Sunday Morning Episodes Episode guide
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Suzy Klein - The Sky
With Suzy Klein. Featuring music inspired by the sky, including Haydn, Nielsen and Debussy
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Mendelssohn Weekend
Iain Burnside presents a special edition from the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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Manchester
Iain Burnside explores Manchester's rich musical scene. With music from Gliere and Mozart.
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Money Makes the World Go Round
Iain Burnside presents music on the theme of money. Includes Beethoven, Mozart and Rossini
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Handel Week
Iain presents with a Handel tribute. Includes music by Handel and others influenced by him
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Iain Burnside - Spring
Iain Burnside celebrates life and re-birth. With naturalist and author Richard Mabey.
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Belgium
Iain explores the work of famous Belgian musicians, including Ysaye, Franck and Brel.
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Purcell Weekend
Iain presents some of his favourite Purcell recordings.
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Gardens
Mary King sits in for Iain Burnside, with music about the therapeutic qualities of gardens
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Visitors to London
Iain and conductor Jane Glover explore how London attracts composers from other countries.
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Classical Music in Film Soundtracks
Iain explores the use of classical music in film soundtracks.
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Empire
Iain explores music inspired by love of country or kingdom, by Elgar, Borodin, Saint-Saens
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Idealism
Mary King sits in for Iain Burnside and presents music of optimism and idealism.
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Creation
Iain considers how composers have responded to the Creation. Music by Haydn and Milhaud.
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Hatched, Matched and Dispatched
Iain considers some of the great music composed for christenings, weddings and funerals.
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Music about Music
Jeremy Sams sits in for Iain Burnside and explores music about music.
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Venice
Jeremy sits in for Iain Burnside with a musical tour of Venice, helped by Donald Macleod.
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The Power of 2
Iain and Marcus du Sautoy to focus on musical partnerships, duos and double concertos.
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Opus 1
Iain asks how a composer decides that his career has started. Music includes Beethoven.
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Celebrations
Iain is joined by guests including Nicholas Hytner and Douglas Boyd.
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Baltic Christmas
Iain takes a musical tour of the Baltic, with stops in Estonia, Lithuania and Finland.
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Love and Loss
Iain explores love and loss, with musical examples from Brahms, Britten and Alma Mahler.
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Religion in Music
Iain explores the point where heaven and earth meet in works by Beethoven and Stravinsky.
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Late and Last Works
Mary explores swansongs, posthumous discoveries and unfinished sketches.
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Craft
Mary King sits in for Iain Burnside and considers how composers have depicted craft.
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Australia
Iain explores Australian music, from ancient songlines to Percy Grainger.
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Remembrance
Iain presents music about war, by Stravinsky, Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Milhaud.
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Birmingham's musical tradition
Iain and CBSO chief executive Stephen Maddock consider Birmingham's musical tradition.
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Gods and Antiquities
Iain considers ancient mythology's link to music, including Debussy, Britten and Barber.
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Odessa 19/10/2008
Iain tries to discover why the city of Odessa has produced so many great musicians.