This podcast tells the story of Maria Callas, the greatest soprano that ever lived - no question. We hear of her successful but turbulent career, her sad and unhappy love life, and lonely death. We also hear Callas sing 15 wonderful arias and duets

In this podcast I present 20 pieces of classical music which I think will appeal to children and will hopefully introduce them to the wonderful world of classical music. Each piece tells a story which will make it easy for children to relate to the music This is "grown-up" classical music, not music written specifically for children. Included are orchestral pieces, symphonies, concertos, ballets and opera

The greatest mezzo-soprano of the 20th century, admired the for the beauty and sensitivity of her singing in opera, lieder recitals, oratorio and choral works

Features wonderful, revolutionary ballets by Prokofiev, Ravel, Stravinsky, Copland, Vaughan Williams, Khatchaturian and Manuel de Falla

The Proms is the greatest festival of classical music in the world. It's casual, informal and inexpensive. In this Podcast we highlight ten "easy" Proms that will appeal to those who adore classical music's glorious tunes and melodies

In this podcast we look at the classical ballets of the 18th and 19th centuries. These feature some of the most beautiful music ever written and we are fortunate that great composers such as Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Adam and Delibes wrote music for the ballet

The life and works of Ralph Vaughan Williams, England's greatest composer, a wonderful human being with a fascinating life story - with a very happy ending

In this podcast we introduce some of the greatest classical music ever composed including symphonies, concertos, choral works and opera. These excerpts are easy to listen to and will hopefully tempt you to access the other podcasts in our series

In this podcast we introduce some of the greatest classical music ever composed including symphonies, concertos, choral works and opera. These excerpts are easy to listen to and will hopefully tempt you to access the other podcasts in our series

In this podcast we introduce some of the greatest classical music ever composed including symphonies, concertos, choral works and opera. These excerpts are easy to listen to and will hopefully tempt you to access the other podcasts in our series