What is the relevance of showcasing the history of Western classical music using popular media today in “Visionaries”?
“Visionaries” is a programme intended to have a broad appeal. If you’ve only occasionally heard music by these composers, it should give you an introduction to their work. If you know a little more, you may well find out things that surprise you. Or you might just have fun trying to define for yourself what ‘visionary’ qualities are. What about the choice of classical musical composers? The composers featured in this series each, in their way, broke new ground, opening up possibilities and changing the perception of music amongst their listeners. Of course, the competitive pairings — Bach vs. Handel, Philip Glass vs. Pierre Boulez and so on — are not entirely serious but they do encourage you to consider the different approach that each composer took. What is the idea of opening the programme to viewers in terms of popularising the performing arts/ Western Classical musicians? The series also provides a broad outline to the history of Western classical music although that definition in
