# The British Greats (Part 1)

An episode of [Joanna Lumley & The Maestro](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1663272172), 21 Feb 2023, 32 min.

Audio: https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/gb/3456/jatm_ep6_final_master_743f0e82_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=180779&aw_0_1st.collectionid=3456

The 18th century saw Great Britain referred to as “Das Land ohne Musik” - the land without music by continental Europeans. Quite the damning reviews. But why? And more importantly, is it true? Joanna and Stephen launch into the archives of great British composers like Tallis, Elgar, Byrd, Gibbons and Vaughan Williams in search of our national melodies and some home grown ‘kultur’.

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