From BBC Radio 3, The Music The Music is a new podcast, offering a fresh perspective on the real stories of classical music's most established composers.
The Ten-Episode series hears famous narrators who have discovered the human frailty, obsessions and vulnerabilities of various composers, including Michael Sheen, Toby Jones, Dominic West, and Maxine Peake.
These include Ludwig Van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ethel Smyth listening to some of the music written during life.
Each 30-minute episode gives insight into everything from the horrors of heartache to the pursuit of joy to understand these composers on a more relevant human level. Additional contributions are also provided by a variety of professional creatives and psychologists.
The story is brought to life by famous actors, and invites a greater understanding of the hopes of the composers, their struggles, and the music they composed.
The schedule and narrator are as follows:
Ludwig van Beethoven: The Battle for Joy – Dominique West Dmitri Shostakovich: Looking at Fear – Michael Sheen Florence Price: Power and Pride – Nina Sosanya Antonin Dvorak: Heart Pain and Hope – Adir Ahtar Sergei Rakumaninoff: Kit Harington's Horror Jean Sibelius: Rage Against the Machine -Toby Jones Ethel Smyth: Resilience and Resistance – Maxine Peake Wolfg ang Amadeus Mozart: Lust for Life – Andrew Lincoln Duke Ellington: Control – Don Warrington Joseph Haydn: The Letting Go of Loneliness – David
David Sytet said: I recorded this special episode on Haydn facing the Music Podcast on Radio 3, so I feel richer and enjoy his extraordinary musical compositions more than ever before. ”
Maxine Peake said: Smith was a pioneer, both musically and in her willingness to achieve a more equitable and equitable world for women. This episode celebrates her victory, but shares many of the difficulties she has faced in her amazing life. ”
Michael Sheen said: “A charming and moving story like this. It's like listening to on the radio. Even if you haven't read it!”
Nina Sosanya said: Price had to overcome many challenges to realize her ambitions and bring her music to the world stage. I'm so happy to bring her story to listeners and show you some of her amazing music. ”
Box sets of all 10 episodes facing music will be available on BBC Sound on Monday, February 17th, and will be available every week on BBC Radio 3 for two weeks, from 9:30pm to 10:30pm It will be broadcast.
