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The Birth of the Symphony
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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Feb 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this episode Joanna Lumley and her husband Stephen Barlow tackle a biggie - the Symphony. We’ve probably all heard these types of composition - usually involving full orchestras and four distinct movements - but where did they originate from? Who wrote the best ones? What are the building blocks of a symphony? And what’s harder to conduct, a symphony or an opera?
Released:
Feb 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (62)
What Does A Conductor Do?: Joanna Lumley has a few questions about her husband’s profession. As well as being a composer and pianist, Stephen Barlow is a conductor - but what does that actually mean? What is it that a conductor actually does? Do they set the speed of the music?... by Joanna Lumley & The Maestro