Shirley Bones: der verdächtige Vogel

Was ist da nur los am Flughafen? Alle Zeiten auf der Anzeigetafel geraten plötzlich durcheinander. Und wie kommt der Sturm mitten in die Flughalle? Privatermittlerin Berta Knurr findet es heraus. | Eine Geschichte von Silke Wolfrum 

Kater Samie verspricht Vivaldi, dass er in einer Vollmondnacht nur sieben mutige Sprünge machen muss, dann bekommt er die "Magie der Nacht" und wird nie mehr beim Klettern abstürzen. Unsinn oder Vivaldis große Chance? | Eine Geschichte von Cee Neudert 

Der Sommer ist vorbei. Und damit die Ferien und die lange Pause unserer Geheimnis-Ermittler! Alle haben sich gut erholt. Und los geht's am Freitag mit Kater Vivaldi. Doch ob Frau Krüger tatsächlich das Seepferdchen geschafft hat? Das bleibt ihr Geheimnis. 

This Nocturne was one of Chopin's earliest known Nocturnes and was composed in 1827 when Chopin was only 17 years old. However, Chopin never desired the work to be published and so it was not published until 1855 after his death. This work is one of my favorite of Chopin's Noctur ... Show More

Ludwig van Beethoven's Second Symphony came at a pivot point in his life. Musically, the composer moved toward the more epic, revolutionary style that would define his later symphonies. Personally, Beethoven sank into despair as his hearing loss worsened. 

Synopsis On today’s date in 1867, two eminent British Victorians arrived in Vienna in search of Franz Schubert. Now, Schubert had been dead for 39 years, as the two Brits were quite aware. George Grove, 47, was England’s finest musicologist, and Arthur Sullivan, 25, one of the co ... Show More

SynopsisThe first performance of the Liebeslieder — or the Love Song Waltzes — for piano four-hands by Johannes Brahms took place on today’s date in 1869. The performers were two distinguished soloists: Clara Schumann, widow of composer Robert Schumann, and Hermann Levi, a famous ... Show More

A mysterious piano is placed in the public park after a rainstorm. Who put it there and why? Snoop and Sniffy are on the case to investigate how this broken musical instrument ended up in the park. 

Which three composers tore up the rule book and changed music forever? Joanna and Stephen begin this episode with the cold-blooded murderer, Carlo Gesualdo - a dreadful man who composed sacred music. Known for plundering the depths of emotion in his madrigals, Gesualdo's 'word-pa ... Show More

This nocturne was published posthumously, which simply means that it was published after Chopin past away. It was composed in 1830 (Chopin would have been about 20 years old at the time) but not published until 1875. This piece, like most of Chopin's nocturnes, has a mysterious a ... Show More

It’s time to delve into the tale of Clara Schumann, the phenomenally gifted composer who was, in many ways, The Greatest Schumann. Each episode is also accompanied by a playlist in Apple Music – you can find those here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/curator/classic-fm/1211395150 Cl ... Show More

Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto - famously featured in David Lean's film "Brief Encounter" - is one of the world's most popular pieces of classical music. Some of its fans describe the way in which it has touched and shaped their lives. Featuring a pianist from Taiwan whose memo ... Show More

SynopsisIf you had arrived early for the gala reopening celebration of Vienna’s Josephstadt Theater on today’s date in 1822, you might have heard the theater orchestra frantically rehearing a new overture by Beethoven. They had just received the score, and so at the last minute w ... Show More