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Soul Music Episodes

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    Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

    The story of the melancholic song, first performed by Judy Garland in 1944.

  2. Brahms' German Requiem

    How Brahms's work, a tribute to his mother, has touched and changed people's lives.

  3. Can't Take My Eyes Off You

    Frankie Valli and others share their memories of the classic song.

  4. Gymnop茅die No 1

    Pascal Rog茅 leads us through a personal and musical journey of Erik Satie's Gymnop茅dies.

  5. Strange Fruit

    Soul Music examines the harrowing stories behind the song made famous by Billie Holiday.

  6. Elgar's Dream of Gerontius

    How Elgar's poignant choral work has touched and changed people's lives.

  7. Don't Leave Me This Way

    Exploration of the disco anthem of yearning, pain and loss.

  8. Make Me a Channel of Your Peace

    Exploring the hymn that inspires campaigners, charity workers and reformed alcoholics.

  9. Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar

    How Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez for classical guitar touches people's lives.

  10. Lili Marlene

    The impact of wartime favourite 'Lili Marlene', made famous by Marlene Dietrich.

  11. Shipbuilding

    The Robert Wyatt song from 1982, written by Elvis Costello and Clive Langer.

  12. Pergolesi's Stabat Mater

    The Stabat Mater hymn imagines the sufferings of the Virgin Mary at the foot of the cross.

  13. She Moved Through The Fair

    Sin茅ad O'Connor & others talk about the haunting beauty of this ancient song. From 2013.

  14. Beethoven's Fifth Symphony

    More than just 'da da da dum', how Beethoven's famous symphony touched people's lives.

  15. Peggy Lee's Is That All There Is?

    The impact of the song written by Leiber and Stoller, inspired by the writer Thomas Mann.

  16. Bach's St Matthew Passion

    An exploration of how Bach's St Matthew Passion touches and changes people's lives.

  17. Brothers in Arms

    The enduring appeal of the Dire Straits classic is explored by those touched by the piece.

  18. The Skye Boat Song

    Exploring how this song from the 1870s continues to touch people's lives across the world.

  19. Beethoven's Violin Concerto

    An exploration of how Beethoven's Violin Concerto has touched and changed people's lives.

  20. Dvorak's New World Symphony

    Anti-apartheid campaigner Albie Sachs on the Largo from Dvorak's New World Symphony.

  21. The Hallelujah Chorus

    Exploration of the emotional impact of The Hallelujah chorus by Handel.

  22. Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien

    An exploration of the emotional impact of the song made famous by French singer Edith Piaf

  23. Rachmaninov, 2nd Piano Concerto

    Exploration of how Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto touches and changes people's lives.

  24. Gresford, the Miners' Hymn

    Exploration of the haunting melancholy of Gresford, the Miners' Hymn, by Robert Saint.

  25. Baker Street

    A celebration of Gerry Rafferty's popular solo hit, Baker Street.

  26. Let's Face the Music and Dance

    Exploring the emotional impact of the classic Irving Berlin song.

  27. Dear Lord and Father of Mankind

    Exploring the hymn which sets John Greenleaf Whittier's poem to music by Hubert Parry.

  29. Mendelssohn's Octet

    Exploring the impact that Mendelssohn's Octet has had on different people's lives.

  30. Widor's Toccata

    Widor's Toccata is a favourite for married couples to exit the church by in the UK.

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