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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BBC initiative invites 11-14-year-olds to Get Singing! • Jacob Collier leads the way in new drive to encourage joining in a choir

Rimsky-Korsakov faces the axe for supporting student unrest

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

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Arias far from home

FAREWELL TO…

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

Richard Morrison • Piano ‘accompanists’ rarely get the recognition they so richly deserve

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Poetry in motion • Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato draws on a wealth of experience – from church singing to bel canto – in a new project inspired by the poetry of Emily Dickinson, as she explains to Clive Paget

Rejoicing in Joyce •  Five unmissable recordings

An original voice • Emily Dickinson in music

Tuneful taunts • Jeremy Pound has a gentle chuckle at the composers who have used their musical skills to poke fun at others

Playing for laughs •  Musical stand-ups

Key partner • Top ‘accompanist’, raconteur and broadcaster, Gerald Moore did much to elevate the role of the pianist in duo performance, says Andrew Green

More is Moore •  Recorded highlights

Hope springs eternal • As he adds two prestigious festivals to his portfolio of directorships, violinist Daniel Hope speaks to Michael White about finding his roots

Festivals of Hope • The new additions

The heat is on • Climate change is an issue that affects us all – but, asks Rebecca Franks, what can composers do to draw attention to this important topic?

Carbon-lite concerts •  Performers’ initiatives

Sweet dreams • As composer Max Richter celebrates his 60th birthday, Claire Jackson dons her slippers and nightcap to reassess his epic-length Sleep

Further listening • The best of Max Richter

Naples United States • An impressive arts centre proves there is more to this wealthy Florida city than golf courses and mansions, finds Charlotte Smith

Erik Satie • Though his quirky personality fascinates us, Satie was above all a composer of remarkable craft and originality, explains Ciarán Crilly

ERIK SATIE Life & Times

Hector Berlioz Harold in Italy • The Abruzzo hills are calling, as Terry Williams explores the best recordings of Berlioz’s Byron-inspired work for viola and orchestra

An Italian ramble full of energy

Continue the journey… • We suggest five works to explore after Berlioz’s Harold in Italy

Welcome

Beethoven shaped by a lifetime of listening • Imogen Cooper’s valedictory recording unveils new moments of magic and beauty in these integral works, writes Michael Church

Performer’s notes Imogen Cooper

Thrilling Brahms from an experienced devotee • Kirill Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic are on superb form, writes Sarah Urwin Jones

A spellbinding premiere preserved • Helen Grime’s work is brought...