BBC Music Magazine

BBC Music Magazine is a must for anyone with a passion for classical music. Classical music connoisseurs and new enthusiast alike will enjoy the fascinating features and reviews of over 120 new works in every issue.

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The fullscore • Our pick of the month’s news, views and interviews

A case of prophets and losses as Salome gets stripped down

Also in December 1910…

Music to my ears • The BBC Music Magazine team’s current favourites…

Concert Heaven Concert Hell • Top artists recall their best and worst performances

MyHero • Conductor and composer Christopher Austin explains how composer Malcolm Arnold gave him early encouragement

Don’t dilute the message • If we want to sell classical music to new audiences, argues Tom Service, the last thing we should do is water down this superbly rich experience

FAREWELL TO…

THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN • Pick a theme… and name your seven favourite examples

Richard Morrison • Despite his shady life, Peter Warlock wrote wonderfully mysterious music

Alice on the cutting edge • With an exciting array of collaborations and residencies, pianist Alice Sara Ott is riding high. But she is also going back to basics with a new piano teacher and exercise regime, she tells Jessica Duchen

Having a Field Day… •  An Irish composer and pianist finally receives due recognition

Best of Britten • Half a century after Benjamin Britten’s death, Michael White explores the legacy of a great composer whose music is still vividly alive today

Staying solvent • The cost of Aldeburgh

Arias of Opportunity • Did opera composers enjoy greater success by trying something new, or by sticking to a formula? Alexandra Wilson takes a look

Theme & variations •  The genius of G&S

Legend of the cello • Revered by peers and audiences alike, Pablo Casals’s talents extended well beyond his ability with the bow, writes Jo Talbot

Strings and scores • Casals the composer

Frankly, Kennedy • Nigel Kennedy may be heading towards 70 but, as Andrew Green discovers, the star violinist remains as passionate and outspoken as ever

Kennedy on record • Three of the finest…

The right fit • Choosing which instrument to learn is a fine art. Anne Templer asks a number of top musicians to explain how they found the best one for them

One is never enough • Doubly talented players

The Abbey Habit • Populated by former choristers, Westminster Abbey’s Purcell Club has given guided tours of the iconic building for 60 years, says Rick Jones

A chorister’s life •  Christmas duties

Warsaw Poland • Jessica Duchen is enchanted by the attractive Polish capital’s enthusiastic desire to celebrate its native son, Frédéric Chopin

The next crop of stars

Dmitri Shostakovich • Shostakovich’s music may reflect his Soviet circumstances, says Stephen Johnson, but his overall message is much more universal

SHOSTAKOVICH Life&Times

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Requiem in D minor • The composer’s dying musical thoughts have inspired some highly dubious tales, says Jeremy Pound, but also many first-rate recordings

Pace, precision and passion aplenty

Continue the journey… • We recommend five further works to explore after Mozart’s Requiem

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Piano masterpieces heard in a new light • András Schiff brings to life the emotional depths and rich colours of Brahms’s exquisite works, writes Jessica...