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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THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS

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LETTER of the MONTH

Mark Elder is appointed to prestigious Bergen post • Renowned maestro set to be reunited with ‘old friend’ Edward Gardner in Norway

Life’s a beach as Lewisham welcomes the sand of music

THE MONTH IN NUMBERS

SoundBites

RisingStars • Three to look out for…

Ethel Smyth raises women’s voices to demand the vote

Also in January 1911

Orliński reveals an impressively sparkly range

DÉJÀ VU • History just keeps on repeating itself…

Laura Bowler

StudioSecrets

REWIND Great artists talk about their past recordings • This month: IAN PAGE Conductor, The Mozartists

BuriedTreasure

Can we really be in tune?

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 • My review of 2021 is an unforeseen tale of surprise hits and sorry misses

Aiminghigh • Whether singing Wagner at the great opera houses or recording Grieg in the Arctic Circle with one of the world’s finest pianists, the Norwegian Lise Davidsen is a soprano rapidly on the rise, as Brian Wise finds out

Benjamin Appl

Frozen wanderings • Schubert’s Winterreise

The great eccentric? • Scriabin is known today for his bizarre behaviour and outlandish visions – but his thinking was very much of his time, says Daniel Jaffé

A sustainable sound • Claire Jackson finds how instrument manufacturers are using new materials and production methods for the good of the environment

Taking Sides • It’s 60 years since West Side Story first lit up movie screens and, as Steven Spielberg’s new vision of the musical legend is unveiled, Michael Beek takes a look to see if that classic film has met its match

Chapter and verse • While films have long enjoyed lavish scores, books have remained silent. Freya Parr meets the composers bringing classic novels to life

Brno Czech Republic • Already a major draw for lovers of Czech music, Janáček’s home city is soon to witness an exciting new development, as Oliver Condy reveals

Pavel Haas

Schulho’s style

Erwin Schulhoff • Suppressed by the Nazis, the jazz-loving Jewish composer’s originality and brilliant wit deserve to find a new audience, says Simon Broughton

SCHULHOFF Life&Times

William Walton Viola Concerto • With this unexpected, subtle masterpiece, Walton established himself as a major composing talent; Julian Haylock finds the best recordings

The original and best with Power

Three other great recordings

Continue the journey… • We suggest five works to explore after Walton’s Viola Concerto

Welcome

Small-scale Korngold with heart and soul • The Eusebius Quartet presents a joyful feast of the composer’s pre-Hollywood chamber works, says Jessica Duchen

An interview with Hannah Sloane

Fischer’s Mahler Six is in the top rank • Dusseldorf’s latest cycle instalment really is another winner, says David Nice

Orchestral

From the archives • Andrew McGregor finds Georg Solti at his most fiery and inspiring during his decades recording in London

Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 2

A spirited Mozart display from beginning to end • Malcolm Hayes enjoys a stellar cast of soloists in the LSO’s striking Mozart Wind Concertos...