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Film composer Ennio Morricone

Ennio Morricone: the Italian film composer on reassessing his role as ‘king of the cowboy genre’

Film composer Ennio Morricone

Five of the best soundtracks by Ennio Morricone

Royal Opera House, London

UK government pledges £1.57 billion bailout for arts industry

Italian composer Ennio Morricone poses on the red carpet of the European premiere of film 'The Hateful Eight' in London on December 10, 2015. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo by LEON NEAL / AFP) (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Ennio Morricone (1928-2020)

Paganini Violin

Five of the greatest sight-reading musicians of all time

Lockdown listening

Our pick of the concerts and operas to stream online

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How to watch concerts from home: the concerts and operas available to stream online during the coronavirus pandemic

Eric Whitacre Virtual Choir

How to join virtual orchestras, choirs and music masterclasses online

Conductor Anna Lapwood

Lockdown Recommendations from Musicians: Anna Lapwood

The BBC Proms

Everything you need to know about the 2020 season

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BBC Proms to return with a virtual festival and two weeks of live concerts

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Six of the best… First Nights of the Proms

BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall

Six of the best: BBC Proms world premieres

15 things we love about the BBC Proms…

Music news

The latest happenings from the classical music world

BBC Proms 2020 Launch Image

BBC Proms announce 2020 season of live and archive concerts

Violinist Nicola Benedetti

Culture secretary meets with leading musicians to discuss the future of the industry after lockdown

Conductor Klaus Mäkelä

Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä to join Orchestre de Paris as music director

Danielle de Niese in The Barber of Seville

Five new operas added to BBC iPlayer as part of Culture in Quarantine

Podcast

Top musicians share their musical passions with the BBC Music Magazine team

Drive-in operas • BBC Music Magazine Awards • Music and fashion

Culture in Quarantine • Ravi Shankar • Cyrillus Kreek

Cancelled concerts • Women in classical music • Angela Hewitt’s piano

Oscars Nominations • Beethoven • Piccolo Chamber Music

Beethoven 250

Celebrate the great composer with fascinating articles, playlists, interviews and more…

How did Beethoven cope with going deaf?

Five of the best lesser-known Beethoven works to discover

10 of the best recordings released in celebration of Beethoven’s 250th anniversary

10 composers who were inspired by Beethoven

The top 20 Beethoven works

Beethoven: A guide to his symphonies

BBC Music Magazine's Recording of the Year

Greatest recordings

Our recommendations of essential additions to your listening library

The best recordings of Beethoven’s Hammerklavier Sonata

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The best recordings of Beethoven’s Fidelio

Bach for beginners: the recordings to help you discover Bach

Five of the best recordings of Beethoven’s sonata cycles

More great recordings

The great composers

Explore the lives and works of classical music's finest composers

Eight of the best BME composers you should know about

Rafael Nadal

10 famous Beethoven fans

10 Beethoven references in popular culture

The 50 Greatest Composers of All Time