Music
BBC Music Magazine
Schubert and Schumann illuminated
Arcadi Volodos plays with emotional transparency, notes Michael Church
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July 2026
BBC Music Magazine
A Carmina Burana to rank among the very best
Jeremy Pound is entranced by a thrilling live recording of Orff’s much-loved secular cantata
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July 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Supporting Cast
Yunchan Lim is one of the world’s most famous pianists – and his legions of devoted fans are there for every note, reports Simon Broughton
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July 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Roy Harris Symphony No. 3
Terry Williams is captivated by the wide-open American landscape as he enjoys the best recordings of this 1930s orchestral masterpiece
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July 2026
BBC Music Magazine
The full score
Our pick of the month's news, views and interviews
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July 2026
BBC Music Magazine
An enthralling portrait of Schubert
Paul Riley praises Sophie Rennert and Joseph Middleton's storytelling
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July 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Colourful concertos for an array of instruments
Vivaldi’s wit and invention shines bright in this vivacious volume, writes Nicholas Anderson
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July 2026
BBC Music Magazine
National Treasures
Andrew Green visits the Royal Albert Hall Archive and discovers an abundance of items from the iconic venue’s venerable history
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July 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Richard Rodney Bennett
From youthful atonalism to Oscar-winning filmscores and suavely genial jazz, here was a composer who had it all, says Mervyn Cooke
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July 2026
BBC Music Magazine
A moving account of ancestral tragedy
This live interpretation does much to silence Barber's critics, writes Ashutosh Khandekar
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July 2026
BBC Music Magazine
A sparkling celebration of culture and devotion
Andrés Gabetta bridges centuries and continents with striking expressivity in this musical voyage, writes Kate Bolton-Porciatti
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July 2026
BBC Music Magazine
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
Pick a theme... and name your seven favourite examples
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July 2026
BBC Music Magazine
A fluid and fractured battle cry for equality
Wild Up's fifth volume of Julius Eastman works is soulfully performed, writes Claire Jackson
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July 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Unboxed
This month’s round-up takes a deep dive into the worlds of Weber, Wagner and Beethoven
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July 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Missy Mazzoli
Composer and pianist
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July 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Active stereo speakers for quick and easy set-up
Chris Haslam provides advice on the latest hi-fi equipment purchases
3 min |
July 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Music to my ears
The BBC Music Magazine team’s current favourites...
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July 2026
BBC Music Magazine
At just 16, Yehudi Menuhin joins Elgar to make recording history
JULY 1932
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July 2026
BBC Music Magazine
A cinematic centenary
Timeless jazz for a film noir masterpiece, brought to life during one night in Paris
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July 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Richard Morrison
The BBC Proms has a rich tradition of welcoming genres beyond classical
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July 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Heart & Soul
Celebrating his 70th birthday, American composer Kenneth Fuchs talks to Michael Beek about the power of self-belief
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July 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Operaheroine
Before Wagner set up shop, Princess Wilhelmine of Bayreuth turned the small German town into a major artistic hub, as Michael White relates
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July 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Perth Australia
It may be many miles from the fashionable East Coast, but Western Australia’s capital city is teeming with culture, writes Andrew Green
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July 2026
BBC Music Magazine
I'm real, so give me a tick
Spotify's new method of distinguishing AI-generated music from that made by real people is laudable... but sadly flawed, says Tom Service
2 min |
July 2026
BBC Music Magazine
NEW YORK! NEW YORK!
As Gustavo Dudamel prepares to move from LA to the Big Apple, the charismatic conductor tells Richard Morrison how he'll be making a brand new start of it with one of the planet’s great orchestras
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July 2026
BBC Music Magazine
A fearless soprano is at one with her characters
Malin Byström gives searingly dramatic performances, writes Christopher Cook
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June 2026
BBC Music Magazine
A composer and choir in complete harmony
Nico Muhly’s deeply profound music finds its ideal interpreters in Peter Phillips and The Tallis Scholars, says Ashutosh Khandekar
2 min |
June 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Wired headphones for superior listening quality
Chris Haslam provides advice on the latest hi-fi equipment purchases
3 min |
June 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Cometh the Hour
Decades before today’s iconic event, Glastonbury hosted a festival whose first ever outing included a rare opera sensation, writes Andrew Green
6 min |
June 2026
BBC Music Magazine
Vivid sonic storytelling
An inventive and historically charged portrait of America’s past and present
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