6 episodes
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.
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Composer in the Shadows - Clara Schumann
Conductor Bramwell Tovey and CBC Radio 2 host Bill Richardson talk about the piano concerto of Clara Schumann.
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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.
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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".
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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.
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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.
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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.