Hanging By A Crotchet
Feeling rough this morning? Don't worry! Sit back and relax to our brand spanking new classical music breakfast show. Featuring music from all the way from the 16th century to today and from all around the world. Join us each week for a new theme where we discuss the weird and wonderful elements of classical music, in the most exhilarating way, alongside many of the fan favourites. Whether you can play all 32 of Beethoven's piano sonatas or don't even know what a crotchet is, there's something for everyone here at Hanging by a Crotchet.
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Hanging By A Crotchet - 20: Christmas Special 2025
14/12/2025
Hanging By A Crotchet - 19: Some Recent Discoveries
30/11/2025
Hanging By A Crotchet - 18: Shakespeare
05/10/2025
Hanging By A Crotchet - 17: Autumnal Music
21/09/2025
The temperature is dropping and the leaves are turning gold; summer days are certainly past. There will be no lamentations on Hanging by a Crotchet, …
Hanging By A Crotchet - 16: A Selection of Curious Chamber Works, Soviet Works, and Other Interesting Pieces
10/08/2025
On today's episode we return to the old format of a 'boiler room', where we play and discuss, somewhat at random, a series of pieces that we find int…
Hanging By A Crotchet - 15: Wagner and Wagnerism with Benjamin Robson
29/06/2025
Hanging By A Crotchet - 14: Sacred Choral Music with Garrett Robinson
15/06/2025
Hanging By A Crotchet - 13: Music of Imperial Russia with Benjamin Robson
20/04/2025
Despite being one of the most significant players in classical music history, Russia didn’t really develop a classical music tradition until the mid-…
Hanging By A Crotchet - 12: Hungarian Music with Zsomber and Greg
06/04/2025
Outside the major powerhouses of Western classical music (Italy, Germany, France, Russia - and being perhaps a little generous, England) Hungary had …
Hanging By A Crotchet - 11: English Music's 20th Century Revival with Benjamin Robson
23/02/2025
After years of irrelevance since the great Handel (who was of course actually German) graced the streets of London, English classical music was large…
Hanging By A Crotchet - 10: Lieder
09/02/2025
Of all of the great developments that emerged from the Germanic musical world, Lieder is certainly one of the greatest. While it might just translate…
Hanging By A Crotchet - 9: Greek Music with Mano Paneras
26/01/2025
This week I am joined by a very special guest, Mano Paneras, who will be taking us through the history and development of Greek music! Here is what M…
Hanging By A Crotchet - 8: Paris & the Belle Époque
12/01/2025
We are returning to the airwaves this Sunday 10-12, with a brand new show exploring Paris and the Belle Époque!! After the Franco-Prussian war of …
Hanging By A Crotchet - CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
15/12/2024
Hanging By A Crotchet - CLASSICAL BOILER ROOM 9
24/11/2024
Hanging By A Crotchet - CLASSICAL BOILER ROOM 8
10/11/2024
Hanging By A Crotchet - CLASSICAL BOILER ROOM 7
03/11/2024
Hanging By A Crotchet - CLASSICAL BOILER ROOM 5
20/10/2024
Hanging By A Crotchet - CLASSICAL BOILER ROOM 4
13/10/2024
Hanging By A Crotchet - CLASSICAL BOILER ROOM 3
06/10/2024
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