Episodes
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01 | C major | 20080420 | Ivan Hewett examines five musical keys. Today: C major Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics | |
| 01 | 01 | C major | 20080420 | 20100201 (R4) | Ivan Hewett examines five musical keys. Today: C major Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics |
| 01 | 02 | D minor | 20080427 | Ivan Hewett examines five musical keys. Today: D minor. Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics | |
| 01 | 02 | D minor | 20080427 | 20100202 (R4) | Ivan Hewett examines five musical keys. Today: D minor. Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics |
| 01 | 03 | B flat | 20080504 | Ivan Hewett examines five musical keys. Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics | |
| 01 | 03 | B flat | 20080504 | 20100203 (R4) | Ivan Hewett examines five musical keys. Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics |
| 01 | 04 | F sharp major | 20080511 | Ivan Hewett examines five musical keys. Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics | |
| 01 | 04 | F sharp major | 20080511 | 20100204 (R4) | Ivan Hewett examines five musical keys. Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics |
| 01 | 05 | E Flat Major | 20080518 | Ivan Hewett explores the emotional characteristics of the musical key of E flat major. Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics | |
| 01 | 05 | E Flat Major | 20080518 | 20100205 (R4) | Ivan Hewett explores the emotional characteristics of the musical key of E flat major. Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics |
| 02 | 01 | A Major | 20100920 | Ivan Hewett talks to conductor Jonathan Cohen about the optimistic key of A Major. Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics | |
| 02 | 01 | A Major | 20100920 | 20120212 (R4) | Ivan Hewett talks to conductor Jonathan Cohen about the optimistic key of A Major. Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics |
| 02 | 02 | C Sharp | 20100921 | Ivan Hewett talks with pianist Kenneth Hamilton about the key of C sharp. Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics | |
| 02 | 02 | C Sharp | 20100921 | 20120219 (R4) | Ivan Hewett talks with pianist Kenneth Hamilton about the key of C sharp. Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics |
| 02 | 03 | E Minor | 20100922 | In this second series of Key Matters, presenter Ivan Hewett explores the question of why certain musical keys have become associated with particular moods. For example, why is A major almost always employed by composers to write optimistic, even ecstatic music? And how has E minor become the key of choice for portraying menace and tragedy?
Cellist and composer Philip Sheppard defines the qualities of E minor on Wednesday with music ranging from Brahms, Elgar and Shotakovich to The Clash.
Produced in Birmingham by Rosie Boulton.
Ivan Hewett talks with cellist and composer Philip Sheppard about the key of E minor. Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics | |
| 02 | 03 | E Minor | 20100922 | 20120226 (R4) | In this second series of Key Matters, presenter Ivan Hewett explores the question of why certain musical keys have become associated with particular moods. For example, why is A major almost always employed by composers to write optimistic, even ecstatic music? And how has E minor become the key of choice for portraying menace and tragedy?
Cellist and composer Philip Sheppard defines the qualities of E minor on Wednesday with music ranging from Brahms, Elgar and Shotakovich to The Clash.
Produced in Birmingham by Rosie Boulton.
Ivan Hewett talks with cellist and composer Philip Sheppard about the key of E minor. Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics |
| 02 | 04 | F Major | 20100923 | Ivan Hewett explores the question of why certain musical keys have become associated with particular moods. For example, why is A major almost always employed by composers to write optimistic, even ecstatic music? And how has E minor become the key of choice for portraying menace and tragedy?
In this programme, French horn player ,Roger Montgomery explains why F major is traditionally associated with pastoral and hunting sounds.
Ivan Hewett talks with French horn player Roger Montgomery about the key of F major. Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics | |
| 02 | 04 | F Major | 20100923 | 20120717 (R4) | Ivan Hewett explores the question of why certain musical keys have become associated with particular moods. For example, why is A major almost always employed by composers to write optimistic, even ecstatic music? And how has E minor become the key of choice for portraying menace and tragedy?
In this programme, French horn player ,Roger Montgomery explains why F major is traditionally associated with pastoral and hunting sounds.
Ivan Hewett talks with French horn player Roger Montgomery about the key of F major. Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics |
| 02 | 05 | D Major | 20100924 | Ivan Hewett explores the question of why certain musical keys have become associated with particular moods. For example, why is A major almost always employed by composers to write optimistic, even ecstatic music? And how has E minor become the key of choice for portraying menace and tragedy?
In this programme Ivan talks with violinist, Daniel Hope about the majesty and glory of D major.
Ivan Hewett talks with violinist Daniel Hope about the key of D major. Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics | |
| 02 | 05 | D Major | 20100924 | 20120724 (R4) | Ivan Hewett explores the question of why certain musical keys have become associated with particular moods. For example, why is A major almost always employed by composers to write optimistic, even ecstatic music? And how has E minor become the key of choice for portraying menace and tragedy?
In this programme Ivan talks with violinist, Daniel Hope about the majesty and glory of D major.
Ivan Hewett talks with violinist Daniel Hope about the key of D major. Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics |
| 03 | 01 | B Minor | 20120518 | 20121027 (R4) 20120514 (R4) | In Key Matters Ivan Hewett explores the way in which different musical keys appear to have unique characteristics of their own. In this first programme, Ivan is joined by choral conductor, Simon Halsey, to explore the serious and somewhat austere key of B minor. This key seemed to acquire its flavour from Bach's use of it in his famous B Minor Mass and this tradition continued through Liszt's Piano Sonata in B minor and the final heartbreaking movement of Tchaikovsky's Pathetique Symphony. Producer: Rosie Boulton. Ivan Hewett joins choral conductor Simon Halsey to explore the austere key of B Minor. Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics In Key Matters Ivan Hewett explores the way in which different musical keys appear to have unique characteristics of their own. In this first programme, Ivan is joined by choral conductor, Simon Halsey, to explore the serious and somewhat austere key of B minor. This key seemed to acquire its flavour from Bach's use of it in his famous B Minor Mass and this tradition continued through Liszt's Piano Sonata in B minor and the final heartbreaking movement of Tchaikovsky's Pathetique Symphony. Producer: Rosie Boulton. Ivan Hewett joins choral conductor Simon Halsey to explore the austere key of B Minor. Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics |
| 03 | 02 | G Minor | 20120515 | 20120731 (R4) | Ivan Hewett is joined by musicologist Cliff Eisen to explore the key of G minor. Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics Ivan Hewett is joined by musicologist Cliff Eisen to explore the key of G minor. Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics |
| 03 | 03 | E Major | 20120516 | 20121103 (R4) | In Key Matters Ivan Hewett explores the way in which different musical keys appear to have unique characteristics of their own. In this third programme, Ivan is joined by violinist, Professor Paul Robertson, to explore the bright and energetic key of E major. This key has traditionally been employed by composers for ecstatic music, such as Spring in Vivaldi's Four Seasons. But as Paul points out, sometimes a really great composer will take the key of E major and combine it with such subtle ideas, that the results become sublime, such as the slow movement of Schubert's String Quintet. Ivan is joined by violinist, Prof Paul Robertson, to explore the ecstatic key of E major. Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics In Key Matters Ivan Hewett explores the way in which different musical keys appear to have unique characteristics of their own. In this third programme, Ivan is joined by violinist, Professor Paul Robertson, to explore the bright and energetic key of E major. This key has traditionally been employed by composers for ecstatic music, such as Spring in Vivaldi's Four Seasons. But as Paul points out, sometimes a really great composer will take the key of E major and combine it with such subtle ideas, that the results become sublime, such as the slow movement of Schubert's String Quintet. Ivan is joined by violinist, Prof Paul Robertson, to explore the ecstatic key of E major. Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics |
| 03 | 04 | F Minor | 20120517 | 20140823 (R4) | In Key Matters, Ivan Hewett explores the way in which different musical keys appear to have unique characteristics of their own. In this fourth programme, Ivan is joined by harpsichordist Terence Charlston, to explore the key of F minor. This is a key which acquired its unique personality for historical reasons to do with tuning systems of early keyboard instruments. Under these tuning systems, F minor didn't really work and sounded distorted and frankly, weird. Although tuning systems gradually got sorted out, composers such as Bach and later Beethoven and Schubert, remembered the distorted nature of F minor in the past and so used this key, to write anguished and stormy music. Ivan Hewett is joined by harpsichordist Terence Charlston to explore the key of F minor. Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics In Key Matters, Ivan Hewett explores the way in which different musical keys appear to have unique characteristics of their own. In this fourth programme, Ivan is joined by harpsichordist Terence Charlston, to explore the key of F minor. This is a key which acquired its unique personality for historical reasons to do with tuning systems of early keyboard instruments. Under these tuning systems, F minor didn't really work and sounded distorted and frankly, weird. Although tuning systems gradually got sorted out, composers such as Bach and later Beethoven and Schubert, remembered the distorted nature of F minor in the past and so used this key, to write anguished and stormy music. Ivan Hewett is joined by harpsichordist Terence Charlston to explore the key of F minor. Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics |
| 03 | 05 | C Minor | 20120518 | 20140830 (R4) | In Key Matters, Ivan Hewett explores the way in which different musical keys appear to have unique characteristics of their own. In this last programme Ivan is joined by pianist Peter Donohoe, to explore the key of C minor. They start with one of the most famous C minor pieces of all, Beethoven's 5th Symphony. They explore pieces which start in one key and work their way towards C minor,such as the opening of Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto. Ivan and Peter conclude by looking at pieces which start in C minor but travel triumphantly towards C major at their end ; Beethoven's 5th Symphony, being the ultimate example. This brings this last Key Matters series full circle as Ivan began this series back in 2008 by looking at the key of C major. Producer - Rosie Boulton. Ivan Hewett is joined by pianist Peter Donohoe to explore the key of C Minor. Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics In Key Matters, Ivan Hewett explores the way in which different musical keys appear to have unique characteristics of their own. In this last programme Ivan is joined by pianist Peter Donohoe, to explore the key of C minor. They start with one of the most famous C minor pieces of all, Beethoven's 5th Symphony. They explore pieces which start in one key and work their way towards C minor,such as the opening of Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto. Ivan and Peter conclude by looking at pieces which start in C minor but travel triumphantly towards C major at their end ; Beethoven's 5th Symphony, being the ultimate example. This brings this last Key Matters series full circle as Ivan began this series back in 2008 by looking at the key of C major. Producer - Rosie Boulton. Ivan Hewett is joined by pianist Peter Donohoe to explore the key of C Minor. Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics |