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