John Deathridge
Emeritus King Edward Professor of Music at King's College London
3 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
Beethoven
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rise of Beethoven, from Bonn to Vienna, where he became one of the great composers, despite his growing deafness.
21 December 2017
Also featuring: Laura Tunbridge, Erica Buurman
Age of EnlightenmentNational anthem writersGerman Romantic composers, German male opera composers, German opera composers19th-century German male musiciansGerman Roman Catholics18th-century German male musicians, 18th-century classical pianists, 19th-century keyboardists, Beethoven family, Burials at the Vienna Central Cemetery, Catholic liturgical composers, Child classical musicians, Composers for piano, Deaf classical musicians, German ballet composers, German classical composers of church music, German deaf people, German emigrants to Austria, German male classical pianists, German people of Flemish descent, German string quartet composers, Ludwig van Beethoven, Musicians from Bonn, Oratorio composers, People from the Electorate of Cologne, Pupils of Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Pupils of Joseph HaydnOriginality
Melvyn Bragg discusses the creative force of originality. How far is it to do with origins? And is original important or is tradition more significant?
20 March 2003
Also featuring: Jonathan Rée, Catherine Belsey
Wagner
Melvyn Bragg discusses the life, and legacy of the German composer Richard Wagner, mentor of Nietzsche and disciple of Schopenhauer, who changed the face of 19th century opera.
20 June 2002
Also featuring: Lucy Beckett, Michael Tanner
German autobiographersGerman theatre directorsGerman opera librettistsGerman Romantic composers, German male opera composers, German opera composers19th-century German male musiciansLeipzig University alumni19th-century German essayists19th-century German composers, 19th-century classical composersGerman male essayistsGerman music critics