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Felix Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor
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Felix Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor

Jo Talbot celebrates the Mozart of the 19th century’ as she searches out the finest recordings of this masterful work for piano, violin and cello

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April 2024
Antonio Salieri
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Antonio Salieri

Forget the hate-filled murderer of Mozart, says Alexandra Wilson; the real Salieri was an opera composer of considerable standing

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8 mins  |
April 2024
Aix-en-Provence France
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Aix-en-Provence France

Rebecca Franks breathes in the spring air in the popular southern city, where the music making sparkles and the sun always shines

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April 2024
Composing is like breathing. It's just something I do, like a hobby, really...or an addiction
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Composing is like breathing. It's just something I do, like a hobby, really...or an addiction

The world's most performed classical composer, a small, black-suited figure with a mop of white hair and mutton-chop whiskers, stands on the huge Brucknerhaus stage, almost invisible among the sea of musicians.

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7 mins  |
April 2024
A cast of thousands
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A cast of thousands

From its unlikely conception in a pub, The Really Big Chorus has become a cultural phenomenon, offering amateur singers the opportunity to take part in vast performances, writes Andrew Green

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April 2024
Tours de force
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Tours de force

What secrets lurk behind the stages of the world’s great concert halls? To find out, Brian Wise takes backstage tours of five leading venues in London and New York

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April 2024
A Marriner's tale
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A Marriner's tale

This month marks 100 years since the birth of Sir Neville Marriner, legendary founder and director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Michael White speaks to those who knew him best

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April 2024
Larger than life
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Larger than life

Before Milos Forman’s Amadeus came Peter Shaffer’s theatrical take on Mozart and Salieri, staged in 1979 at London’s National Theatre. lifts the curtain...

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April 2024
MUSIC MALICE & MURDER
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MUSIC MALICE & MURDER

Everything you've heard is true,' proclaimed the posters for Miloš Forman's Amadeus - a cinematic tale of genius and envy, based on Peter Shaffer's acclaimed stage play about Mozart and Salieri's bitter rivalry. Forty years on, Charlotte Smith looks back at a very special production

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April 2024
Start spreading the music...
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Start spreading the music...

No city has been sounded and celebrated by composers and musicians as thrillingly as New York and, in particular, Manhattan – a place where 800 languages are spoken, and even more musical genres are currently being played, remade and born.

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February 2024
NY Philharmonic seizes an unlikely Korea opportunity
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NY Philharmonic seizes an unlikely Korea opportunity

When an agreed ceasefire ended the Korean War in July 1953, a full and final peace settlement between North and South Korea was envisaged. It never happened.

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February 2024
Stroud England
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Stroud England

Despite the sleepy reputation of its Gloucestershire surrounds, Stroud's Hidden Notes Festival likes to push boundaries

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February 2024
Closing the gap
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Closing the gap

The number of female conductors on the world's orchestral podiums might be rising, but there is still some distance to cover

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February 2024
Keep it in the family
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Keep it in the family

Sibling connections can lead to meaningful musical partnerships – as long as childhood rivalries don't get in the way

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February 2024
He's got rhythm
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He's got rhythm

Oscar Levant built his reputation as an actor and radio host, but this talented pianist was also a key interpreter of Gershwin's music

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February 2024
Out of the Blue
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Out of the Blue

When George Gershwin brought together the worlds of jazz and classical in the premiere of his Rhapsody in Blue 100 years ago in New York, a whole new soundworld was born, as Mervyn Cooke relates

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February 2024
15 Christmas Music Essentials
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15 Christmas Music Essentials

It's time to make a few notes, please, as Jeremy Pound sets out his musical must-have list for the festive season that lies ahead

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Christmas 2023
Bernard Herrmann
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Bernard Herrmann

This complex and irascible man was plagued by frustration, but remains one of cinema's most iconic musical voices, says Michael Beek

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6 mins  |
Christmas 2023
Russell Watson
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Russell Watson

The genial British singer has enjoyed an enduring popularity since his first hit album The Voice dominated the charts in 2000.

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Christmas 2023
Bergen Norway
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Bergen Norway

With an acclaimed local orchestra, music is everywhere in this city and its most famous composer is never far away, finds Jeremy Pound

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Christmas 2023
Richard Morrison
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Richard Morrison

Today's musicians shouldn't be afraid to take on political causes

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Christmas 2023
With a cherry on top
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With a cherry on top

Despite its ostensibly festive sounds, Brahms's Fourth Symphony presents a vortex of despair, writes Tom Service. Perfect, then, for the Christmas season!

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Christmas 2023
Bernstein celebrates festive freedom in East Berlin
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Bernstein celebrates festive freedom in East Berlin

\"I believe that Beethoven would have given us his blessing. Let freedom live!\"

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Christmas 2023
Albert Hall celebrates its past as archive is revamped
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Albert Hall celebrates its past as archive is revamped

Million-pound 'rescue operation' brings together thousands of historic artefacts

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Christmas 2023
THE BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE INTERVIEW: Tasmin Little
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THE BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE INTERVIEW: Tasmin Little

'When I make a speech, I have a message to deliver - just as with my violin I had a message to deliver through the music'

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Christmas 2023
A steady hand
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A steady hand

The venerable French conductor Roger Désormière died 60 years ago, in October 1963. Roger Nichols recalls a musician of impeccable timing and taste

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Christmas 2023
Settling the score
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Settling the score

Charlie Chaplin's film A Woman of Paris has a complicated musical past - now a new score, orchestrated by Timothy Brock, is available for its 100th anniversary, as Femke Colborne reports

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5 mins  |
Christmas 2023
Guiding lights
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Guiding lights

In recent years, the Candlelight Concerts brand has become a phenomenon, helped in no small part by social media. Rebecca Franks finds out more

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Christmas 2023
A King of King's
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A King of King's

Boris Ord was music director at King's College, Cambridge from 1929 to 1957, but his contribution is often overlooked. It's about time we gave him the recognition he deserves, writes Andrew Green

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6 mins  |
Christmas 2023
Singing Lessons
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Singing Lessons

As the Choir of King's College, Cambridge celebrates the 95th anniversary of its Nine Lessons and Carols broadcasts, Amanda Holloway meets music director Daniel Hyde

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8 mins  |
Christmas 2023

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