The World of Music
Interesting facts and quirky stories from around the classical music world
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17/06/2013
Photographer James Cheadle and art editor Dav Ludford head to the Royal Albert Hall
29/05/2013
In February 2006, BBC Two showed Riot at the Rite, a specially commissioned film that relived the...
22/05/2013
Seven leading musicians – including Sir Mark Elder and soprano Deborah Voigt – tell us...
The World of Music
Uncovering the story of Mendelssohn's complex religious identity made sense of her own childhood, says Sheila Hayman, the composer's great great great great-niece. She tells us what it was like to film the tale
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In the July issue of BBC Music Magazine we present 15 truly unpleasant ways in which pianos have been treated over the years. Six of those occasions were, alas, filmed for posterity. Here they are...
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On the trail of Henry VIII, Lucie Skeaping uncovers the tale of a forgotten manuscript
OK, so Barcelona has the better football team. But which city has the greater musical heritage? Jeremy Pound compares the two…
Oliver Condy's quick guide to some of the greatest pipe organs in the world
In our June issue prodigies take centre stage as we name the ten best child composers. But who were the composers who bided their time and produced their masterpieces in later life? Rebecca Franks finds out
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