Series about pieces of music with a powerful emotional impact
The Mexican pianist and composer Consuelo Velázquez was only 16 years old when she wrote Bésame Mucho, and she was... more
"May you never lay your head down without a hand to hold / May you never make your bed out... more
Burns began a correspondence with Agnes McElhose, also known as Clarinda and Nancy, a married woman he was besotted with.... more
Stories of love, loss and legacy surrounding Donna Summer's iconic 1977 hit. Producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte wanted to... more
Written in 1963, 'Sailing By' by Ronald Binge was chosen by the BBC as the musical interlude to be played... more
Sir Karl Jenkins' Benedictus is the penultimate movement from his anti-war mass, The Armed Man. Written twenty-five years ago this... more
"Lovely Day" was released in 1977. Its simple blissful melody masks profound lyrics which on closer examination offer hope and... more
"Tender is the night lying by your side / Tender is the touch of someone that you love too much..."... more
“Well, I'll be damned, Here comes your ghost again…”Joan Baez, also known as the "Queen of Folk", is halfway through writing... more
Elton John's slow burner is now one of his most beloved tracks. Released in 1971 during a prolific period for... more
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