Proms Interval: Mozart and the Enlightenment
Tom Service considers the impact of Enlightenment thinking on Mozart and his music. The programme includes expert comment from opera producer and Mozart scholar Nicholas Till.
Tom Service considers the impact of Enlightenment thinking in the late 18th century on Mozart: the man and his music. The programme includes expert comment from opera producer and Mozart scholar Nicholas Till, who has made a special study of the impact of Enlightenment thinking on the works of Mozart.
Why do we call it 'classical' music?
Tom Service poses a very simple question (with a not-so-simple answer).
Six of the world's most extreme voices
From babies to Mongolian throat singers: whose voice is the most extreme of all?
How did the number 12 revolutionise music?
How Schoenberg opened a new cosmos for composers and listeners to explore.
Why are we all addicted to bass?
Bass is everywhere, but why do we enjoy it? Join Tom Service on a journey of discovery.
Watch the animations
Join Tom Service on a musical journey through beginnings, repetition and bass lines.
When does noise become music?
We like to think we can separate “noise” from “music”, but is it that simple?
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The Listening Service
An odyssey through the musical universe, presented by Tom Service
