Soul Music Podcast
Series about pieces of music with a powerful emotional impact
Episodes to download
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Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar
Tue 9 Jul 2013
How Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez for classical guitar touches people's lives.
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Lili Marlene
Tue 2 Jul 2013
The impact of wartime favourite 'Lili Marlene', made famous by Marlene Dietrich.
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Shipbuilding
Tue 5 Mar 2013
The Robert Wyatt song from 1982, written by Elvis Costello and Clive Langer.
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Pergolesi's Stabat Mater
Tue 26 Feb 2013
The Stabat Mater hymn imagines the sufferings of the Virgin Mary at the foot of the cross.
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She Moved Through The Fair
Tue 19 Feb 2013
Sin茅ad O'Connor & others talk about the haunting beauty of this ancient song. From 2013.
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Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
Tue 12 Feb 2013
More than just 'da da da dum', how Beethoven's famous symphony touched people's lives.
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Peggy Lee's Is That All There Is?
Tue 5 Feb 2013
The impact of the song written by Leiber and Stoller, inspired by the writer Thomas Mann.
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Bach's St Matthew Passion
Tue 25 Sep 2012
An exploration of how Bach's St Matthew Passion touches and changes people's lives.
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Brothers in Arms
Tue 18 Sep 2012
The enduring appeal of the Dire Straits classic is explored by those touched by the piece.
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The Skye Boat Song
Tue 11 Sep 2012
Exploring how this song from the 1870s continues to touch people's lives across the world.
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Beethoven's Violin Concerto
Tue 4 Sep 2012
An exploration of how Beethoven's Violin Concerto has touched and changed people's lives.
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Dvorak's New World Symphony
Tue 28 Aug 2012
Anti-apartheid campaigner Albie Sachs on the Largo from Dvorak's New World Symphony.
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The Hallelujah Chorus
Tue 28 Feb 2012
Exploration of the emotional impact of The Hallelujah chorus by Handel.
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Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien
Tue 21 Feb 2012
An exploration of the emotional impact of the song made famous by French singer Edith Piaf
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Rachmaninov, 2nd Piano Concerto
Tue 14 Feb 2012
Exploration of how Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto touches and changes people's lives.
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Gresford, the Miners' Hymn
Tue 7 Feb 2012
Exploration of the haunting melancholy of Gresford, the Miners' Hymn, by Robert Saint.
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Let's Face the Music and Dance
Tue 13 Sep 2011
Exploring the emotional impact of the classic Irving Berlin song.
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Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
Tue 6 Sep 2011
Exploring the hymn which sets John Greenleaf Whittier's poem to music by Hubert Parry.
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Spiegel im Spiegel
Tue 30 Aug 2011
Exploring the impact of Arvo P盲rt's Spiegel im Spiegel on listeners' lives.
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Wichita Lineman
Tue 23 Aug 2011
People reflect on the emotional impact of the country-pop crossover track.
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Mendelssohn's Octet
Tue 16 Aug 2011
Exploring the impact that Mendelssohn's Octet has had on different people's lives.
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Mahler's Adagietto
Tue 29 Mar 2011
Music lovers describe the part that Mahler's Adagietto has played in their lives.
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Schubert's Winterreise
Tue 22 Mar 2011
Music lovers describe the part that Schubert's Winterreise has played in their lives.
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The Impossible Dream
Tue 15 Mar 2011
Lesley Garrett and yachtsman Geoff Holt on the inspiring song, The Impossible Dream.
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Simple Gifts
Tue 8 Mar 2011
Music lovers describe the important place the tune Simple Gifts has had in their lives.
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Mozart's Clarinet Quintet
Tue 1 Mar 2011
Music lovers describe the impact that Mozart's Clarinet Quintet has had on their lives.
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Faure Requiem
Tue 21 Sep 2010
David Willcocks and others reflect on the inspirational impact of Faur茅's Requiem.
Why Sam Cooke's 'A Change Is Gonna Come' became a Civil Rights anthem
Watch the animation - Professor Mary King describes how the song became a symbol of hope.
