Georgian Pleasures
Key pieces of music from the Georgian period explored by Suzy Klein and Christian Curnyn. From BBC Radio 3
Episodes
Suzy Klein talks to conductor Christian Curnyn about Haydn's 'The Creation'.
Suzy Klein talks to conductor Christian Curnyn to introduce 'Chester' by William Billings.
Suzy Klein talks to conductor, Christian Curnyn to introduce The Lady's Mantle by James Oswald.
Nicola Porpora came to London as a rival to Handel's operatic monopoly, and engaged some of Europe's finest singers.
Handel was on an operatic roll in 1724 - he produced three great operas that year including 'Rodelinda', which Suzy Klein and Christian Curnyn discuss.
Suzy Klein and conductor Christian Curnyn discuss the Concerto Grosso and composer Charles Avison.
Benjamin Franklin, founding father of the USA, invented it and Mozart composed an Adagio for it. Suzy Klein and Christian Curnyn examine the Glass Harmonica.
William Herschel is most famous for discovering Uranus and its moons. By day though, he was a composer with 24 symphonies to his name. Suzy Klein and Christian Curnyn explore the scope of his music.
The rise of immigrant musicians in Georgian England. Suzy Klein and Christian Curnyn look at the enterprising musicians including Muzio Clementi.
Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens were the hub of 18th Century social life. Suzy Klein and Christian Curnyn delve into the music that underpinned the new-found leisure time of the Georgians.
The highs and lows of the itinerant life of a prodigious youth. Suzy Klein and Christian Curnyn discuss Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Despite drowning at the age of 22 Thomas Linley was an extraordinarily prolific composer. Suzy Klein and Christian Curnyn discuss his life and works.
Suzy Klein and Christian Curnyn explore the music of William Boyce including his unjustly neglected and "incredibly alive" first symphony.
The Beggar's Opera by John Gay, explored by Suzy Klein and Christian Curnyn.
Suzy Klein talks to conductor Christian Curnyn about Handel and his oratorio about the 'conquering hero' Judas Maccabeus.
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