The Sunday Feature

Thomas Goss explores how the subject of romance is elevated to philosophical and artistic heights when merged with the identity of a great composer. Read more Audio

Thomas Goss discusses composer-film specialist Ken Russell & his penchant for over-the-top portrayals, and reviews other films in which hysteria trumps drama. Read more Audio

Thomas Goss offers a comparison of three recent movies about the greatest classical composer, and suggests how their different views add up to one Messianic testament. Read more Audio

Thomas Goss takes a long view of cinematic composers, and how one film lifted their narratives from the mundane to the epic. Read more Audio

Erica Challis takes a look at the instrument Wagner invented especially for his orchestra. Read more Audio

Peter Hoar looks at Benjamin Britten's choice and use of texts. Read more Audio

Peter Hoar looks at the writings of 18th-Century music historian, Charles Burney. Read more Audio

Michael Houstoun and Tim Dodd talk about Preludes, Mazurkas, Polonaises and Ballades. Read more Audio

Houstoun outlines the difficulties involved in performing one of Chopin's easiest pieces, the Prelude in E minor Op 28 No 4, and takes a look at an early Nocturne and the Etudes. Read more Audio

The eminent musicologist and performer speaks with Des Wilson about differences in the performing environment between Mozart and Haydn's day and our own. Read more Audio

Alan Platt traces the arc of Dame Janet Baker's career, with his heart on his sleeve as a devoted Baker-holic . Read more Audio

Alan Platt traces the arc of Dame Janet Baker's career, with his heart on his sleeve as a devoted Baker-holic. Read more Audio