Franz Liszt Flamboyant and thrilling, yes, but Liszt was also a composer of real complexity and depth. On his 200th anniversary we celebrate the life and music of the brilliant Hungarian
Country Pleasures As Radio 3 prepares to celebrate Bristol's Earth Music Festival, we take a look at composers' links with the great outdoors - in their own words
Alexander Borodin Daniel Jaffé explores the Russian's remarkable chemistry in Composer of the Month John Wilson The acclaimed light music conductor tells us about the music that has shaped his life
Plus your free CD The BBC Philharmonic perform symphonic poems by Liszt and pianist Martin Roscoe plays the Hungarian's fiery Totentanz
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