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The music that started it all
Hear the pieces our players first fell in love with!
  1. The music that started it all
    06:40
    The music that started it all
  2. Gavin Higgins What Wild Ecstasy
    16:19
    Gavin Higgins What Wild Ecstasy
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  3. BBC NOW perform Ravel's complete ballet music to Ma Mère l'Oye
    29:05
    BBC NOW perform Ravel's complete ballet music to Ma Mère l'Oye
  4. NOW... Make an Instrument: Hosepipe French Horn
    02:29
    NOW... Make an Instrument: Hosepipe French Horn
  5. Alice Neary and BBC NOW perform Tchaikovsky's Andante cantabile
    06:57
    Alice Neary and BBC NOW perform Tchaikovsky's Andante cantabile
  6. BBC NOW perform Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra
    39:19
    BBC NOW perform Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra
  7. Nick Whiting - The joy of touring
    01:22
    Nick Whiting - The joy of touring
  8. Donal Bannister and the BBC NOW brass perform Thoughts of Love by Arthur Pryor arr. Donal Bannister
    07:45
    Donal Bannister and the BBC NOW brass perform Thoughts of Love by Arthur Pryor arr. Donal Bannister
  9. Richard Newington - 41 Years of BBC NOW
    03:37
    Richard Newington - 41 Years of BBC NOW
  10. Myths and Legends Online Schools’ Concert
    44:28
    Myths and Legends Online Schools’ Concert
  11. In the Spotlight: Catrin Finch
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    In the Spotlight: Catrin Finch
  12. BBC NOW Set Works - A-level analysis - English Subs
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    BBC NOW Set Works - A-level analysis - English Subs
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