In this podcast we look at the life and music of Giuseppi Verdi, arguably the greatest composer of operas. He had a wonderful facility of conveying drama and emotion in beautiful melodies, encompassing arias, duets, trios, quartets and large choruses. He composed over 25 operas, ten of which are regularly performed throughout the world, including his four blockbusters – La Traviata, Il Trovatore, Aida and Rigoletto.

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 explore the world of opera including many “greatest hits” - arias, duets, trios, quartets, choruses and death scenes. From the great composers Puccini, Verdi, Mozart, Bellini, Donizetti, Wagner etc

In this podcast we explore the world of opera including many “greatest hits” - arias, duets, trios, quartets, choruses and death scenes. From the great composers Puccini, Verdi, Mozart, Bellini, Donizetti, Wagner etc

Arguably the greatest composer ever. Succeeded despite an unhappy childhood, disastrous love life and many personal problems. And he became deaf from his mid-twenties. An unpleasant man but he composed wonderful symphonies, concertos, choral works, an opera and superb chamber music.

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

Arguably the greatest composer ever, despite a dreadful childhood, a disastrous love life and many other personal problems. And on top of this he became deaf when only in his thirties

Arguably the greatest composer ever. Not only did he compose a wide range of glorious symphonies, concertos, choral works and string quartets, he also changed music forever. Beethoven introduced music that was profound, serious, interesting and expressed the complex, human spirit. He did this despite a difficult personal life, a dreadful childhood, disastrous love life and oncoming deafness from his mid-twenties