How to Listen Episodes Available now
Schumann and Beethoven
Mark Lowther explores a piano concerto by Robert Schumann and Beethoven's 7th Symphony
Proms - The Fairy's Kiss and The Chairman Dances
Mark Lowther discusses two pieces performed at the 2005 Proms
Proms - Symphonies Explored
Presenter Mark Lowther guides us through some of the music at this year's Proms
The Rock Stars of Classical Music
How the concerto helps to bring out the inner rock star of soloist musicians
The Prolific Gioachino Antonio Rossini
Why composer Gioachino Antonio Rossini decided to retire at the age of 37
Power and Subtlety - The Work Of Maurice Ravel
The life and work of the French composer Maurice Ravel
In Words - Mahler's Eighth Symphony
An attempt to describe Gustav Mahler's Eighth Symphony
The String Section
The use of orchestral string instruments is explored
Brahms Concerto No. 2
An examination of Brahms Concerto No. 2
Exoticism - Ravel and Stravinsky
The influence of oriental culture on classical music
