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9 of the best… works for Independence Day

What is tempo

What is tempo in music?

BBC Music Magazine Free Download of the Week

Free download: Mahler’s Symphony No. 4

Diana Princess of Wales

New opera about Princess Diana and Dodi Al-Fayed premieres today

What is the Mastermind theme tune

TV and Film music

Who wrote the theme tune for Mastermind?

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The latest news from the classical music world

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New education plan aims to give thousands of children the opportunity to learn an instrument

Nathan Evans became a TikTok star

TikTok to release orchestral versions of its most popular hits

Lang Lang Feed the Birds

Lang Lang plays ‘Feed the Birds’ from Mary Poppins

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Programme of new music and arts events to accompany UEFA Women’s EURO 2022

Greatest recordings

Our recommendations of essential additions to your listening library

Brahms Symphony No. 3 guide and its best recordings

A guide to Brahms’s Symphony No. 3 and its best recordings

Mahler's Rückert-Lieder best recordings

The best recordings of Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder

A guide to Copland's Appalachian Spring and its best recordings

A guide to Copland’s Appalachian Spring and its best recordings

Elgar's Falstaff

The best recordings of Elgar’s Falstaff

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Music to my Ears Podcast

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

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Music to my Ears Podcast: Cosmo Sheldrake

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Music to my Ears Podcast: Countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński

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Music to my Ears Podcast: Pianist Peter Jablonski

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Music to my Ears Podcast: Boxer and bassoonist Hannah Rankin

Albums of the week

A selection of the best reviewed albums from the latest issue of BBC Music Magazine

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Martin Suckling: The Tuning

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JS Bach • Buxtehude • Schütz: Cantatas etc

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Barber • Bruch • Vaughan Williams: Violin Concertos

The great composers

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

Caroline Shaw

Who is Caroline Shaw?

Gabriela Lena Frank is one of ther best Latin American composers of all time

Best Latin American composers of all time

Who is Sally Beamish

Who is Sally Beamish?

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Korngold, Erich Wolfgang