Georgian Pleasures

Key pieces of music from the Georgian period explored by Suzy Klein and Christian Curnyn. From BBC Radio 3

  • 9 minutes 13 seconds
    Haydn - The Creation

    Suzy Klein talks to conductor Christian Curnyn about Haydn's 'The Creation'.

    2 May 2014, 10:05 am
  • 8 minutes 29 seconds
    Billings - Chester

    Suzy Klein talks to conductor Christian Curnyn to introduce 'Chester' by William Billings.

    1 May 2014, 10:05 am
  • 6 minutes 32 seconds
    Oswald - The Lady's Mantle

    Suzy Klein talks to conductor, Christian Curnyn to introduce The Lady's Mantle by James Oswald.

    30 April 2014, 10:05 am
  • 9 minutes 20 seconds
    Popora's Polifemo

    Nicola Porpora came to London as a rival to Handel's operatic monopoly, and engaged some of Europe's finest singers.

    29 April 2014, 10:05 am
  • 7 minutes 52 seconds
    Handel's Rodelinda

    Handel was on an operatic roll in 1724 - he produced three great operas that year including 'Rodelinda', which Suzy Klein and Christian Curnyn discuss.

    28 April 2014, 10:05 am
  • 8 minutes 30 seconds
    Charles Avison

    Suzy Klein and conductor Christian Curnyn discuss the Concerto Grosso and composer Charles Avison.

    25 April 2014, 10:05 am
  • 5 minutes 50 seconds
    The Glass Harmonica

    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.

    24 April 2014, 10:05 am
  • 6 minutes 44 seconds
    Herschel the composer

    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.

    23 April 2014, 10:10 am
  • 8 minutes 22 seconds
    Clementi the entrepreneur

    The rise of immigrant musicians in Georgian England. Suzy Klein and Christian Curnyn look at the enterprising musicians including Muzio Clementi.

    22 April 2014, 10:05 am
  • 7 minutes 40 seconds
    The Music of the Pleasure Gardens

    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.

    21 April 2014, 10:05 am
  • 7 minutes 38 seconds
    Mozart the Prodigy

    The highs and lows of the itinerant life of a prodigious youth. Suzy Klein and Christian Curnyn discuss Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

    18 April 2014, 10:05 am
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