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Series 2
A second series in which actor and former chorister Simon Russell Beale explores the flowering of Western sacred music.
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Episodes
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Sacred Music
Simon Russell Beale visits Germany and Austria to explore the work of Brahms and Bruckner.
Mar 2010
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Sacred Music
Simon Russell explores the story behind Faure's much-loved Requiem.
Mar 2010
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Sacred Music
Why the music of the spiritual composers Gorecki and Part strikes such a chord today.
Mar 2010
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Sacred Music
Three modern UK composers talk about the challenges and rewards of writing sacred music.
Apr 2010