Episodes
| Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Beethoven's Missa Solemnis | 20110904 | Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores Beethoven's Missa solemnis. |
| Britten's Choral Music | 20110814 | Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores Britten's choral works. |
| Havergal Brian's Choral Symphony | 20110717 | PROMS PLUS Live from the Royal College of Music, London Sarah Walker presents the first in a series of live introductions to the music being performed in Proms Choral Sundays. Havergal Brian's Gothic Symphony is explored with help from musicians from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales performing live extracts from the work. Havergal Brian's Gothic Symphony is a work like no other: It calls for two orchestras, multiple choirs and soloists plus brass bands, and at almost two hours long is in the Guinness Book of Records under 'Longest Symphony'. Sarah Walker will look at the inspirations behind the work, and introduce listeners to Brian's distinctive musical sound-world. Sarah Walker presents an introduction to Havergal Brian's Gothic Symphony. |
| Mahler: Das Klagende Lied | 20110807 | Andrew McGregor explores Mahler's Das klagende Lied. |
| Mendelssohn: Elijah | 20110828 | Andrew McGregor explores Mendelssohn's Elijah with members of the Gabrieli Consort. |
| Mozart: Requiem | 20110821 | Matthew Rowe explores the works in Prom 50, including Mozart's Requiem. |
| Rachmaninov's Choral Music | 20110731 | Sarah Walker explores Rachmaninov's choral works. |
| Verdi: Requiem | 20110724 | Matthew Rowe introduces the music of Verdi's Requiem and places it in context. |