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Back to SearchDido's Lament
Series exploring famous pieces of music and their emotional appeal.
Dido's Lament is a popular name for a famous aria, 'When I am laid in earth', from…
16 years, 6 months ago
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Series exploring famous pieces of music and their emotional appeal.
When Mendelssohn wrote his Violin Concerto in 1844 he could hardly have imagined h…
16 years, 6 months ago
Praise My Soul
Based on Psalm 103, this hymn was written by Henry Francis Lyte, who also penned Abide With Me.
It's most asssociated with the tune by John Goss - eve…
16 years, 6 months ago
Richard Strauss' Four Last Songs
Richard Strauss was aged 84 when he completed his final composition.
It was 'Four Last Songs', which, although dealing death, conveys a sense of cal…
16 years, 11 months ago
You've Got a Friend
Written by Carole King and made famous by James Taylor, You've Got a Friend won a Grammy Award in 1971.
In this programme people tell how this song h…
16 years, 11 months ago
Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on a Theme, by Thomas Tallis
When Vaughan Williams wrote his Tallis Fantasia in 1910, he changed the course of British music.
Here at last was a piece of music which was no longe…
17 years ago
The Look of Love
Hal David discusses writing The Look of Love with Burt Bacharach, for the soundtrack of the spoof 1967 James Bond film Casino Royale.
This classic tr…
17 years ago
Allegri's Miserere
Gregorio Allegri wrote the chord sequence for his Miserere in the 1630s for use during Holy Week in the Sistine Chapel.
This is located in the Apostol…
17 years ago
What a Wonderful World
Louis Armstrong recorded the classic 'What a Wonderful World' in 1967, amidst civil rights demonstrations and protests against the Vietnam War.
It wa…
17 years, 11 months ago
Chopin's Ballade No 1 in G Minor
Chopin's Ballade clearly tells a story, and yet that story differs for each person who hears or plays it.
Pianist Peter Donohoe heads a cast of peopl…
17 years, 11 months ago