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Keys to Music is a perfect way to start listening to ABC Classic FM. In Graham's own words he would like to break down the barriers to enjoying music for non-musicians, revealing basic concepts, discussing composers and exploring pieces of music inside-out.
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Puccini's Operas: an overview
Puccini wrote some of the best-loved operas in the repertoire, but where do works like La Bohème, Madama Butterfly and Tosca fit in to his works as a whole? In this program Graham surveys all twelve of Puccini’s operas chronologically to give an overview of a remarkable life.
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Tchaikovsky's first ballet score - the first modern, symphonic ballet score - is largely known today by way of the concert suite, or via productions which bear little relationship to the composer's original work. In this program Graham looks at the history and content of Swan Lake, using a recording of the complete score featuring The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch. > more
Graham concludes his overview of Bach's ultimate sacred work. In this program we start with the end of the Credo and explore the final sections. > more
Graham continues his discussion and exploration of Bach's immortal Mass. In this program attention is directed to the end of the Gloria and most of the Credo. > more
Described in the early 19th century as "the greatest musical artwork of all times and peoples", Bach's ultimate testament in church music remains today an Everest for performers, scholars and audiences. In this program Graham starts a three-part series in which he unleashes his almost lifelong passion for Bach's B minor Mass. > more
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