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.

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Episodes

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.

Nov 28, 2009•10 min

Composer in the Shadows - Clara Schumann

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

Nov 28, 2009•9 min

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".

Nov 21, 2009•6 min

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.

Nov 15, 2009•8 min

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.

Nov 15, 2009•14 min

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.

•9 min

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