5 Things to Know About Bach and The Brandenburg Concertos
Friday 1 November 2024
Are the Brandenburg Concertos peak Bach?
Sarah Connolly on Mahler's 'Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen'
Tuesday 13 September 2011
Mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly talks about Mahler and his Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer), which she performed with us in 2011.
Phil Dale on the Trombone in Bruckner
Monday 18 April 2016
Trombone Philip Dale talks about the trombone used in Bruckner and explores the types of instrument that were used before then.
From Deep Within the Archive: Bach's Double Violin Concerto
Friday 13 November 2015
From deep in the archive we have unearthed an old VHS recording of us performing on BBC Scotland in 1990, playing the 1st movement of Bach's Concerto for Two Violins.
Hen Party: Haydn's 'Fowl' Symphony
Wednesday 3 February 2016
We went to Kent to explore Haydn's clucking brilliant 'Fowl' symphony, with one of the world's leading experts in chicken music.
Vladimir Jurowski on Mahler
Saturday 19 March 2016
Principal Artist Vladimir Jurowski discusses our performance of Mahler's Symphony No.2.
Roger Montgomery discusses Mozart's Horn Concerto No.4 on the Natural Horn
Wednesday 24 October 2012
Principal Horn Roger Montgomery chats about his natural horn and about Mozart's 'hunting-style' in his Horn Concerto No.4.
Vladimir Jurowski on Tchaikovsky
Monday 12 January 2015
Principal Artist Vladimir Jurowski, speaks about performing Tchaikovsky on period instruments and the 'striking presence of a young genius' that can be heard in his first symphony.
Introducing the Ophicleide
Friday 22 August 2014
John Elliot introduces a relatively rarely seen instrument, the Ophicleide, and talks about its role in Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique.
Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks: Shock and Awe
Wednesday 21 August 2013
George Frideric Handel is best known for restoring English music to its’ highly respected and acclaimed position, following years of compositional drought after the death of Purcell in 1695.
