6 episodes

Six conversations about the music and life of Felix Mendelssohn and Robert and Clara Schumann. Bramwell Tovey - Music Director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra - joins CBC Radio 2's Bill Richardson as they talk about the life and music of these three great composers and what makes their music endure.

Mendelssohn & Schumann: The Great Classical Romantics CBC Radio 2

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Six conversations about the music and life of Felix Mendelssohn and Robert and Clara Schumann. Bramwell Tovey - Music Director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra - joins CBC Radio 2's Bill Richardson as they talk about the life and music of these three great composers and what makes their music endure.

    Composer in the Shadows - Clara Schumann

    Composer in the Shadows - Clara Schumann

    Conductor Bramwell Tovey and CBC Radio 2 host Bill Richardson talk about the piano concerto of Clara Schumann.

    • 8 min
    The "Clara" Symphony - Schumann's Fourth

    The "Clara" Symphony - Schumann's Fourth

    Conductor Bramwell Tovey and CBC Radio 2 host Bill Richardson speak about Schumann's Fourth Symphony and Schumann's orchestration techniques.

    • 9 min
    Mendelssohn's Music for A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Mendelssohn's Music for A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Conductor Bramwell Tovey and CBC Radio 2 host Bill Richardson speak about Mendelssohn's Music for "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

    • 5 min
    Mendelssohn at the Piano - The Concerto No. 1

    Mendelssohn at the Piano - The Concerto No. 1

    Conductor Bramwell Tovey and CBC Radio 2 host Bill Richardson speak about Mendelssohn's First Piano Concerto and the birth of the romantic concerto.

    • 9 min
    Great Beginnings - Mendelssohn's Overtures

    Great Beginnings - Mendelssohn's Overtures

    Conductor Bramwell Tovey and CBC Radio 2 host Bill Richardson talk about the overtures of Mendelssohn, the famous Hebrides and the lesser known The Fair Melusina.

    • 14 min
    Mendelssohn in Italy - Symphony No. 4

    Mendelssohn in Italy - Symphony No. 4

    Conductor Bramwell Tovey and CBC Radio 2 host Bill Richardson speak about Mendelssohn's Fourth Symphony and its fabulous depiction of Italy.

    • 7 min

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