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Cosmo Sheldrake | Musician, composer and producer from 2021-08-12T05:00
This week, we chat to the multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Cosmo Sheldrake from his home in Dorset. True to form, he recorded his side of the conversation outdoors in the countryside, s...
ListenJakub Józef Orliński | Countertenor from 2021-08-05T05:00
This week, we meet the star Polish countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński to discuss the laborious process of recording previously undiscovered works, his passion for breakdancing and the music he liste...
ListenPeter Jablonski | Pianist from 2021-07-28T05:00
Swedish pianist Peter Jablonski discusses his recent recording of music by Stanchinsky (out now on Ondine), discovering the music of Bacewicz and his downtime during the pandemic has seen him fall ...
ListenHannah Rankin | Boxer and Bassoonist from 2021-07-21T05:00
Reviews editor Michael Beek sits down for a chat with Hannah Rankin. The professional boxer and classically trained bassoonist discusses dividing her time between the worlds of sport and music, cho...
ListenJulian Bliss | Clarinettist from 2021-07-14T05:00
British clarinettist Julian Bliss has an extremely wide breadth of listening tastes, from heavy metal to core classical via jazz and funk. In this episode, he tells us about his passion for Rachman...
ListenGeorgia Mann | BBC Radio 3 Broadcaster from 2021-07-07T05:00
We speak to Radio 3 broadcaster and producer Georgia Mann, who recently took over the reins on the station’s morning programme, Essential Classics. She tells us all about the new musical discoverie...
ListenMiloš Karadaglić | Guitarist from 2021-06-30T05:00
The Montenegrin guitarist talks about falling in love with the guitar in Montenegro, ‘growing up’ in London, his favourite guitar to play, the healing power of Mozart and his latest album The Moon&...
ListenOctavia Bright and Héloïse Werner | Librettist and composer from 2021-06-24T08:43:42
This week, we have the delightful composer-librettist duo Héloise Werner and Octavia Bright on the podcast. The pair worked together on a one-woman opera The Other Side of the Sea and spoke to us f...
ListenAmit Chaudhuri | Author and Indian Classical Singer from 2021-06-16T05:00
Author and Indian classical singer Amit Chaudhuri talks to BBC Music Magazine about his relationship with western and Indian classical music, the allegories and narratives that can be created withi...
ListenJulian Lloyd Webber | Cellist from 2021-06-09T05:00
As he turns 70 years old, the cellist Julian Lloyd Webber tells us about his remarkable life in music, from growing up in one of Britain’s most famous musical families to performing on the world’s ...
ListenEdith Bowman | DJ and Broadcaster from 2021-05-26T05:00
We speak to DJ, broadcaster and presenter Edith Bowman about her fanatical love of film music and the scores that have shaped who she is today. A former Radio 1 DJ, Bowman has spent the last few ye...
ListenMusic to my Ears Season 3 | Trailer from 2021-05-19T08:45:09
Introducing the third season of the Music to my Ears podcast, where we sit down with artists, musicians, broadcasters and writers to find out about the music that has made them who they are today. ...
ListenPaul Morley | Journalist from 2021-02-03T06:00
In this week's episode of the Music to my Ears podcast, we speak to Paul Morley, the pop journalist and musician and, more recently, classical music devotee . Brought up in Stockport, Paul cut his...
ListenCaroline Shaw | Composer from 2021-01-27T06:00
In this week's episode of the Music to my Ears podcast, we talk to the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, violinist and producer Caroline Shaw about the music that underscores her day-to-day life ...
ListenCaroline Shaw | Composer from 2021-01-27T06:00
In this week's episode of the Music to my Ears podcast, we talk to the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, violinist and producer Caroline Shaw about the music that underscores her day-to-day life and...
ListenVasily Petrenko | Conductor from 2021-01-20T06:00
This week, reviews editor Michael Beek sits down with the Russian-British conductor Vasily Petrenko. Vasily recently said farewell as chief conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic and is about to embark...
ListenDebbie Wiseman | Composer from 2021-01-13T06:00
This week, reviews editor Michael Beek sits down with the award-winning British film and television composer Debbie Wiseman OBE (Wolf Hall, Father Brown, Wilde) for a chat about her work. Debbie sh...
ListenAlan Rusbridger | Journalist from 2021-01-06T06:00
In this episode, BBC Music Magazine’s editor Oliver Condy talks to the former Guardian editor and now principal of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, Alan Rusbridger. While the editor of a national paper ...
ListenKarina Canellakis | Conductor from 2020-12-30T06:00
In this episode of the Music to my Ears podcast, BBC Music Magazine speaks to Karina Canellakis, who is currently chief conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and principal guest...
ListenWendy Cope | Poet from 2020-12-23T06:00
Poet Wendy Cope joins our editorial assistant Freya Parr over Zoom from her home in Cambridgeshire to discuss how her enduring relationship with classical music has changed throughout the course of...
ListenAilish Tynan | Soprano from 2020-12-16T06:00
Irish soprano Ailish Tynan talks to BBC Music Magazine's editor Oliver Condy about her musical experiences in lockdown, recent streamed performances at the Royal Opera house and at Wigmore Hall and...
ListenErrollyn Wallen | Composer from 2020-12-09T06:00
Editorial assistant Freya Parr meets virtually with composer Errollyn Wallen. They discuss how lockdown effects a composer and what music Errollyn counld not live without. Website: classical-music....
ListenDeborah Frances-White | Comedian and host of The Guilty Feminist from 2020-12-02T06:00
Comedian and host of The Guilty Feminist podcast Deborah Frances-White joins our editorial assistant Freya Parr at her home in central London. She tells stories about sneaking into the opera when s...
ListenMusic to my Ears Season 2 | Trailer from 2020-11-25T06:00:51
Introducing a brand new season of BBC Music Magazine’s Music to my Ears podcast. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be joined by a raft of famous faces from the classical music world and beyond, includin...
ListenIsata Kanneh-Mason – Pianist from 2020-09-16T05:00:53
Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason joins our managing editor Rebecca Franks at the Royal Academy of Music to share the music she’s listened to throughout her life. From discovering Rachmaninov on CD in the...
ListenZeb Soanes - Newsreader from 2020-09-09T05:00:11
Familiar to BBC Radio 4 listeners as an announcer, newsreader and, perhaps above all, the voice of the Shipping Forecast, Zeb Soanes has been a classical music enthusiast from a young age. He tells...
ListenSally Beamish - Composer from 2020-09-02T05:00
British composer Sally Beamish joined us via video conferencing software in lockdown to discuss the surprising musical discoveries she’s been making while at home with her partner, falling in love ...
ListenJake Heggie - Composer from 2020-08-26T05:00
Jake Heggie is one of America’s busiest and most popular composers. Music for voices sits at the heart of what continues to be a varied career, from his first opera – Dead Man Walking – to his late...
ListenAnna Lapwood - Organist and choirmaster from 2020-08-19T05:00:13
Organist, choirmaster and presenter Anna Lapwood talks about her role at Pembroke College as director music, her first recording with the choir there and her musical loves that ranges from Richard ...
ListenNicholas Collon - Conductor from 2020-08-12T05:00
Founder and conductor of the groundbreaking Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon explores the music that has inspired him over the years, from the Bach piano pieces he learnt as a child to glorious mo...
ListenAmy Dickson - Saxophonist from 2020-08-05T05:00
Australian saxophonist Amy Dickson tells us about the music that’s shaped her life, from the Spanish piano music she listened to in the car as a child to Philip Glass’s violin transcriptions, which...
ListenMahan Esfahani - Harpsichordist from 2020-07-29T05:00
Following his recital with recorder player Michaela Petri at the Bath Bachfest, harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani strolled around the centre of the Georgian city with Oliver Condy and shared his favour...
ListenIntroducing Music to my Ears from 2020-07-22T11:00:34
BBC Music Magazine’s brand new podcast, Music to my Ears, features a series of interviews with well-known classical musicians and composers about their musical passions and discoveries. Join us for...
ListenBluegrass Music • Gregorian Chant • Return of the BBC Proms from 2020-06-12T15:17:26
In this month's podcast, we discuss Yo-Yo Ma's intrepid musical exploration across the globe, from the Silk Road to Appalachian America. Plus, we discuss the plans for this year's slightly differen...
ListenDrive-in operas • BBC Music Magazine Awards • Music and fashion from 2020-05-14T05:00
In this month's podcast, we announce the winners of this year's BBC Music Magazine Awards and listen to a track from our Recording of the Year. Plus, we discuss the enduring relationship between tw...
ListenCulture in Quarantine • Ravi Shankar • Cyrillus Kreek from 2020-04-16T15:20:11
In this month's podcast, we reflect on some of our favourite concerts that have been streamed online over the past few weeks, and suggest a few to look out for in the coming months. Plus, we discus...
ListenCancelled concerts • Women in classical music • Angela Hewitt's piano from 2020-03-26T11:07:07
In the April issue of the BBC Music Magazine Podcast, we discuss the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on music festivals across the globe. We also look at the recently released list of PRS Women ...
ListenCarbon-neutral orchestras • Beethoven's deafness • Sofia Gubaidulina from 2020-02-27T14:04:09
Welcome to the March 2020 edition of the BBC Music Magazine Podcast! This month we discuss the news that the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment will only travel by train (rather than plane) on i...
ListenOscars Nominations • Beethoven • Piccolo Chamber Music from 2020-01-23T07:30:37
In our February 2020 podcast, we discuss cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason’s entry into the Official UK Album Chart, the first cellist in history to do so. We also analyse the nominees for Best Original S...
ListenNicola Benedetti • Mariss Jansons • JoAnn Falletta from 2019-12-24T10:00
In our January 2020 podcast, we find out about violinist Nicola Benedetti's latest venture, an impressive educational initiative that she's been dreaming of starting for years. She's our cover star...
ListenHandel's Messiah • Contemporary Christmas carols • Bah! humbug! from 2019-11-29T16:15
We have mince pies, sherry and crackers: it must be time for the Christmas podcast! Join us for an episode packed with Yuletide joy, beautiful new carols by Dobrinka Tabakova, Toby Young, Cecilia M...
ListenHildegard von Bingen • Opera Age Ratings • Gabriela Montero Piano Concerto from 2019-11-05T10:22:15
In our December 2019 podcast, we pay tribute to the late soprano Jessye Norman and listen to one of her best recordings. We also discuss the new 'Music for Trees' app created by the Royal Parks in ...
ListenCritics at the ENO • Shostakovich and football • Marsalis and Benedetti from 2019-10-03T12:14:14
In our November 2019 podcast, we discuss the news that the English National Opera has stopped offering established critics a second free ticket to opening nights, and instead gives those free ticke...
ListenSimon Rattle and Magdalena Kožená • Girl Choristers • BBC Philharmonic App from 2019-09-06T11:37:15
In our October 2019 podcast, we discuss the news that Jules Buckley has been taken on the role of creative artist in association at the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and the family of a girl chorister ha...
ListenEdward Gardner • Royal Philharmonic Society • Elgar Cello Concerto from 2019-08-09T10:30:09
In our September 2019 podcast, we bring you news of the London Philharmonic Orchestra's new conductor, the Royal Philharmonic Society's new membership offer, and a choir that hopes to bring the mes...
ListenThe Power of Puccini • BBC Cardiff Singer of the World • Herbert Howells from 2019-07-04T09:54:07
In this episode of the BBC Music Magazine podcast we introduce our August issue, which stars the great Italian opera composer Giacomo Puccini. A stunning new recording of Weinberg symphonies is our...
ListenBBC Proms • Rachel Podger • BBC New Generation Artists from 2019-06-14T16:05:40
Welcome to the July issue of the BBC Music Magazine podcast. This month we're celebrating all things Proms! We discuss the Proms we're particularly looking forward to in this year's season, from a ...
ListenRoyal Opera House • Notre Dame • I Fagiolini from 2019-05-15T08:59:45
Welcome to the June episode of the BBC Music Magazine podcast. This month we're celebrating Clara Schumann – astounding pianist, brilliant composer and general all-round musical powerhouse. Hear a ...
ListenVíkingur Ólafsson • BBC Music Magazine Awards • Roxanna Panufnik from 2019-04-11T15:18:55
The votes have been counted and the results are in! In our May issue podcast, we celebrate the winners of the BBC Music Magazine Awards 2019 – including the wonderful Icelandic pianist Víkingur Óla...
ListenFestivals • Greatest Film Theme • Jeremy Denk from 2019-03-25T12:48:47
In our April podcast, we discuss this year's BBC Ten Pieces scheme and the works that have been chosen, the Southbank Centre's new 'Encounters' scheme and the new programmes announced on Radio 3. ...
ListenBerlioz • London Concert Hall • Tasmin Little from 2019-03-05T10:52:48
In our March podcast, we discuss the plans that have been revealed for the London Concert Hall, the new conductor appointments in orchestras across the UK and the decision by BIS Records to embrace...
ListenJames Rhodes • BBC Music Magazine Awards • Florence Price from 2019-01-22T11:55:31
It's Awards season! In our February podcast we launch the BBC Music Magazine Awards 2019, featuring the best recordings reviewed in the magazine in 2018. Plus in this episode we chat about this mon...
ListenVivaldi's Four Seasons • Kerry Andrew • Ada Lovelace from 2018-12-21T11:47:27
New year, new podcast episode! Welcome to the January edition of the BBC Music Magazine podcast, which kicks off with a look at the latest music news, from the Grammy nominations to a gender pay di...
ListenYoung Chorister of the Year • Bryn Terfel • Jean Rondeau from 2018-12-06T12:47:37
Welcome to the Christmas episode of the BBC Music Magazine podcast, presented by editor Oliver Condy along with reviews editor Michael Beek and editorial assistant Freya Parr. This month, we discus...
ListenOur Classical Century • Montserrat Caballé • Igor Levit from 2018-10-25T10:31:07
Welcome to the December episode of the BBC Music Magazine podcast, presented by deputy editor Jeremy Pound along with managing editor Rebecca Franks and editorial assistant Freya Parr. This month, ...
ListenWho the devil was Paganini? • Dame Ethel Smyth • London Symphony Orchestra from 2018-10-02T15:07:50
What's been going on in the classical music world this month? Join the BBC Music Magazine team for a look at the latest news, including the London Symphony Orchestra's new East London Academy and t...
ListenCellist Steven Isserlis • Parry centenary • Radio 3 carol competition from 2018-09-19T13:51:49
Welcome to the October BBC Music Magazine podcast. In this episode, we bring you the latest classical music news, including details of BBC Radio 3's Christmas carol competition and a look at the de...
ListenJess Gillam • Oliver Knussen • Ludwig van Beethoven from 2018-08-20T10:50:30
September brings one of the biggest concerts in the classical music calendar, the Last Night of the Proms. In this month's magazine – and this podcast – we celebrate saxophonist Jess Gillam, who ha...
ListenBBC Proms • Alfred Brendel • John Adams from 2018-07-05T15:41:37
Welcome to the Proms issue podcast! This month we chat about the BBC Symphony Orchestra's new East London home, find out which musicians have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours, and po...
ListenElgar Enigma Variations • Conductor Vladimir Jurowski • The Original Glastonbury from 2018-05-30T13:24:25
Should audiences be allowed to bring food and drink into operas? Which age group is now most interested in orchestral music? And how much money do orchestral musicians make? These are just three of...
ListenConductor Bernard Haitink • BBC Young Musician • Grazyna Bacewicz from 2018-04-17T16:30:44
In our May 2018 issue episode, we discuss the critic-composer Twitter spat, France's contract to help Saudi Arabia set up an opera house and orchestra, the death of El Sistema founder José Abreu, a...
ListenClaude Debussy centenary • Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja • Super Bowl wager from 2018-03-26T11:44:40
In this month's episode, we talk about the BBC Proms's pledge to achieve a 50:50 gender balance for commissioned pieces, a bid to buy part of a hoard of gold sovereigns found in a Broadwood piano, ...
ListenPianist Paul Lewis • Irish National Opera • Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason from 2018-02-26T16:43:55
For the March 2018 episode, editor Oliver Condy, deputy editor Jeremy Pound, reviews editor Rebecca Franks and editorial assistant Freya Parr chat about the ambitious centennial season in 2018-2019...
ListenRecording of the Month: Ann Hallenberg from 2017-09-01T12:13:16
Ann Hallenberg's wonderful exploration of the Venice Carnival in 1729 is our September Recording of the Month. The Swedish mezzo joins Il Pomo d'Oro and Stefano Montanari for a programme of Albinon...
ListenFirst Listen: Palisander, ORA, I Fagiolini, Robin Michael from 2017-07-25T12:52:51
Welcome to the new-look First Listen podcast! Every episode, the BBC Music Magazine team will be chatting about four exciting new CDs, and playing clips from each disc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...
ListenRecording of the Month: Prokofiev Piano Sonatas Nos 2, 6 and 8 from 2017-02-16T16:18:30
The first instalment of Alexander Melnikov's Prokofiev piano sonata cycle is our February 2017 Recording of the Month. The Russian pianist begins with Sonatas Nos 2, 6 and 8; the recording is out n...
ListenBBC Music Magazine Cover CD (February 2017): Glass&Adams from 2017-02-15T11:09:14
On the cover CD of the February issue of BBC Music Magazine, the Aurora Orchestra present music by our cover star Philip Glass, and fellow minimalist John Adams. In this podcast, deputy editor Jere...
ListenFirst Listen: A Violin for All Seasons from 2016-12-13T09:39:39
For her latest disc, violinist Tasmin Little turns to Vivaldi's Four Seasons. She pairs this popular masterpiece with the premiere recording of a companion piece, Roxannna Panufnik's Four World Sea...
ListenBBC Music Magazine Cover CD (Christmas 2016): A King's Singers Christmas from 2016-12-09T11:28:17
On the cover CD of the Christmas issue of BBC Music Magazine, the King's Singers present a festive feast of Christmas music from across the ages. In this podcast, deputy editor Jeremy Pound and edi...
ListenRecording of the Month: Elgar orchestral works from 2016-11-21T10:00:12
Elgar is the focus of our December Recording of the Month. In this superbly programmed disc for Hyperion, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor Martyn Brabbins perform the ever-popular ...
ListenFirst Listen: War Memorials from 2016-11-10T12:51:24
In this episode of 'First Listen', the BBC Music Magazine team explores a disc of brass band music played by the Tredegar Town and Cory Bands. War Memorials pays tribute to those lost in the two wo...
ListenRecording of the Month: CPE Bach Cello Concertos from 2016-11-03T17:26:46
Our November Recording of the Month features CPE Bach's three Cello Concertos. Nicolas Altstaedt is the brilliant soloist in these works, which are important links between the Baroque and Classical...
ListenBBC Music Magazine Cover CD (December 2016): The Art of Fugue from 2016-10-27T14:22:26
On the cover CD of the November issue of BBC Music Magazine, we present JS Bach's The Art of Fugue, arranged and played by Mahan Esfahani, with the help of instrumentalists from the Academy of Anci...
ListenBBC Music Magazine Cover CD (November 2016): The Desert Music from 2016-10-14T09:40:42
On the cover CD of the November issue of BBC Music Magazine, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers perform works by giants of contemporary American music, Steve Reich and John Adams. In this p...
ListenBBC Music Magazine Cover CD (October 2016): Best of British from 2016-10-14T09:33:03
On the cover CD of the October issue of BBC Music Magazine, we present ten modern British masterworks, all commissioned by BBC Radio 3. The works were chosen and performed by the orchestras for whi...
ListenFirst Listen: Ben Johnston String Quartets from 2016-08-31T09:43:44
The American composer Ben Johnston has spent much of his musical career exploring the world of microtonality. His ten string quartets are incredibly challenging for the performers, but in 2002 the ...
ListenRecording of the Month: Handel's favourite tenor from 2016-08-31T09:24:34
Our September Recording of the Month is Where'er you walk: arias for Handel's favourite tenor. This wonderful recital features tenor Allan Clayton, Classical Opera and conductor Ian Page, who explo...
ListenFirst Listen: Rebecca Clarke – Music for cello and piano from 2016-08-25T16:01:07
Cellist Raphael Wallfisch and pianist John York explore music written by the British composer Rebecca Clarke on their latest recording, on the Lyrita label. A professional viola player and composer...
ListenBBC Music Magazine Cover CD (September 2016): Beethoven Symphony No. 3 from 2016-08-09T12:16:17
On the cover CD of the September issue of BBC Music Magazine, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform Beethoven's 'Eroica' Symphony No. 3, conducted by Donald Runnicles. In this podcast, acting...
ListenRecording of the Month: Satie Socrate from 2016-08-05T14:14:57
This year it's the 150th anniversary of Erik Satie. So raise your bowler hat to soprano Barbara Hannigan and pianist Reinbert de Leeuw, who have put together one of the most interesting discs of th...
ListenRecording of the Month: Beethoven Symphonies Nos 1-9 from 2016-07-14T08:42:49
The Beethoven symphonies remain a true test for any orchestra, and here the world-renowned Berlin Philharmonic and its conductor Sir Simon Rattle record them together for the first time. This lavis...
ListenBBC Music Magazine Cover CD (August 2016): Beethoven, Brahms and Webern from 2016-07-08T13:09:24
On the cover CD of the August issue of BBC Music Magazine, BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists give live performances of early works by Beethoven, Brahms, and Webern. In this podcast, deputy editor ...
ListenFirst Listen: Leoncavallo Zazà from 2016-06-24T14:31:26
Leoncavallo is best remembered for his opera Pagliacci, but Zazà was a big success in its time too. Now Opera Rara has revived it in this recording by the BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Orchestra con...
ListenBBC Music Magazine Cover CD (July 2016): Mahler Symphony No. 9 from 2016-06-16T10:54:58
On the cover CD of the July issue of BBC Music Magazine Donald Runnicles conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Mahler's epic ninth Symphony, recorded live at the BBC Prom...
ListenBBC Music Magazine Cover CD (June 2016): Mendelssohn from 2016-06-06T13:53:15
On the cover CD of the June issue of BBC Music Magazine, we celebrate the music of Felix Mendelssohn, as we ask whether Schumann was right to call him the 'Mozart of the 19th century'. In this pod...
ListenRecording of the Month: Martinu piano trios from 2016-05-31T13:26:37
Our June issue Recording of the Month features Martinu's piano trios, wonderful but still underrated chamber works by one of the great 20th-century Czech composers. They are brilliantly performed h...
ListenRecording of the Month: Janáček Glagolitic Mass from 2016-05-04T14:53:29
Our Recording of the Month in the May 2016 issue features Janáček's life-affirming Glagolitic Mass. Edward Gardner conducts the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, the Edvard Greig Chor, the B...
ListenFirst Listen: Howells Collegium Regale from 2016-04-13T15:52:25
Trinity College Choir follows up its superb 2012 Howells Requiem album with a recording exploring the music he wrote for King's College, Cambridge. Stephen Layton conducts; the disc is out now on t...
ListenRecording of the Month: Handel Water Music from 2016-04-08T13:06:52
Handel's famous Water Music is given a vibrant, fresh performance by the Akademie für Alte Musik on a new Harmonia Mundi recording. It's our April Recording of the Month. In this podcast hear clips...
ListenBBC Music Magazine Cover CD (April): Yehudi Menuhin from 2016-03-17T16:07:46
On the cover CD of the April issue of BBC Music Magazine, we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Yehudi Menuhin by featuring the great violinist in performances of Bartók's Second Violi...
ListenFirst Listen: Liberté, egalité, sororité from 2016-03-07T14:01:28
As a follow-up to her Seven Sisters album featuring British female composers, pianist Diana Ambache turns to chamber music by their French counterparts. In this episode of 'First Listen', the BBC M...
ListenBBC Music Magazine Cover CD: French piano works from 2016-02-24T11:52:32
On the cover CD of the March issue of BBC Music Magazine, pianist Anne Queffélec plays solo works by Satie, Honegger, Hahn, Poulenc and Mompou, and is joined by fellow pianist Frank Braley and the ...
ListenRecording of the Month: Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto and Stravinsky Les noces from 2016-02-17T16:25:14
Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and conductor Teodor Currentzis join forces for their first recording together, with the orchestra MusicAeterna. The programme brings together Tchaikovsky's Violin...
ListenFirst Listen: Copland orchestral works from 2016-02-09T12:33:13
John Wilson and his orchestra sell out the Albert Hall in minutes when it comes to their MGM musical and Hollywood film Proms and he's a dab hand at British light music. But for his latest disc he'...
ListenRecording of the Month: Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky Piano Concertos from 2016-01-27T10:01:24
Beatrice Rana's impressive concerto debut on Warner Classics is our March 2016 Recording of the Month. The Italian pianist, who won second place at the Van Cliburn competition three years ago, has ...
ListenFirst Listen: Patricia Kopatchinskaja from 2016-01-20T13:03:54
Patricia Kopatchinskaja's latest album takes an imaginative and quirky look at music for two players. Her programme of 'duets from a thousand years of musical history for young people from 0-100 ye...
ListenRecording of the Month: Igor Levit plays Bach, Beethoven and Rzewski from 2015-12-23T09:44:02
Many pianists would be happy to record either Bach's Goldberg Variations or Beethoven's Diabelli Variations. But Igor Levit has plunged in and recorded both, along with Frederic Rzewski's vast vari...
ListenRecording of the Month: Brahms and Bruckner motets from 2015-12-21T09:28:31
Two musical giants of the Romantic era, Brahms and Bruckner were often seen as being aesthetically and ideologically opposed. So it's fascinating to compare their choral works on a beautifully sung...
ListenFirst Listen: Sibelius Symphonies from 2015-12-18T15:39:28
The Lahti Symphony Orchestra and its principal conductor Okko Kamu have recorded the complete cycle of Sibelius symphonies. But how do they measure up? Join the BBC Music Magazine team to explore t...
ListenRecording of the Month: JS Bach Violin Concertos from 2015-11-17T14:03:53
Alina Ibragimova's solo Bach was one of the standout events of the 2015 BBC Proms. Here she turns to the composer's violin concertos, with equally captivating results. In this podcast, you can hear...
ListenFirst Listen: Bernstein Kaddish Symphony from 2015-10-23T13:50:08
Marin Alsop returns to the music of Leonard Bernstein, her mentor, for a new recording with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Joined by the Maryland State Boychoir, the Washington Chorus, soprano K...
ListenRecording of the Month: Strauss Symphonia Domestica and Die Tageszeiten from 2015-10-23T10:05:46
Strauss's Symphonia Domestica isn't heard that often in concert but Die Tageszeiten is even more of a rarity. Yet it's a wonderful piece of music, as this recording by the Berlin Radio Symphony Orc...
ListenRecording of the Month: Verdi Aida from 2015-10-23T09:04:46
A studio recording of a Verdi opera by a major label is a rarity nowadays. But Antonio Pappano has brought together an all-star cast, headed up by soprano Anja Harteros and tenor Jonas Kaufmann, fo...
ListenFirst Listen: Vaughan Williams from 2015-09-11T09:58:21
The BBC Music Magazine editorial team listens to a disc of Vaughan Williams's complete original organ works and transcriptions of his music played by organist David Briggs, on Albion Records. Join ...
ListenFirst Listen: Danish and Faroese Recorder Concertos from 2015-08-12T09:34:46
It's not so often that the recorder gets to step into the spotlight on disc, so a new recording of modern concertos for the instrument was the ideal choice for this episode of 'First Listen'. Join ...
ListenRecording of the Month: Mozart arias and overtures from 2015-08-12T09:32:30
Elizabeth Watts is the soloist on this uplifting and engaging disc of Mozart opera arias and overtures with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and conductor Christian Baldini. Hear clips from the disc ...
ListenFirst Listen: France-Espagne from 2015-07-29T10:55:34
Les Siècles and conductor François-Xavier Roth turn to the colourful Spanish-inspired works of four French composers: Chabrier, Massenet, Debussy and Ravel. The orchestra plays on period instrument...
ListenRecording of the Month: American Polyphony from 2015-07-10T15:26:26
Choral works by Barber, Copland, Bernstein and Thompson all feature on the August issue's Recording of the Month, a superb new disc from Polyphony and Stephen Layton. Hear clips from music by all f...
ListenFirst Listen: St Luke Passion from 2015-07-02T11:46:35
This month the team has been listening to James MacMillan's St Luke Passion, in the world-premiere recording conducted by Markus Stenz for the Challenge Classics label. Hear clips from and discussi...
ListenRecording of the Month: Schubert played by András Schiff from 2015-06-12T10:27:17
András Schiff's new Schubert disc is BBC Music Magazine's July issue Recording of the Month. It's not the first time the Hungarian pianist has recorded this music, but it's given a completely diffe...
ListenRecording of the Month: Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony from 2015-05-27T10:23:29
Our June Recording of the Month is a fantastic new disc of Tchaikovsky from the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and conductor Andris Nelsons, featuring the Manfred Symphony and Marche Slave. ...
ListenBBC Music Magazine cover CD: Elgar Sea Pictures from 2015-03-18T14:00:15
Our April cover CD features three pieces by British composers inspired by the sea: Elgar's Sea Pictures, Bax's Tintagel and Stanford's Songs of the Sea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...
ListenFirst Listen: Broadway-Lafayette from 2015-03-03T11:00:44
Simone Dinnerstein explores the transatlantic friendship between America and France on her new CD. As well as Ravel's Concerto in G and Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, this disc includes the premiere ...
ListenBBC Music Magazine Awards 2015: Opera from 2015-02-26T10:30:54
Will you vote for Handel's Tamerlano, Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg or Vivaldi's L'incoronazione di Dario in this year's Opera category? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...
ListenBBC Music Magazine Awards 2015: Vocal from 2015-02-25T11:00:57
Joyce DiDonato, Christiane Karg and Julian Prégardien are the three singers nominated in this year's Vocal category. Find out more about their three recitals and hear clips from all the discs in th...
ListenRecording of the Month: Schumann Kreisleriana • Symphonic Studies from 2015-02-24T10:45:40
Pianist Nelson Goerner turns to Schumann for his latest disc – with magical results. It's our Recording of the Month for the March issue and you can find out more about it in this podcast, presente...
ListenBBC Music Magazine Awards 2015: Chamber from 2015-02-20T15:10:10
This year's Chamber nominations range widely across the genres: string quartets by Zemlinsky, piano trios by Beethoven and violin sonatas by Prokofiev. Tune in to this special Awards podcast to fin...
ListenBBC Music Magazine cover CD: Sviatoslav Richter live in concert from 2015-02-20T10:37:07
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Sviatoslav Richter's birth, our March 2015 cover CD features the pianist's 1969 Royal Festival Hall recital of works by Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin and Debussy...
ListenBBC Music Magazine Awards 2015: Instrumental from 2015-02-18T15:10:19
Three pianists are competing for this year's Instrumental Award: Mikhail Pletnev, Marc-André Hamelin and Benjamin Grosvenor. Hear clips and find out more about their recordings in this special Awar...
ListenBBC Music Magazine Awards 2015: Concerto from 2015-02-12T14:03:24
Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes, oboist Xenia Löffler and violinist Baiba Skride are the three concerto soloists in the running for an Award this year. Find out about their recordings of Beethoven's Piano...
ListenRecording of the Month: Hasse’s Siroe from 2015-02-05T16:32:12
An all-star cast including countertenor Max Emanuel Cencic and soprano Julia Lezhneva come together for this world premiere recording. Hear clips from Hasse's Siroe, re di Persia and find out more ...
ListenBBC Music Magazine Awards 2015: Choral from 2015-01-30T10:33:08
Three ages of British music are represented in the Choral category of this year's Awards, with works by Byrd, Elgar and Birtwistle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Lear...
ListenBBC Music Magazine Awards 2015: Orchestral from 2015-01-23T09:00:25
Turnage, Bruckner and Rachmaninov are all in the running for this year's Orchestral Award. Find out more about all three recordings and hear clips from them in this special BBC Music Magazine Award...
ListenBBC Music Magazine cover CD: Sibelius from 2015-01-21T12:00:10
Our February issue cover CD features a fantastic selection of works by Sibelius, including his brooding Fourth Symphony and the well known Finlandia, Op. 26. Hear clips from the performances and an...
ListenFirst Listen: Sculthorpe String Quartets from 2015-01-13T11:42:14
Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe wrote four pieces for the unusual combination of string quartet and didgeridoo. In this podcast you can hear clips of this music as played by the Del Sol Quarte...
ListenRecording of the Month: Vaughan Williams orchestral works from 2015-01-07T10:54:17
From the magical world of the Tallis Fantasia to the elusive and haunting Pastoral Symphony, this new recording from the Hallé and Sir Mark Elder gets to the heart of Vaughan Williams's music. In t...
ListenBBC Music Magazine cover CD: JS Bach Cello Suites from 2015-01-02T09:43:29
Jeremy Pound and Rosie Pentreath introduce Mstislav Rostropovich's 1975 Edinburgh Festival performance of Bach's Cello Suites Nos 2,3&6, featured on our January 2015 issue cover CD. Hosted on Acast...
ListenFirst Listen: Cecilia Bartoli St Petersburg from 2014-12-18T09:00:09
How does the Italian mezzo-soprano fare on her Russian musical adventure? Join the BBC Music Magazine team as we have a listen to Cecilia Bartoli's new St Petersburg album, and give our verdict. Ho...
ListenRecording of the Month: Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius from 2014-12-17T13:30:26
Sir Andrew Davis conducts an overwhelming performance of Elgar's masterly oratorio, with Stuart Skelton, Sarah Connolly and David Soar as soloists. Find out more about the piece and hear clips from...
ListenBBC Music Magazine cover CD: On Christmas Night from 2014-12-17T10:06:47
Our Christmas cover CD features a selection of beautiful carols sung by the choir of Merton College, Oxford. Jeremy Pound and Rosie Pentreath present clips and an introduction to the collection. Ho...
ListenFirst Listen: La Fauvette Passerinette from 2014-12-17T09:26:59
Peter Hill discovered a previously unknown piano piece by Messiaen two years ago. Now he's recorded it as part of a recital titled 'A Messiaen premiere with birds, landscapes and homages'. Find out...
ListenShostakovich Symphonies Nos 6 and 14 – Recording of the Month from 2014-11-10T10:33:35
Two symphonies by Shostakovich, written 30 years apart, feature on our bleak but brilliant Recording of the Month, played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Vladimir Jurowski. Hear ...
ListenBlow out, ye bugles – First Listen from 2014-10-31T11:58:15
English choral works written around the time of the First World War are the subject of this month's First Listen podcast. Join the BBC Music Magazine team as they explore and play clips from this n...
ListenBBC Music Magazine Cover CD: CPE Bach from 2014-10-30T15:45:13
Our December cover CD features performances of music by CPE Bach by Rachel Podger and friends to mark the composer's 300th anniversary. Hear clips and an introduction to the works from Jeremy Pound...
ListenFauré Requiem – Recording of the Month from 2014-10-09T15:50:48
This wonderful new recording by King's College Choir, Cambridge recreates the first complete liturgical performance of Fauré's Requiem, and also features the French composer's Messe basse and Canti...
ListenBBC Music Magazine Cover CD: Schumann and Schubert from 2014-10-01T13:19:38
Our November cover CD includes performances of Schumann's Symphony No. 1 and Schubert's Symphony No. 4 by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra under Gianandrea Noseda and Juanjo Mena respectively. Hear c...
ListenMusic for Alfred Hitchcock – First Listen from 2014-09-29T10:49:26
From those famous chilling string chords in Psycho to the pop and jazz-inspired score for Rear Window, Alfred Hitchcock used music to great effect in his films. In this podcast, find out what the B...
ListenBenjamin Grosvenor’s Dances – Recording of the Month from 2014-09-18T15:38:21
The young British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor plays JS Bach, Chopin, Scriabin, Granados and more in this sparkling recital, our October Recording of the Month. Hear clips from the disc in this podca...
ListenTchaikovsky Piano Concertos – First Listen from 2014-09-09T15:41:48
Here's a disc with not just Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto, but the less well-known Second Piano Concerto as well. Join the BBC Music Magazine team as they discuss Simon Trpčeski's new recordin...
ListenBruckner Symphony No. 9 – Recording of the Month from 2014-09-09T15:00:25
Claudio Abbado's final concert with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra included Bruckner's Symphony No. 9. It's a profoundly moving performance. Oliver Condy and Rebecca Franks discuss the piece and pl...
ListenBBC Music Magazine Cover CD: Brahms from 2014-09-04T15:53:56
Jeremy Pound and Rebecca Franks introduce Brahms's Symphony No. 3 and Variations on a theme by Haydn, as heard on our October cover CD Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. L...
ListenBBC Music Magazine Cover CD: The Great Sopranos from 2014-08-08T17:03:01
Jeremy Pound and Rosie Pentreath discuss the songs and arias performed by sopranos Maria Callas, Lucia Popp and Elisabeth Söderström on our September Cover CD Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
ListenHowells Violin Sonatas – First Listen from 2014-07-25T10:49:39
Howells's complete violin and piano music has been recorded for the first time, by Rupert Marshall-Luck and Matthew Rickard. In this First Listen podcast, the BBC Music Magazine explore these rarel...
ListenBBC Music Magazine Cover CD: Beethoven from 2014-07-10T11:28:37
Jeremy Pound and Rosie Pentreath discuss piano sonatas by Beethoven, Schubert and Haydn as heard on the BBC Music Magazine August issue Cover CD. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...
ListenFirst Listen – Bernstein West Side Story from 2014-06-27T14:09:55
How does a complete live concert recording of Bernstein's West Side Story shape up? The BBC Music Magazine team share their thoughts on the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra's new CD. Hosted on Acas...
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