The World of Music
Interesting facts and quirky stories from around the classical music world
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03/05/2013
Watch our audio slideshow of paintings by Vermeer accompanied by music of his time
22/04/2013
Photographer James Cheadle and art editor Dav Ludford head to Manchester…
17/04/2013
Roxanna Panufnik's new chamber work, Orchestrapaedia, mirrors Britten's Young Person's...
The World of Music
This year is the 200th anniversary of one of Russia’s greatest creative writers, Nikolay Gogol. Daniel Jaffé introduces his extraordinary works and the music they inspired
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James Naughtie rejoices that classical music is still being discovered by new audiences
Vienna at the turn of the 20th century was a boiling pot of innovation, writes James Naughtie, as he continues his journey through the history of music
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The 19th century was a boom era for classical music, says James Naughtie
Should Mozart have been included in our list of 'Ten Greatest Prodigies'? Reader John Stone argues in favour of the young composer's brilliance
Sir Adrian Boult's interpretation gets to the heart of this piece, says the composer's biographer Michael Kennedy. Plus hear a clip of the symphony from this month's cover CD
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