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Alexander Goehr: The Survival of The Symphony: 1987

English composer and leader of the avant-garde Alexander Goehr traces the importance of the symphony, and its apparent fall from grace in the 20th century.

Stand Up and Be Misunderstood

6/6 Professor Alexander Goehr stresses why society must fight to save the symphony.

First broadcast: 27 Dec 1987

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Let the People Sing

5/6 Professor Alexander Goehr explores the creation of 'community' music by modern composers.

First broadcast: 16 Dec 1987

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A Licence for Licence

4/6 Professor Alexander Goehr explores how avant-garde music lost its edge.

First broadcast: 09 Dec 1987

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Past and Present

3/6 Professor Alexander Goehr diagnoses the pressures of contemporary music-making.

First broadcast: 02 Dec 1987

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An Orchid In the Field of Technology

2/6 Professor Alexander Goehr judges the effect of recorded sound on our perception of music.

First broadcast: 25 Nov 1987

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Stand Up and Be Misunderstood

6/6 Professor Alexander Goehr stresses why society must fight to save the symphony.

BBC Radio 4

Sun 27 Dec 1987 09:00 BBC Radio 4

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