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What is Howard Goodall's Great Dates about?

This four-part series, presented by composer Howard Goodall, shows that great pieces of music are not freak accidents of genius but the direct products of their time, place, culture and politics.

Genre: Documentary

Season 1 of Howard Goodall's Great Dates

Episode 1: 1874 - Wagner and the Ring Cycle

Episode 2: 1791 - Mozart and the Magic Flute

Episode 3: 1564 - Palestrina and the Rise of the Violin

Episode 4: 1937 - Shostakovich, Stalin and Hitler

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