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Written and presented by Sir Simon Rattle, this series forms a fascinating intro to, and overview of, the music of the twentieth century. Each program is illustrated with evocative imagery, archive film, and photographes, and the featured music is set within the broader context of artistic and social chenge. This first episode describes a great musical culture in decline in turn-of-the-century Veinna. From that decline erupted a musical revolution whose reverberations have continued to this day. Featured are the workds of Schoenberg, Webern, and Berg.

In "Dancing on a volcano" Sir Simon Rattle describes the musical revolution that erupted in turn-of-the-nineteenth-century Vienna and the generation of groundbreaking composers that left tradition behind.

In the 20th century, music in the west freed itself from the dominance of melody and explored the richness of musical pulse for its own sake. Starting with the driving power of Stravinsky's "Sacre du printemps", Sir Simon Rattle takes viewers on a vibrant sensory journey.

Painting and poetry developed a more abstract style during the latter part of the 19th century and music was quick to follow. In colour, Sir Simon Rattle looks at the shift away from melody towards an emphasis on tone colour or "timbre".

"Three journeys through dark landscape" examines the effect of fundamental political upheaval on the music of Béla Bartók, Dmitri Shostakovich and Witold Lutoslawski. All three composers actively embraced the climate of change in Eastern Europe and, despite adverse pressures, found a way to develop their own musical language in works of triumphant originality and power.

The focus of "The american way" is the music of young men in a young country, individualists and innovators who nevertheless learnt from the music of the past and from the music of other cultures. Jazz, military bands, country dances, german Expressionism and minimalism all contribute to a dazzling display of energy and virtuosity in american music.

"After the wake" looks both backwards and forwards. It considers the musical legacy of two old men who had dominated the first part of the 20th century - Schönberg and Strauss - and looks at the post-war generation of young europeans, such as Boulez and Stockhausen, who were determined to erase the recent past and build a completely new music for a new Europe.