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BBC Music Magazine
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
BBC Music Magazine
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
BBC Music Magazine
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
BBC Music Magazine
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
BBC Music Magazine
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
BBC Music Magazine
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
BBC Music Magazine
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
BBC Music Magazine
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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Christmas 2023
BBC Music Magazine
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
BBC Music Magazine
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
BBC Music Magazine
Richard Morrison
Today's musicians shouldn't be afraid to take on political causes
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Christmas 2023
BBC Music Magazine
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
BBC Music Magazine
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
BBC Music Magazine
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
BBC Music Magazine
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
BBC Music Magazine
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
BBC Music Magazine
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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Christmas 2023
BBC Music Magazine
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
BBC Music Magazine
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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Christmas 2023
BBC Music Magazine
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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Christmas 2023
BBC Music Magazine
Arias of achievement
Glyndebourne Academy has been offering guidance to young singers who might not otherwise get the chance, as Tom Stewart finds out...
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December 2023
BBC Music Magazine
Rising in the East
When Zubin Mehta made his recent debut with the Symphony Orchestra of India, it marked a coming of age for an ensemble still in its teens. Owen Mortimer reports on its upcoming UK tour and ground-breaking training for young musicians
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December 2023
BBC Music Magazine
The first spin
A pioneering venture by the Gramophone and Typewriter company in 1906 produced the first recording of Handel's Messiah, Simon Heighes takes a listen to the original 25 shellac-disc set
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December 2023
BBC Music Magazine
Marking time
Johann Nepomuk Maelzel invented weird and wonderful devices, but none were more successful than the metronome
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December 2023
BBC Music Magazine
Kirill Karabits
After over a decade at the helm, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra's hugely popular chief conductor explains to Rebecca Franks what he has planned for his final season
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December 2023
BBC Music Magazine
AVOICE for the ages
As we celebrate the centenary of legendary soprano Maria Callas, Ashutosh Khandekar explains why she has remained such a powerful influence on successive generations of fans and singers
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December 2023
BBC Music Magazine
Richard Morrison
Today, the term 'diva' is a long way removed from its glowing origins
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December 2023
BBC Music Magazine
The power of redemption
Poulenc hoped his religious music might atone for personal sins, but the compassion of his works served as a lesson for the church
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December 2023
BBC Music Magazine
DECEMBER 1944: Glenn Miller goes missing over the English Channel
'In The Mood', 'Moonlight Serenade', 'Chattanooga Choo Choo'. The titles are familiar, the tunes indelible, and as the early rumblings of World War II emerged in Europe they catapulted Glenn Miller and his Orchestra to heady levels of celebrity in his native US.
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December 2023
BBC Music Magazine
Latest BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists revealed
2021 Leeds International Piano Competition winner among this year's recruits
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