Mendelssohn & Schumann: The Great Classical Romantics

Six conversations about the music and life of Felix Mendelssohn and Robert and Clara Schumann. Bramwell Tovey - Music Director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra - joins CBC Radio 2's Bill Richardson as they talk about the life and music of these three great composers and what makes their music endure.

Composer in the Shadows - Clara Schumann

Conductor Bramwell Tovey and CBC Radio 2 host Bill Richardson talk about the piano concerto of Clara Schumann.

11-28
08:45

The "Clara" Symphony - Schumann's Fourth

Conductor Bramwell Tovey and CBC Radio 2 host Bill Richardson speak about Schumann's Fourth Symphony and Schumann's orchestration techniques.

11-28
09:50

Mendelssohn's Music for A Midsummer Night's Dream

Conductor Bramwell Tovey and CBC Radio 2 host Bill Richardson speak about Mendelssohn's Music for "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

11-21
05:44

Mendelssohn at the Piano - The Concerto No. 1

Conductor Bramwell Tovey and CBC Radio 2 host Bill Richardson speak about Mendelssohn's First Piano Concerto and the birth of the romantic concerto.

11-21
09:17

Great Beginnings - Mendelssohn's Overtures

Conductor Bramwell Tovey and CBC Radio 2 host Bill Richardson talk about the overtures of Mendelssohn, the famous Hebrides and the lesser known The Fair Melusina.

11-15
14:10

Mendelssohn in Italy - Symphony No. 4

Conductor Bramwell Tovey and CBC Radio 2 host Bill Richardson speak about Mendelssohn's Fourth Symphony and its fabulous depiction of Italy.

11-15
07:58

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