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Symphony
A reappraisal of the symphony
Symphony Episodes
Revolution And Rebirth
Simon Russell Beale investigates the symphonic world of the Soviet Union composer Shostakovich, and how Ives and Copland were creating a new American sound.
18-07-2014
BBC 4
New Nations And New Worlds
Simon Russell Beale discovers how nationalist voices such as Tchaikovsky and Dvorak brought the symphony to wider audiences in the late 19th century.
11-07-2014
BBC 4
Beethoven And Beyond
Simon Russell Beale looks at Beethoven's revolutionary later symphonies and the works of Franz Schubert, Hector Berlioz and the flamboyant Franz Liszt.
04-07-2014
BBC 4
Genesis And Genius
Simon Russell Beale's series looking at the history of the symphony begins with Haydn's arrival in England in 1791 and continues with Mozart and Beethoven.
20-06-2014
BBC 4