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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FREE ONE MONTH TRIAL to the digital edition • BBC Music Magazine is a must-read for anyone with a passion for classical music. Every issue brings the world of classical music to life, from interviews with the greatest artists and features on fascinating subjects, to all the latest news and opinions from around the music world.

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

Frightful behaviour comes naturally to Wagner goddess

THE MONTH IN NUMBERS

SoundBites

RisingStars • Three to look out for…

Glenn Miller goes missing over the English Channel

Also in December 1944…

Great Scot! London venue is set to turn blue

DÉJÀVU • History just keeps on repeating itself…

Michael Stimpson

StudioSecrets • We reveal who’s recording what and where…

REWIND • Great artists talk about their past recordings

My Hero

The power of redemption

FAREWELL TO…

Music to my ears • What the classical world has been listening to this month

Our Choices The BBC Music Magazine team’s current favourites

Richard Morrison • Today, the term ‘diva’ is a long way removed from its glowing origins

A VOICE for the ages • As we celebrate the centenary of legendary soprano Maria Callas, Ashutosh Khandekar explains why she has remained such a powerful influence on successive generations of fans and singers

Kirill Karabits

Marking time • Johann Nepomuk Maelzel invented weird and wonderful devices, but none were more successful than the metronome, writes Misha Donat

The first spin • A pioneering venture by the Gramophone and Typewriter company in 1906 produced the first recording of Handel’s Messiah; Simon Heighes takes a listen to the original 25 shellac-disc set

Rising in the East • When Zubin Mehta made his recent debut with the Symphony Orchestra of India, it marked a coming of age for an ensemble still in its teens. Owen Mortimer reports on its upcoming UK tour and groundbreaking training for young musicians

Arias of achievement • Glyndebourne Academy has been offering guidance to young singers who might not otherwise get the chance, as Tom Stewart finds out…

Budapest Hungary • The new House of Music is a magnificent addition to a city already teeming with beautiful and historic venues, writes Simon Broughton

Vincenzo Bellini • Alexandra Wilson explores the short but lavishly successful life of an opera composer fêted from Milan to Paris and far beyond

Aram Khachaturian Piano Concerto • Claire Jackson delves into the finest recordings of this flamboyant showpiece, a dazzling array of eastern colour and virtuoso fireworks

Clarity, colour and oodles of flair

Continue the journey… • We suggest five works to explore after Khachaturian’s Piano Concerto

Reviews • Recordings and books rated by expert critics

Orchestral

Concerto

Opera

Choral & Song

Chamber

Instrumental

World • Jon Lusk shares great partnerships in this month’s survey of World recordings

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Brief notes • This month’s selection features echoes, postcards, paths and cyborg pianists

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