Episodes
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 19991003 | Gerard McBurney presents six programmes investigating the sound-world of the orchestra with musical illustrations played by the BBC Philharmonic. Today's programme uncovers how composers use the orchestra to create a chord, and how chords can become a dramatic musical tool in the opera house and concert hall. | ||
| 02 | Mixing It | 19991010 | Gerard McBurney presents six programmes exploring the sound-world of the orchestra with musical illustrations played by the BBC Philharmonic. 2: `Mixing It'. How composers blend different instruments to create a unique sound-world. | |
| 03 | Highs And Lows | 19991017 | Gerard McBurney presents six programmes exploring the sound-world of the orchestra with musical illustrations played by the BBC Philharmonic. 3: `Highs and Lows'. Today's programme explores the extremes of orchestral register and how composers have pushed back the boundaries of orchestral technique. | |
| 04 | Strange Sounds | 19991024 | Gerard McBurney presents six programmes exploring the sound-world of the orchestra with musical illustrations played by the BBC Philharmonic. 4: `Strange Sounds'. Today's programme examines how composers have experimented with the sound of orchestral instruments and looks at some of the dramatic effects this can achieve. | |
| 05 | 19991031 | Gerard McBurney presents six programmes exploring the sound-world of the orchestra with musical illustrations played by the BBC Philharmonic. Today's programme looks at how composers have used the orchestra to paint scenes in music, and how in particular Mozart, Mendelssohn, Wagner, Debussy and Britten have depicted the sea. | ||
| 06 LAST | Orchestral Rhythm | 19991107 | `Orchestral Rhythm'. Gerard McBurney concludes his exploration of orchestral sound-world with a look at how composers have used the orchestra to experiment with rhythm. | |
| 199D | 01 | 19991003 | Gerard McBurney presents six programmes investigating the sound-world of the orchestra with musical illustrations played by the BBC Philharmonic. Today's programme uncovers how composers use the orchestra to create a chord, and how chords can become a dramatic musical tool in the opera house and concert hall. Gerard McBurney presents six programmes investigating the sound-world of the orchestra with musical illustrations played by the BBC Philharmonic. | |
| 199D | 02 | Mixing It | 19991010 | Gerard McBurney presents six programmes exploring the sound-world of the orchestra with musical illustrations played by the BBC Philharmonic. 2: `Mixing It'. How composers blend different instruments to create a unique sound-world. Gerard McBurney presents six programmes exploring the sound-world of the orchestra with musical illustrations played by the BBC Philharmonic. |
| 199D | 03 | Highs And Lows | 19991017 | Gerard McBurney presents six programmes exploring the sound-world of the orchestra with musical illustrations played by the BBC Philharmonic. 3: `Highs and Lows'. Today's programme explores the extremes of orchestral register and how composers have pushed back the boundaries of orchestral technique. Gerard McBurney presents six programmes exploring the sound-world of the orchestra with musical illustrations played by the BBC Philharmonic. |
| 199D | 04 | Strange Sounds | 19991024 | Gerard McBurney presents six programmes exploring the sound-world of the orchestra with musical illustrations played by the BBC Philharmonic. 4: `Strange Sounds'. Today's programme examines how composers have experimented with the sound of orchestral instruments and looks at some of the dramatic effects this can achieve. Gerard McBurney presents six programmes exploring the sound-world of the orchestra with musical illustrations played by the BBC Philharmonic. |
| 199D | 05 | 19991031 | Gerard McBurney presents six programmes exploring the sound-world of the orchestra with musical illustrations played by the BBC Philharmonic. Today's programme looks at how composers have used the orchestra to paint scenes in music, and how in particular Mozart, Mendelssohn, Wagner, Debussy and Britten have depicted the sea. Gerard McBurney presents six programmes exploring the sound-world of the orchestra with musical illustrations played by the BBC Philharmonic. | |
| 199D | 06 | Orchestral Rhythm | 19991107 | `Orchestral Rhythm'. Gerard McBurney concludes his exploration of orchestral sound-world with a look at how composers have used the orchestra to experiment with rhythm. Gerard McBurney concludes his exploration of orchestral sound-world with a look at how composers have used the orchestra to experiment with rhythm. |