Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 'Razumovsky'

Stephen Johnson explores the musical language of Beethoven's third Razumovsky Quartet.

• 20 mins

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 7

Stephen Johnson explores Prokofiev's seventh and final symphony.

• 20 mins

Sibelius: Symphony No. 7

Stephen Johnson explores Sibelius's Seventh Symphony.

• 20 mins

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

Stephen Johnson explores themes of triumph and doubt in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9.

• 20 mins

Mahler: Symphony No. 5

Stephen Johnson explores what Mahler's songs can tell us about his Symphony No. 5.

• 20 mins

Mozart's Clarinet Quintet

Stephen Johnson explores Mozart's Clarinet Quintet in A, K581.

• 20 mins

Sound of Cinema: On the Waterfront

Stephen Johnson explores On the Waterfront, Leonard Bernstein's only true film score.

• 20 mins

Brahms and Berg Piano Sonatas

Stephen Johnson compares the first published works of Brahms and Berg, both piano sonatas.

• 20 mins

Mozart: Requiem

Stephen Johnson explores Robert Levin's recompletion of Mozart's Requiem.

• 20 mins

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3

Stephen Johnson explores the emotional heart of Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 3.

• 20 mins

Debussy: Images

Stephen Johnson explores the musical paintings created by Debussy in Images.

• 20 mins

Reich's The Desert Music

Stephen Johnson explores visions of nuclear armageddon in Steve Reich's The Desert Music.

• 20 mins

Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony

Stephen Johnson separates storytelling & autobiography in Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony.

• 20 mins

Nielsen Symphony No. 4

Stephen Johnson explores the structure of Nielsen's Fourth Symphony.

• 20 mins

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 'Scottish'

Stephen Johnson explores Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3 'Scottish'.

• 20 mins

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 7 'Sinfonia antartica'

How Vaughan Williams created his Symphony No. 7 from his most famous film score.

• 20 mins

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 'Pathetique'

Stephen Johnson considers Tchaikovsky's final and most personal symphony, the Pathetique.

• 20 mins

Walton: Symphony No.1

Exploring the potent mix of musical and personal influences behind Walton's First Symphony

• 20 mins

Beethoven: Symphony No. 8

Stephen Johnson explores Beethoven's most playful symphony, the Eighth.

• 20 mins

Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2

Stephen Johnson explores Rachmaninov's Second Symphony.

• 20 mins

Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No. 1

Stephen Johnson explores Schoenberg's First Chamber Symphony.

• 20 mins

John Adams: City Noir

John Adams's orchestral paean to post-war Hollywood, and the world of the film noir.

• 20 mins