Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Sarah Walker | 20170102 | Breaking Free - the minds that changed music. In The Essay this week, personal reflections on the revolutionary music and ideas of the Second Viennese School as they searched for an antidote to all the certainties and expectations of the past, and cast music on a new path of dissonance and discovery, shocking audiences then and now. Tonight's essayist is Radio 3 presenter and pianist Sarah Walker who describes the experience of learning and performing Schoenberg's Suite for piano (Op.25) for her MA recital. Sarah Walker on learning and playing Schoenberg's Suite for Piano, Op 25, for her MA. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |
| 02 | Stephen Johnson | 20170103 | Breaking Free - the minds that changed music In The Essay this week, personal reflections on the revolutionary music and ideas of the Second Viennese School as they searched for an antidote to all the certainties and expectations of the past, and cast music on a new path of dissonance and discovery, shocking audiences then and now. Tonight's essayist is broadcaster and journalist Stephen Johnson who has chosen Schoenberg's Second String Quartet as his touchstone - a work that defines Schoenberg's movement away from traditional tonality and embraces the dissonance. Stephen Johnson discusses Schoenberg's String Quartet No 2. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |
| 03 | Gillian Moore | 20170104 | Breaking Free - the minds that changed music. In The Essay this week, personal reflections on the revolutionary music and ideas of the Second Viennese School as they searched for an antidote to all the certainties and expectations of the past, and cast music on a new path of dissonance and discovery, shocking audiences then and now. Tonight's essayist is Gillian Moore, Director of Music at Southbank Centre in London. She talks about Alban Berg's relationships with key women in his life, including his final operatic creation 'Lulu'. Gillian Moore talks about Alban Berg's relationships with the women in his life. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |
| 04 | Tom Mckinney | 20170105 | Breaking Free - the minds that changed music. In The Essay this week, personal reflections on the revolutionary music and ideas of the Second Viennese School as they searched for an antidote to all the certainties and expectations of the past, and cast music on a new path of dissonance and discovery, shocking audiences then and now. Musician and broadcaster Tom McKinney recalls his 'first contact' with the music of Webern - his Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op.5, and then taking part in a transformative performance of the same work as a professional musician. Tom McKinney on his 'first contact' with the music of Webern: Five Pieces for Orchestra. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |
| 05 | Bethany Bell | 20170106 | Breaking Free - the minds that changed music. In The Essay this week, personal reflections on the revolutionary music and ideas of the Second Viennese School as they searched for an antidote to all the certainties and expectations of the past, and cast music on a new path of dissonance and discovery, shocking audiences then and now. Bethany Bell is a BBC foreign correspondent and has lived in Vienna for more than 15 years. In tonight's Essay Bethany remembers living in M怀dling, a town near Vienna where Schoenberg lived and where on walks with Berg and Webern he devised his radical ideas for music. Journalist Bethany Bell on living in Modling, a town near Vienna where Schoenberg lived. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |