The Story of Music in Fifty Pieces

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BBC Radio 3's Story of Music told through 50 Pieces. Howard Goodall in conversation with Suzy Klein about 50 pieces of music that changed the course of music history.


    • Mar 1, 2013 LATEST EPISODE
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    50 Reich - Music for 18 musicians

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2013 6:38


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Steve Reich's Music for 18 musicians

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    49 Adams - The Chairman Dances

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2013 4:23


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss The Chairman Dances by John Adams

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    48 Copland - Appalachian Spring

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2013 3:15


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Simple Gifts from Copland's Appalachian Spring

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    47 Shostakovich - Leningrad Symphony

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2013 4:18


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony

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    46 Brecht/Weill - Threepenny Opera

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2013 4:39


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Moritat die Mackie Messer from Threepenny Opera by Brecht/Weill

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    45 Gershwin - Rhapsody In Blue

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2013 3:13


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue

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    44 Stravinsky - Les Noces

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2013 4:56


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Stravinsky's Les Noces

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    43 Stravinsky - Rite of Spring

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2013 4:03


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Stravinsky's Rite of Spring

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    42 Strauss - Salome

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2013 4:06


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Dance of the Seven Veils from Strauss' Salome

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    41 Scott Joplin - Maple Leaf Rag

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2013 5:06


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag

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    40 Elgar - Enigma Variations

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2013 5:36


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Nimrod from Elgar's Enigma Variations.

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    39 Dvorak - New World Symphony

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2013 4:29


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Dvorak's New World Symphony

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    38 Debussy - Estampes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2013 4:32


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Pagodes from Debussy's Estampes

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    37 Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2013 5:20


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade

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    36 Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2013 4:27


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake

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    35 Mussorgsky - Pictures at an exhibition

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2013 3:57


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Promenade from Mussorgsky's Pictures at an exhibition

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    34 Satie - Gymnopédie

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2013 4:06


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Erik Satie's first Gymnopédie

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    33 Wagner - Tristan & Isolde

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2013 5:03


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Liebestod from Richard Wagner's Tristan & Isolde.

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    32 Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2013 4:35


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No 2

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    31 Liszt - Fountains

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2013 4:59


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Franz Liszt's The Fountains of the Villa d'Este

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    30 Verdi - La Traviata

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2013 4:08


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Addio del passato from Verdi's La Traviata

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    29 Berlioz - Symphonie fantastique

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2013 4:18


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique

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    28 Chopin - Barcarolle

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2013 5:21


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Chopin's Barcarolle.

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    27 Schumann - Kreisleriana

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2013 4:46


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss the fourth movement of Schumann's Kreisleriana.

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    26 Schubert - Winterreisse, Auf dem Flusse

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2013 4:56


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Auf dem Flusse from Schubert's Winterreisse.

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    25 Mendelssohn - Fingal's Cave

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2013 4:02


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Fingal's Cave by Mendelssohn.

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    24 Beethoven - Symphony No 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2013 5:48


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss the Allegretto from Beethoven's Symphony No 7.

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    23 Beethoven - Quartet No 14 Op 131

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2013 4:58


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss the first movement of Beethoven's Quartet No 14, Op 131.

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    22 Beethoven - Symphony No 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2013 3:55


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss the Funeral March from Beethoven's Symphony No 3 'Eroica'.

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    21 Haydn - Symphony No 99

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2013 3:56


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss the Finale from Haydn's Symphony No 99.

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    20 Mozart - Dove Sono (Marriage of Figaro)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2013 4:31


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Dove Sono from Mozart's Marriage of Figaro

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    19 Mozart - Serenade 'Gran Partita'

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2013 4:42


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Mozart's Serenade for 13 winds 'Gran Partita'

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    18 Handel - Messiah

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2013 4:09


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah

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    17 Handel - Rinaldo

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2013 4:48


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Lascia ch'io pianga from Handel's Rinaldo

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    16 Bach - Well Tempered Clavier

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2013 4:21


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Prelude and Fugue No 1 in C major from Bach's Well Tempered Clavier

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    15 Bach - St Matthew Passion

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2013 4:44


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss the opening of Bach's St Matthew Passion

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    14 Vivaldi - Four Seasons

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2013 4:49


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Summer from Vivaldi's Four Seasons

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    13 Corelli - Concerto Grosso Op 6 No 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2013 5:06


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Corelli's Concerto Grosso in D major Op 6 No 1

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    12 Bach - Air on a G String

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2013 4:24


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Bach's Air on a G String

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    11 Purcell - Evening Hymn

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2013 2:41


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Purcell's Evening Hymn

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    10 Lully - Le bourgeois gentilhomme

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2013 4:34


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Lully's Le bourgeois gentilhomme

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    09 Monteverdi - Orfeo

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2013 3:50


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Monteverdi's Orfeo

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    08 Monteverdi - O Mirtillo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2013 4:50


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss O mirtillo, mirtillo anima mia by Monteverdi

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    07 Palestrina - Missa Papae Marcelli

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2013 4:40


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Missa Papae Marcelli by Palestrina

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    06 Dowland - Flow my tears

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2013 4:43


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Flow my tears by John Dowland

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    05 Arcadelt - Margot labourez les vignes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2013 2:50


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Margot labourez les vignes by the 16th century composer Jacques Arcadelt

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    04 Christmas - In Dulci Jubilo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2013 4:53


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss In Dulci Jubilo as they look at the birth of the Christmas music.

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    03 Josquin - Miserere mei Deus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2013 4:42


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Miserere mei Deus by 15th century composer Josquin de Prez.

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    02 Dunstable - Quam pulchra es

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2013 5:23


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Quam pulchra es by English composer John Dunstable.

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    01 Hildegard - Ave, generosa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2013 4:18


    Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Ave, generosa by the twelfth century nun and visionary Hildegard of Bingen.

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