Drive-in operas • BBC Music Magazine Awards • Music and fashion - a podcast by Immediate Media

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 two artistic forms: classical music and fashion.
We also look back on the recent highlights of musicians innovating during the lockdown period while they're not able to work inthe usual way. These include mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnston's new cookbook: Notes from Musicians' Kitchens, and the English National Opera's plans for drive-in opera at Alexandra Palace. We also discuss the handful of orchestras and concert halls that are offering concert tickets to NHS workers following the lockdown.As usual, we've each brought along a recording we've been enjoying, including a violin arrangement of Beethoven's Piano Concerto and José Serebrier's Flute Concerto.

THE MAGAZINEBBC Music Magazine Awards Recording of the Year:
Purcell: King ArthurAnna Dennis, Mhairi Lawson, Rowan Pierce, Carolyn Sampson (sopranos), Jeremy Budd (high tenor), James Way (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), Ashley Riches (bass-baritone)
Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreeshSignum SIGCD589
Recording of the Month:Debussy&Rameau
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)DG 4837701

FIRST LISTENFreya's choice:
José Serebrier: Flute ConcertoSharon Bezaly (flute), Australian Chamber Orchestra/Richard Tognetti 
BIS BIS2423Oliver's choice:
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Part 2Inon Barnatan (piano), Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Pentatone PTC5186824Michael's choice:
Amours, toujours!Smoking Joséphine
Naive V5469This podcast was presented by BBC Music Magazine’s editor Oliver Condy, with reviews editor Michael Beek and editorial assistant Freya Parr. The jingles were composed by Christopher Maxim and the episode was produced by Jack Bateman and Ben Youatt. 
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