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Counterpoint

Leonard Slatkin and the 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic explore the musical technique of counterpoint - the combination of simultaneous musical lines.

How many tunes can you hear going on a once? Three? Six? Many musicians think that counterpoint and its ultimate form - fugue - is the most difficult kind of technique for an audience to follow, though composers from Byrd to Bernstein found it fascinating. Leonard Slatkin and the 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic investigate music written by great contrapuntalists.

The programme ends with a close look at Beethoven's Symphony no. 3 'Eroica'.

1 hour

Last on

Sat 14 Aug 1999 18:30
蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major ("Eroica") (Op. 55)

    Performers: 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic

Broadcasts

  • Mon 28 Dec 1998 18:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3
  • Sat 14 Aug 1999 18:30
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3