Discovering Music
Discovering Music explores pieces of music in detail. Contact us at [email protected] or 03700 100 300.
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Charles Hazlewood with the BBC CO and composer Fung Lam explore his new work Unlocking.
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Catherine Bott joins The Sixteen for an exploration of English polyphony.
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Charles Hazlewood and the BBC Concert Orchestra explore the rise of minimalism.
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Charles Hazlewood explores pieces by Strauss and Respighi inspired by music from the past.
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Charles Hazlewood delves into the world of Malcolm Arnold's Fifth Symphony.
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Stephen Johnson and pianist Leon McCawley examine Bach's Partita No 4.
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Stephen Johnson explores the nuances in Barber's Violin Concerto and First Essay.
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Martin Handley and the BBC SSO explore some of the ideas behind Bartok's Divertimento.
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The Northern Sinfonia and conductor Thomas Zehetmair with a workshop on the popular piece.
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An exploration of Beethoven's first and last sonatas for cello and piano.
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Stephen Johnson explores Beethoven's Third Symphony in E flat, the Eroica.
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Stephen Johnson and the BBCSO with Grant Llewellyn explore Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.
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Charles Hazlewood and experts discuss in detail Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto.
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Stephen Johnson and the Manchester Camerata explore Alban Berg's Chamber Concerto.
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Stephen Johnson explores three of Luciano Berio's virtuosic and experimental Sequenzas.
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Catherine Bott and David Cairns explore the nuances in Berlioz's Les nuits d'ete.
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Stephen Johnson explores Borodin's Symphony No 2 with Andre de Ridder and the BBC Phil.
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Stephen Johnson explores Brahms's String Quartet No 3 in B flat, Op 67.
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Stephen Johnson explores Brahms's 'free but happy' Third Symphony with the BBC SO.
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Stephen Johnson explores Brahms's Symphony No 1 with conductor Gianandrea Noseda.
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Stephen Johnson explores Brahms' Second Symphony, with a performance by the BBCNOW.
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Stephen Johnson explores Brahms's challenging Violin Concerto.
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Stephen Johnson joins the BBC SSO to explore the intricacies in Britten's Cello Symphony.
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Britten: Sea Interludes and Passacaglia. Charles Hazlewood conducts.
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Charles Hazlewood and the BBC CO examine Britten's work alongside Bridge's Three Idylls.
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Conductor David Robertson explores ideas of place in the music of Charles Ives.
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Stephen Johnson, with pianists Llyr Williams and Benjamin Frith, on Chopin's Preludes.
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Stephen Johnson on the intricacies and folk elements in Chopin's mazurkas and polonaises.
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Charles Hazlewood and Debbie Wiseman with the BBC CO on composing for the cinema.
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Stephen Johnson unpicks the ideas behind Corelli's famous set of Opus 6 Concertos.
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A look at Peter Maxwell Davies's iconic music theatre work Eight Songs for a Mad King.
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Charles Hazlewood considers Tchaikovsky's musical reflections on the 18th century.
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An exploration of electronic music, with Jonathan Harvey on his Mortuos Plango, Vivos Voco
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Charles Hazlewood explores what makes Elgar's music typically English.
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Stephen Johnson joins the BBCSO for a look at Elgar's famous Cello Concerto.
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Mark Elder and the Halle Orchestra explore Elgar's concert overture In the South.
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Stephen Johnson talks to the composer Elliott Carter in his 100th birthday year.
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Stephen Johnson examines Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker and the impact of writer ETA Hoffmann.
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Stephen Johnson explores the nuances and different versions of Faure's Requiem in D minor.
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Charles Hazlewood and the BBC Concert Orchestra explore classical foxtrots for orchestra.
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Composer George Benjamin talks about his orchestral pieces Dance Figures and Sudden Time.
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Charles Hazlewood and pianist Joanna MacGregor explore Gershwin's Piano Concerto.
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Charles Hazlewood explores Graham Fitkin's new work Tidal with the composer.
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Stephen Johnson with pianist Ronan O'Hora and the Ulster Orchestra explore Grieg's work.
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Catherine Bott and Laurence Cummings explore the workings of Handelian 'opera seria'.
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Charles Hazlewood explores Handel's Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne.
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Robert Hollingworth explores Handel's youthful choral work Dixit Dominus.
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Stephen Johnson explores Harrison Birtwistle's Cortege and Secret Theatre.
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Looking at Kodaly's suite Hary Janos and profiling the cimbalom, which features in it.
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Stephen Johnson unpicks Haydn's Symphonies Nos 22 and 92.
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Stephen Johnson and conductor Nicholas Kraemer explore Haydn's wit and invention.
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Charles Hazlewood and the BBC Concert Orchestra explore Haydn's Symphony No 100 (Military)
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Stephen Johnson explores ideas behind the music of French composer Henri Dutilleux.
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Stephen Johnson explores Janacek's Glagolitic Mass, playing excerpts and the entire work.
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Charles Hazlewood and composer Joe Cutler examine Cutler's own Music for cello and strings
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Charles Hazlewood explores the music of the waltz king Johann Strauss.
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Charles Hazlewood is joined by Excellent Device to explore Adams's Chamber Symphony.
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Stephen Johnson is joined by soprano Maria Husmann to look at the work of Gyorgy Kurtag.
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Tom Service explores the musical workings and ideas behind Ligeti's Piano Concerto.
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Stephen Johnson, the BBC SSO and violinist Ernst Kovacic explore Ligeti's Violin Concerto.
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Sara Mohr-Pietsch considers the background and music of Liszt's first two piano concertos.
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Stephen Johnson explores Lutoslawski's Symphonic Variations and Concerto for Orchestra.
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Stephen Johnson examines Mahler's Song of the Earth with the Manchester Camerata.
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Cellist Matthew Barley and the BBC Philharmonic explore the music of Mark-Anthony Turnage.
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Stephen Johnson on Martinu's Piano Concerto No 2 and Three Inventions for Orchestra.
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Stephen Johnson explores three of Mendelssohn's symphonic poems.
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Charles Hazelwood explores the history and ideas behind Mendelssohn's Italian symphony.
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Alwynne Pritchard and conductor Kent Nagano explore Messiaen's opera St Francis of Assisi.
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Stephen Johnson explores Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time.
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Charles Hazlewood and the BBC Concert Orchestra explore music by Milhaud and Poulenc.
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Robert Hollingworth and I Fagiolini explore Monteverdi's Battle of Tancredi and Clorinda.
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Robert Hollingworth and period performers explore musical ideas of Monteverdi's L'Orfeo.
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Stephen Johnson and the Royal Quartet explore Mozart's Haydn Quartets.
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Stephen Johnson explores the musical nuances found in Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.
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Tom Service and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra explore Mozart's Linz Symphony.
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Charles Hazlewood and the BBC Concert orchestra focus on music inspired by Mexico.
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Charles Hazlewood and the BBC NOW explore Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition.
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Tom Service and conductor John Storgards explore Nielsen's Fourth Symphony.
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David Nice and the BBC Symphony Orchestra examine Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony.
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Catherine Bott explores Puccini's La Boheme with singers Katie van Kooten and Peter Auty.
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Stephen Johnson and Nicholas Kraemer offer an insight into Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.
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Stephen Johnson explores Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto, with pianist Nelson Goerner.
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Stephen Johnson explores two contrasting Piano Concertos from Ravel.
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Stephen Johnson and the BBC SSO explore Ravel's Mother Goose.
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Stephen Johnson and pianist Cedric Tiberghien consider the piano music of Maurice Ravel.
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Catherine Bott and conductor Luke Dollman explore Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade.
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Charles Hazlewood on Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez and Fantasia para un Gentilhombre.
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Charles Hazlewood explores some of workings of Rossini's comic opera style.
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Stephen Johnson and the Ulster Orchestra explore Saint-Saens' Piano Concerto No 2.
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Stephen Johnson and the Aronowitz Ensemble explore music by Schnittke and Mahler.
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Stephen Johnson examines the ideas that inspired Schubert's piece for wind and strings.
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Stephen Johnson with the Gould Piano Trio and friends explore Schubert's Quintet.
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Stephen Johnson considers the musical nuances to be found in Schumann's Piano Quintet.
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Stephen Johnson considers the music and historical context to Schumann's Violin Concerto.
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Stephen Johnson explores the nuances of Schumann's Romantic song cycle Dichterliebe.
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Stephen Johnson explores one of Schumann's most joyous symphonies.
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Hakan Vramsmo and Julius Drake join Stephen Johnson to explore Schubert's song-cycle.
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An exploration the life and music of the eccentric Russian composer Alexander Scriabin.
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Stephen Johnson and the Royal String Quartet explore Shostakovich's 8th String Quartet.
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Stephen Johnson on the intricacies of Shostakovich's two trios for piano and strings.
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Stephen Johnson explores the music and ideas behind Shostakovich's 9th Symphony.
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Stephen Johnson and the BBC Philharmonic explore Sibelius' tone poem Night Ride & Sunrise.
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Stephen Johnson explores Sibelius's Fifth Symphony in E flat.
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Stephen Johnson and the BBC SSO explore Peter Maxwell Davies's A Reel of Seven Fishermen.
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Robert Hollingworth explores the split choir tradition in Renaissance music.
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Paul Allen explores Spohr's popular Nonet with Ensemble 360.
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An exploration of Strauss's Don Quixote, with the BBC Philharmonic and cellist Peter Dixon
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Stephen Johnson and the BBC SSO explore the 1945 version of Stravinsky's Firebird suite.
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Stephen Johnston explores Igor Stravinsky's ballet score Petrushka.
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Stephen Johnson and guests examine Thomas Tallis's piece and the ideas that inspired it.
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Charles Hazlewood and the quintet Tango Volcano explore the world of the tango.
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Charles Hazlewood and the BBC Concert Orchestra explore the music of Tansy Davies.
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Charles Hazlewood and Matthew Barley explore John Tavener's work The Protecting Veil.
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Stephen Johnson examines Tchaikovsky's popular First Piano Concerto.
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Charles Hazlewood conducts an in-depth examination of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto.
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Julian Joseph discusses the art of improvisation from the 2008 London Jazz Festival.
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At the 2009 London Jazz Festival, Alyn Shipton explores pieces written for Benny Goodman.
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With Stephen Johnson and Cedric Tiberghien on Chopin's Four Ballades and literature.
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Stephen Johnson explores The Confession of Isobel Gowdie with its writer James MacMillan.
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Catherine Bott, Laurence Dreyfus and Phantasm on the Golden Age of English viol music.
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Stephen Johnson explores the depiction of character and drama in The Marriage of Figaro.
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Stephen Johnson explores Holst's The Planets.
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Stephen Johnson explores the Play of Daniel, one of the earliest pieces of music theatre.
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Charles Hazlewood considers the significance of the horn to early Romantic composers.
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Stephen Johnson explores the trumpet concerto, from Telemann to Haydn.
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Stephen Johnson looks at three English masterpieces in the context of the First World War.
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Charles Hazlewood conducts an exploration of Ralph Vaughan Williams suite, Flos Campi.
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Stephen Johnson explores Vaughan Williams's Symphony No 5.
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Stephen Johnson explores Vaughan Williams's distinctive Sixth Symphony.
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Stephen Johnson and the BBC SO consider the musical workings of Verdi's opera Otello.
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Stephen Johnson explores some of the ideas and music of Verdi's masterpiece, Rigoletto.
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Stephen Johnson is joined by the BBC NOW to explore music by Vivaldi and Bach.
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An exploration of Vivaldi's Gloria with Robert Hollingworth.
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Charles Hazlewood explores some of the nuances to be found in Wagner's Siegfried Idyll.
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Stephen Johnson takes an in-depth look at the music of Peter Warlock.
History of the Serenade
Charles Hazelwood explores the history of the serenade
Mahler: Symphonies of Songs
Stephen Johnson explores the echoes of songs in Gustav Mahler's symphonies