Audio & Video

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Benjamin Britten’s imaginative response to music by John Dowland, Lachrymae was originally composed in 1948 for viola and piano. It was later arranged for viola and string orchestra towards the end of Britten’s life in 1976, and offers a window into his lifelong fascination with early music.

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Vladimir Jurowski explains why he views 'The Nose' as Shostakovich’s greatest opera and explores the enigma of the composer as a true genius navigating the threats to his survival.

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Bill Whelan’s Riverdance: A Symphonic Suite creatively draws together themes and melodies from the show as a colourful and dynamic full-length concert piece for symphony orchestra. This showreel presents a selection of highlights from across the work, from the Spanish-inflected _Firedance_to the entrancing Cloudsong Riverdance finale.

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Conductor Semyon Bychkov explains how Dmitri Shostakovich can now be viewed as a miraculous survivor, coding into his works the fears and aspirations of the Soviet people.

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Johannes Kalitzke composed a new score for the 1928 silent film drama La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc by Carl Theodor Dreyer.

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