A second series in which actor and former chorister Simon Russell Beale explores the flowering of Western sacred music.
4/4 Three modern UK composers talk about the challenges and rewards of writing sacred music.
First broadcast: 02 Apr 2010
3/4 Why the music of the spiritual composers Gorecki and Part strikes such a chord today.
First broadcast: 26 Mar 2010
2/4 Simon Russell explores the story behind Faure's much-loved Requiem.
First broadcast: 19 Mar 2010
1/4 Simon Russell Beale visits Germany and Austria to explore the work of Brahms and Bruckner.
First broadcast: 12 Mar 2010
4/4 Three modern UK composers talk about the challenges and rewards of writing sacred music.
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