Joanna Lumley & The Maestro

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The French Impressionists

Is it a faun? Is it moonlight? Yes, it's Claude Debussy! Over the next 30 minutes, Joanna and Stephen discuss the musical development of French impressionism. We see how three composers, Debussy, Ravel and Boulez, summoned images through sound and set the imagination free.

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  Rob Brydon: Springsteen, Miles Davis and paying homage to The King

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  Bonus Brydon: Mashups, Richard Burton and 'The Swinging Doors'

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  Rule Breakers: Gesualdo, Beethoven and Stravinsky

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  Unsung Heroes: Charles Koechlin and Magic of The Jungle Book

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  Aled Jones: Teenage Choirs, Richard Branston and the Music of Everything

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  Unsung Heroes: Lili Boulanger, Prodigy meets Tragedy

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  Stephen Fry and the Virtuosity of Classical Music

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  Great Conductors, Musical Signatures and Whizz Kids

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  Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan on the making of 'Maestro'

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  Child Prodigies, The Jocundity of Rossini and The Big Snare Drum

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  Bonus Christmas Ken Bruce

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  Merry Christmas From Joanna & the Maestro

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  Concerts, Carols & All Things Christmas

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  Anna Lapwood: Bach, Lutosławski & The Ministry of Sound

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  Bonus Stephen Fry: The Audience, Artificial Intelligence and a very un-Hol…

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  The Glorious British Brass Band