Discovering Music
Broadcast on Radio 3 Sundays 17:00-18:30
Discovering Music explores pieces of music in detail, providing a unique insight into the inner workings of a millennium of musical history. Programmes are either based around a featured work or cover a musical topic like melody, harmony or rhythm. The two main presenters are Charles Hazlewood and Stephen Johnson.
Charles Hazlewood and Stephen Johnson
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Charles Hazlewood and the BBC Concert Orchestra explore Haydn's Symphony No 100 (Military)
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Messiaen: Quartet for the End of TimeStephen Johnson explores Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time.
Broadcast: 17:00 - 18:30 7 Dec 2008
Quartet for the End of Time
The programme on Sunday 7 December celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Olivier Messiaen with a workshop and complete performance of his Quartet for the End of Time.
Listening Library
Listen online to past editions of Discovering Music. Programmes are either based around a featured work or cover a musical theme. Note - some programmes in the Listening Library have been truncated for rights reasons.
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Free tickets to recordings of Discovering Music are often available. Tickets are free of charge and can be booked by calling the BBC Audience Services line on 0870 901 1227 or visiting the Tickets web site
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