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What is The Birth of British Music about?

Conductor Charles Hazlewood�explores the lives and music of four composers intimately linked with Britain: Henry Purcell, George Frideric Handel, Joseph Haydn and Felix Mendelssohn.

Genre: Documentary, Special Interest

Season 1 of The Birth of British Music

Episode 1: Purcell - The Londoner

Episode 2: Handel - The Conquering Hero

Episode 3: Haydn - The Celebrity

Episode 4: Mendelssohn - The Prophet

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