Name: Classical Destinations Arts Special with Simon Callow (Series 2)
Uploaded: 2014
Description: Simon Callow takes us on a journey of discovery around his favorite musical destinations.

Simon Callow takes us on a journey of discovery around his favorite musical destinations.

The episode kicks off with the TV Theme, Classical Destinations written by Paul Terracini and performed by Richard Tognetti and the Australian Chamber Orchestra.

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The Music of Italy

In this episode, we focus on the music of France starting with Maurice Ravel, one of the most extraordinary composers who ever lived. A person of exceptional refinement and imagination who created worlds of sound that had no precedent and which really never have been imitated.

In this episode, we focus on the music of France starting with Maurice Ravel, one of the most extraordinary composers who ever lived.

The Music of France

This episode takes us to Russia. Rachmaninov is of course one of the great names of Russian 20th century music, a supreme pianist, a great conductor, and a sublime composer whose work only becomes more and more popular with every passing year.

This episode takes us to Russia. Rachmaninov is of course one of the great names of Russian 20th century music, a supreme pianist, a great conductor, and composer.

The Music of Russia

Music by Rachmaninov is so remarkable, especially in the 20th century that we’re devoting another whole other episode to Russia.

The Music of Russia II

In this episode, we are looking at the great question of nationalism in music which became the dominant event of music in the 19th century and continued into the 20th. We look at nationalist Hungarian composers, Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály.

In this episode, we are looking at the great question of nationalism in music which became the dominant event of music in the 19th century and continued into the 20th.

The Music of Europa!

Sir Edward Elgar, as English as a composer could possibly be, he was born in the west country of England and he relished the landscape in which he grew up.

The Music of Sir Edward Elgar

When Handel arrived in England he was shortly followed, as it were, by George the First who came to the English throne, a Hanoverian king, and Handel did everything he could to ingratiate himself with the new monarch.

When Handel arrived in England, he did everything he could to ingratiate himself with the new monarch George the First.

The Music of England

In this episode, we’re looking at cities rather than composers, and the first city, the fabled city of light is Paris. Maurice Ravel was not from Paris at all, he never really felt himself to be a Parisian, but he did of course live and work there.

In this episode, we’re looking at cities rather than composers, and the first city, the fabled city of light is Paris.