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Brian Kay's Secular Christmas
21 Dec 2019Brian Kay, conductor, broadcaster and ex-King's Singer, presents a selection of some of his favourite non-sacred music for the festive season. Read more Audio
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History through the Piano: The Centre Cannot Hold
John Drummond looks at famous pieces of piano music as windows into the world in which they were created. A composer cannot help but reflect the world he lives in, his understanding of life, his… Read more Audio
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History through the Piano: Europe and the World
7 Dec 2019John Drummond looks at famous pieces of piano music as windows into the world in which they were created. A composer cannot help but reflect the world he lives in, his understanding of life, his… Read more Audio
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History through the Piano: Chopin and Liszt - The Romantics
John Drummond looks at famous pieces of piano music as windows into the world in which they were created. A composer cannot help but reflect the world he lives in, his understanding of life, his… Read more Audio
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22 Ascot Terrace
2 Nov 2019On Christmas Day, 1959, Douglas Lilburn moved into 22 Ascot Terrace, Thorndon, Wellington - just a stone's throw from where he had been living on Tinakori Road, right opposite the Botanical Gardens… Read more Audio, Gallery
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The Isle is Full of Noises - Part 2
26 Oct 2019Bali, the Gamelan and Walter Spies The second of two programmes by Elric Hooper and Des Wilson. Read more Audio
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The Isle is Full of Noises - Part 1
19 Oct 2019Bali, the Gamelan and Walter Spies. The first of two programmes by Elric Hooper and Des Wilson. Read more Audio
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The Voice Box (Part Two)
12 Oct 2019Clarissa Dunn looks at some of the most intriguing vocal virtuosi from opera singers to yodellers to beat boxers: those artists who’ve taken the vocal instrument to physical and imaginative extremes.
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The Voice Box (Part One)
5 Oct 2019From baby cries to flamenco cante, Clarissa Dunn looks at the extremes of pitch, the mysteries of vibrato and the expression of emotion through the human voice. Read more Audio
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History through the Piano: Beethoven's World
John Drummond looks at famous pieces of piano music as windows into the world in which they were created. A composer cannot help but reflect the world he lives in, his understanding of life, his… Read more Audio
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Two Great Romantics
17 Aug 2019The rivalry between Tchaikovsky and Brahms was legendary, and it went beyond mere distaste for one another's musical direction. Thomas Goss explores the uneasy friendship and resulting musical ferment… Read more Audio
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Moondog: The Viking of 6th Avenue
20 Jul 2019Ryan Smith explores the world of 'Moondog', the American street musician who became an iconic figure in New York City. Read more Audio
