Gerard Finzi was an English composer who wrote music that is serene, introspective, gentle, elegiac and above all very beautiful. It portrays the unrivalled beauty of the English countryside.

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 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

This podcast is an introduction to classical music highlighting some of the most gorgeous music ever written. It includes orchestral works, concertos, songs, choral works and opera.