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Clarissa Dunn looks at some of the most intriguing vocal virtuosi from opera singers to yodellers to beat boxers: those artists who’ve taken the vocal instrument to physical and imaginative extremes.

From baby cries to flamenco cante, Clarissa Dunn looks at the extremes of pitch, the mysteries of vibrato and the expression of emotion through the human voice. Read more Audio

Elric Hooper and Des Wilson look at Impressionism and Music, and in particular the work of 'The Two Claudes'. Read more Audio

Julie Sperring looks at the ways a variety of composers have represented the balance between the opposing forces of day and night. Read more Audio

Designer Raymond Boyce made a huge contribution to ballet, opera, puppetry and straight drama after he first came to New Zealand in 1953. In 2015, Peter Mechen talked to Raymond and others who worked… Read more Audio

John Drummond looks at famous pieces of piano music as windows into the world in which they were created. A composer cannot help but reflect the world he lives in, his understanding of life, his… Read more Audio

David Morriss presents an overview of the approaches taken to conducting Beethoven's works, beginning with the earliest music recordings. Read more Audio

The rivalry between Tchaikovsky and Brahms was legendary, and it went beyond mere distaste for one another's musical direction. Thomas Goss explores the uneasy friendship and resulting musical ferment… Read more Audio

Elric Hooper & Des Wilson look at gambling as a theatrical device in opera and musical theatre. Read more Audio

Elric Hooper & Des Wilson look at gambling as a theatrical device in opera and musical theatre. Read more Audio

Marshall introduces the seven symphonies of Jean Sibelius, which he calls the backbone of the composer's work. This programme recorded in 2005. Read more Audio

A conversation with the late pianist Georgina Zellan-Smith covering her early life in South Otago, and her successful performing career in London in the 1960s and 70s where she rubbed shoulders with… Read more Audio