Georgian Pleasures Podcast
Key pieces of music from the Georgian period explored by Suzy Klein and Christian Curnyn. From 麻豆社 Radio 3
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Haydn - The Creation
Fri 2 May 2014
Suzy Klein talks to conductor Christian Curnyn about Haydn's 'The Creation'.
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Billings - Chester
Thu 1 May 2014
Suzy Klein talks to conductor Christian Curnyn to introduce 'Chester' by William Billings.
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Oswald - The Lady's Mantle
Wed 30 Apr 2014
Suzy Klein talks to conductor, Christian Curnyn to introduce The Lady's Mantle
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Popora's Polifemo
Tue 29 Apr 2014
Nicola Porpora came to London as a rival to Handel's operatic monopoly, and engaged of...
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Handel's Rodelinda
Mon 28 Apr 2014
Handel was on an operatic roll in 1724 - he produced three great operas that year Suzy...
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Charles Avison
Fri 25 Apr 2014
Suzy Klein and conductor Christian Curnyn discuss the Concerto Grosso and composer...
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The Glass Harmonica
Thu 24 Apr 2014
Benjamin Franklin, founding father of the USA, invented it and Mozart composed an for...
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Herschel the composer
Wed 23 Apr 2014
William Herschel is most famous for discovering Uranus and its moons. By day though, a...
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Clementi the entrepreneur
Tue 22 Apr 2014
The rise of immigrant musicians in Georgian England. Suzy Klein and Christian Curnyn...
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The Music of the Pleasure Gardens
Mon 21 Apr 2014
Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens were the hub of 18th Century social life. Suzy Klein and the...
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Mozart the Prodigy
Fri 18 Apr 2014
The highs and lows of the itinerant life of a prodigious youth. Suzy Klein and Curnyn...
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Thomas Linley Jr
Thu 17 Apr 2014
Despite drowning at the age of 22 Thomas Linley was an extraordinarily prolific composer.
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William Boyce
Wed 16 Apr 2014
Suzy Klein and Christian Curnyn explore the music of William Boyce including his and...
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Why how now, Madame Flirt
Tue 15 Apr 2014
The Beggar's Opera by John Gay, explored by Suzy Klein and Christian Curnyn.
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Handel and the 'Conquering Hero'
Mon 14 Apr 2014
Suzy Klein talks to conductor Christian Curnyn about Handel and his oratorio about the...
