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FAQs about Curtain Raiser:How many episodes does Curtain Raiser have?The podcast currently has 48 episodes available.
June 28, 2013Curtain Raiser: Mendelssohn - ElijahMendelssohn's oratorio tells the story of the Old Testament prophet and was first performed at the Birmingham Festival. Introduced by Brian Kay....more19minPlay
June 18, 2013Curtain Raiser: Verdi - RequiemLike a great story-teller Verdi draws the listener in with every colourful phrase of his dramatic Requiem.Introduced by Erica Challis....more20minPlay
June 12, 2013Curtain Raiser: Jenkins - The Armed Man: A Mass for PeaceThe Armed Man: A Mass for Peace was composed in the year 2000 by Welshman Karl Jenkins. Our introduction to this popular modern work is by Brian Kay....more19minPlay
June 12, 2013Curtain Raiser: Fauré - RequiemSome of the most beautiful music in the choral repertoire is to be found in the pages of Fauré's score.Introduced by Brian Kay....more16minPlay
June 11, 2013Curtain Raiser: Haydn - The CreationHaydn's colourful oratorio uses texts from the book of Genesis and from Milton's Paradise Lost.Introduced by Allan Badley....more19minPlay
June 06, 2013Curtain Raiser: Dvořák - Cello ConcertoEven critics, who don’t put Antonín Dvořák in the top echelon of composers, make an exception with this piece. Introduced by Murray Khouri....more22minPlay
June 06, 2013Curtain Raiser: Beethoven - Missa SolemnisComposed between 1819 and 1823, the Missa Solemnis is one of Beethoven's supreme achievements. Introduced by Brian Kay....more19minPlay
June 05, 2013Curtain Raiser: Canteloube - Songs of the AuvergneThese much-loved folk-song arrangements are introduced by Matthew Crawford....more18minPlay
May 24, 2013Curtain Raiser: Shostakovich - Symphony No 10Life for an artist working in Soviet Russia was not easy. The continual fear of the censors and of the secret police coming to carry you off was very much a part of Shostakovich’s life. Introduced by Peter Watts....more19minPlay
May 17, 2013Curtain Raiser: Holst - The PlanetsGustav Holst's seven movement work was composed during WW1 and needs a large orchestra plus chorus of women's voices. The composer's own favourite movement was Saturn - the Bringer of Old Age. Presented by Matthew Crawford....more19minPlay
FAQs about Curtain Raiser:How many episodes does Curtain Raiser have?The podcast currently has 48 episodes available.