Alex Jennings on playing Benjamin Britten and reading his biography for BBC Radio 4.
An intimate portrait of the voice of electronic music duo Goldfrapp.
For Radio 3's Classical Voice, Michael Berkeley is joined by singer Alison Goldfrapp.
Soundscapes at the National Gallery asks musicians to select a painting & compose for it.
Olivia Laing presents an imaginative portrait of the elusive musician Arthur Russell.
Stephen Johnson explores the nuances in Barber's Violin Concerto and First Essay.
James Naughtie profiles one of the greatest composers of the 20th century.
An exploration of how the sea and Suffolk coast inspired Benjamin Britten's music
Journalist Jonathan Coffey re-opens the secret FBI files on Leonard Bernstein
On Christmas Day 1989, Leonard Bernstein conducted Beethoven's Choral Symphony.
Acclaimed conductor Marin Alsop remembers her mentor, the great Leonard Bernstein.
interviewed by Mark Lawson on Front Row
Exploring the background to the pacifism which was central to Britten's creative vision.
Stephen Johnson joins the BBC SSO to explore the intricacies in Britten's Cello Symphony.
Ian Bostridge, Jonathan Reekie and writer Martin Kettle reflect on Britten's reputation
Charles Hazlewood looks at Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra.
Charles Hazlewood and Debbie Wiseman with the BBC CO on composing for the cinema.
Poet Don Paterson meets composer Thomas Adès.
Charles Hazlewood considers Tchaikovsky's musical reflections on the 18th century.
A look at Peter Maxwell Davies's iconic music theatre work Eight Songs for a Mad King.
Two female composers reveal how there is far more to listening than hearing.
Charles Hazlewood and the BBC Concert Orchestra explore classical foxtrots for orchestra.
Gladys Parr recalls working with Benjamin Britten.
Robert Worby explores the adventures undertaken by performers tackling John Cage's music.
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson retraces Benjamin Britten's composing walks.
Conceptual artist Michael Craig-Martin talks about avant-garde composer John Cage.
Richard Bernas explores the legacy of John Cage in music and beyond.
Len Goodman champions Lionel Bart, the man who created the musical Oliver, as his hero.
Conductor Charles Hazlewood chooses Leonard Bernstein.
Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Lully's Le bourgeois gentilhomme.