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Essential Classics Episodes

  1. Thursday - Sarah Walker with Hugh Sykes

    Artists of the Week: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, featured in Strauss's Ein Heldenleben

  2. Wednesday - Sarah Walker with Hugh Sykes

    Artists of the Week: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, featured in Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 6.

  3. Tuesday - Sarah Walker with Hugh Sykes

    Artists of the Week: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, featured in Mozart's Symphony No 38.

  4. Monday - Sarah Walker with Hugh Sykes

    Artists of the Week: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, playing Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade.

  5. Friday - Sarah Walker with Mariella Frostrup

    With Artist of the Week: Harry Christophers, featured conducting Vivaldi's Gloria, RV589.

  6. Thursday - Sarah Walker with Mariella Frostrup

    Artist of the Week: Harry Christophers, conducting Frank Martin's Ode a la Musique.

  7. Wednesday - Sarah Walker with Mariella Frostrup

    Artist of the Week: Harry Christophers, featured conducting music by Tomkins and Tallis.

  8. Tuesday - Sarah Walker with Mariella Frostrup

    Including Artist of the Week: Harry Christophers, featured conducting Tavener and Barber.

  9. Monday - Sarah Walker with Mariella Frostrup

    Artist of the Week: Harry Christophers, featured conducting Lotti and Matthew Martin.

  10. Friday - Rob Cowan with Ed Balls

    Includes Artist of the Week: Georg Solti, featured conducting Mahler's Symphony No 1.

  11. Thursday - Rob Cowan with Ed Balls

    Artist of the Week: Georg Solti, featured conducting part of of Wagner's Das Rheingold.

  12. Wednesday - Rob Cowan with Ed Balls

    Includes Artist of the Week: Georg Solti, featured conducting Beethoven's Symphony No 5.

  13. Tuesday - Rob Cowan with Ed Balls

    Includes Artist of the Week: Georg Solti, featured conducting Offenbach's Gaite Parisienne

  14. Monday - Rob Cowan with Ed Balls

    With Artist of the Week: Georg Solti, featured conducting Mendelssohn's Symphony No 4.

  15. Friday - Sarah Walker with Beeban Kidron

    Artist of the Week: pianist Steven Osborne, featured in music by Messiaen.

  16. Thursday - Sarah Walker with Beeban Kidron

    With Artist of the Week: pianist Steven Osborne, featured in music by Prokofiev.

  17. Wednesday - Sarah Walker with Beeban Kidron

    Artist of the Week: pianist Steven Osborne, in Schubert's Variations on an Original Theme.

  18. Tuesday - Sarah Walker with Beeban Kidron

    Artist of the Week: pianist Steven Osborne, featured playing Tippett's Piano Concerto.

  19. Monday - Sarah Walker with Beeban Kidron

    Artist of the Week: pianist Steven Osborne, featured in Beethoven's Piano Sonata No 29.

  20. Breaking Free: Friday - Rob Cowan with Susie Orbach

    With Rob Cowan. Including the Juilliard String Quartet in Schoenberg's String Quartet No 4

  21. Breaking Free: Thursday - Rob Cowan with Susie Orbach

    With Rob Cowan. Includes the Prazak Quartet performing Schoenberg's String Quartet No 3.

  22. Breaking Free: Wednesday - Rob Cowan with Susie Orbach

    With Rob Cowan. Including the LaSalle Quartet in Schoenberg's String Quartet No 2.

  23. Breaking Free: Tuesday - Rob Cowan with Susie Orbach

    With Rob Cowan. Including the Leipzig String Quartet in Schoenberg's String Quartet No 1.

  24. Breaking Free: Monday - Rob Cowan with Susie Orbach

    With Rob Cowan. With Breaking Free: Brodsky Quartet in Schoenberg's String Quartet in D.

  25. Friday - Sarah Walker with Clare Balding

    Artists of the Week: Academy of Ancient Music, featured in Handel's Messiah (excerpt).

  26. Thursday - Sarah Walker with Clare Balding

    Artists of the Week: Academy of Ancient Music, featured in Haydn's Symphony No 104.

  27. Wednesday - Sarah Walker with Clare Balding

    Artists of the Week: Academy of Ancient Music, featured playing Schubert.

  28. Tuesday - Sarah Walker with Clare Balding

    Artists of the Week: Academy of Ancient Music, featured playing Mozart's Symphony No 41.

  29. Monday - Sarah Walker with Clare Balding

    Including Artists of the Week: Academy of Ancient Music, featured in Arne's Overture No 1.

  30. Friday - Rob Cowan with Ray Mears

    Artist of the Week: pianist Claudio Arrau, featured performing Debussy's Images (Book 2).

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