The Great Composers

12 x 30 minute episodes

The Great Composers is a major musical biography series exploring the lives, works and influences of the greatest composers.

The series features the Moscow Symphony Orchestra performing the works of the master composers, with stunning period images, paintings and feature film inserts. Also included is an illuminating narrative by the celebrated conductor, composer and musician David Palmer detailing the events which shaped the development of the composers.

Titles in the series

1. Tchaikovsky

2. Beethoven

3. Mozart

4. Vivaldi

5. Mendelssohn

6. Schubert

7. Chopin

8. Brahms

9. Haydn

10. Dvorak

11. Bach

12. Grieg