Includes Glyndebourne Festival Opera in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro at the 2012 Proms. 
Music and featured items
12 itemsTimings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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Banned music.
Simon Broughton explains how music was banned during the Islamic Revolution.
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Music Played
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Iranian musicians in Tehran Unknown
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Kamanche, the Persian fiddle.
Simon’s guide, Kahan Kalhor, demonstrates the Kamanche, the Persian fiddle.
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Music Played
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Kayhan Kalhor Unknown
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Kayhan Kalhor Unknown
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Persian classical ensembles.
We hear four instrumentalist typical of Persian classical ensembles.
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Four Persian classical musicians.
An ensemble of four Persian classical musicians play various instruments.
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Music Played
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Persian Classical Ensemble Overture
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Classical music in Iran.
Simon asks how classical music fits into contemporary Iran.
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Music Played
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Persian Classical Ensemble Improvisation
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Melodies of improvisation.
Simon asks about the melodies the musicians have to learn as part of improvisation.
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Music Played
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Persian Classical Ensemble Unknown
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Simon Broughton in Iran
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Traditional music of Iran
Broadcasts
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BBC Radio 3Sat 1 Dec 2001 13:00 BBC Radio 3
Featured in...
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World Routes and Beyond
This collection features our choice of musical highlights from across the globe.
