Six conversations about the music and life of Felix Mendelssohn and Robert and Clara Schumann.  Bramwell Tovey - Music Director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra - joins CBC Radio 2's Bill Richardson as they talk about the life and music of these three great composers and what makes their music endure.

Conductor Bramwell Tovey and CBC Radio 2 host Bill Richardson speak about Schumann's Fourth Symphony and Schumann's orchestration techniques.

The "Clara" Symphony - Schumann's Fourth

Conductor Bramwell Tovey and CBC Radio 2 host Bill Richardson talk about the piano concerto of Clara Schumann.

Composer in the Shadows - Clara Schumann

Conductor Bramwell Tovey and CBC Radio 2 host Bill Richardson speak about Mendelssohn's Music for "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

Mendelssohn's Music for A Midsummer Night's Dream

Conductor Bramwell Tovey and CBC Radio 2 host Bill Richardson speak about Mendelssohn's Fourth Symphony and its fabulous depiction of Italy.

Mendelssohn in Italy -  Symphony No. 4

Conductor Bramwell Tovey and CBC Radio 2 host Bill Richardson talk about the overtures of Mendelssohn, the famous Hebrides and the lesser known The Fair Melusina.