephen Johnson and the BBC SSO explore the 1945 version of Stravinsky's Firebird suite.
The English Viol Consort
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Catherine Bott, Laurence Dreyfus and Phantasm present a guided tour to the Golden Age of English viol music which culminated in the Fantasies and In Nomines of Henry Purcell.
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies at 75
Sun, Nov 29
As part of Peter Maxwell Davies's 75th birthday celebrations, Stephen Johnson and the BBC SSO are joined by the composer for an exploration of his work A Reel of Seven Fishermen.