Portraits Day - Opera Portraits

Stephen Johnson explores the world of musical characterisation in opera.

• 20 mins

Handel: Israel in Egypt

Stephen Johnson explores Handel's monumental choral work Israel in Egypt.

• 20 mins

Moeran's Symphony No 2

Conductor Martin Yates joins Stephen Johnson to discuss EJ Moeran's Second Symphony.

• 20 mins

Strauss: Alpine Symphony

Stephen Johnson explores Strauss's massive Alpine Symphony.

• 20 mins

Wagner: Die Walkure

Stephen Johnson explores Wagner's orchestra and how he used it to evoke profound emotions.

• 20 mins

Lully's Religious Works

Stephen Johnson explores the blend of theatre and church in Lully's sacred music.

• 20 mins

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

Stephen Johnson explores Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony.

• 20 mins

Verdi: Te Deum

Stephen Johnson explores Verdi's Te Deum from his Quattro Pezzi Sacri.

• 20 mins

Zemlinsky - A Florentine Tragedy

Stephen Johnson surveys Alexander Zemlinsky's opera A Florentine Tragedy.

• 20 mins

Brahms: Symphony No. 1

Stephen Johnson explores the long-awaited First Symphony by Brahms.

• 20 mins

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4

Stephen Johnson explores Shostakovich's Symphony No. 4.

• 20 mins

Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn

Stephen Johnson explores Mahler's collection of songs, Des Knaben Wunderhorn.

• 20 mins

Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings

Stephen Johnson explores Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings.

• 20 mins

Dvorak's New World Symphony

Stephen Johnson explores Dvorak's New World Symphony.

• 20 mins

Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3

Stephen Johnson explores the Russian heritage of Rachmaninov's Third Symphony.

• 20 mins

Rachmaninov: Elegiac Trio No. 2

Exploring Rachmaninov's Elegiac Trio No. 2, written in memory of Tchaikovsky.

• 20 mins

Mahler: Symphony No. 1

Stephen Johnson explores Mahler's First Symphony to uncover a world of musical memories.

• 20 mins

Bruckner: Symphony No. 9

Stephen Johnson explores Bruckner's Symphony No. 9.

• 20 mins

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3

Stephen Johnson explores Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3.

• 20 mins

Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini

Stephen Johnson explores Tchaikovsky's symphonic poem Francesca da Rimini.

• 20 mins

Mozart: Symphony No 41

Stephen Johnson explores Mozart's Symphony No 41 (Jupiter).

• 20 mins

Dvorak: Symphony No. 7

Stephen Johnson explores Dvorak's Seventh Symphony.

• 20 mins

Elgar: Enigma Variations

Stephen Johnson explores Elgar's celebrated Enigma Variations.

• 20 mins

Hindemith's Symphonic Metamorphosis

Stephen Johnson explores Paul Hindemith's Symphonic Metamorphosis.

• 20 mins

Handel: Messiah

Stephen Johnson explores one of the most popular seasonal oratorios, Handel's Messiah.

• 20 mins

Finzi's In Terra Pax

Stephen Johnson explores in detail Gerald Finzi's In Terra Pax.

• 20 mins

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

Stephen Johnson explores Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C minor.

• 20 mins

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4

Stephen Johnson explores Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4.

• 20 mins

Haydn: Symphony No. 104

Stephen Johnson explores Haydn's Symphony No. 104.

• 90 mins

Britten: Spring Symphony

Stephen Johnson explores Britten's Spring Symphony.

• 20 mins