Season 1

Suzy Klein tells the story of an unrivalled creative outpouring, with the emergence of composers such as Beethoven, Schubert, Berlioz, Chopin, Wagner, Verdi and Liszt.

Suzy Klein shows how music wasn't just a backdrop to life, easing pain and enhancing pleasure. It became a revolutionary force that could - and did - change the world.

Examining how music was able to flourish through economic and social change, as well as a technological revolution