Robert Winston's Musical Analysis

Series in which Professor Robert Winston explores the relationship between the music and the medical conditions of composers who suffered mental and physical illness

Robert Winston's Musical Analysis - Ivor Gurney

Robert investigates the tragic case of English composer and poet Ivor Gurney, who died of tuberculosis in the City of London Mental Hospital, Dartford, in 1937.

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Robert Winston's Musical Analysis - Mahler

Robert investigates Gustav Mahler, and the crisis in his marriage that drove him to consult Sigmund Freud in the final year of his life.

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Robert Winston's Musical Analysis - Ravel

Professor Robert Winston explores the relationship between the music and medical conditions of composers. How Maurice Ravel's dementia trapped the music he created in his head.

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Robert Winston's Musical Analysis - Schumann

Professor Robert Winston explores the relationship between the music and medical conditions of composers. Robert hears how Schumann may have suffered from bipolar disorder.

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