BBC Music Magazine

BBC Music Magazine is a must for anyone with a passion for classical music. Classical music connoisseurs and new enthusiast alike will enjoy the fascinating features and reviews of over 120 new works in every issue.

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Lost Bach revealed after 320 years • Two organ works receive modern premiere in Leipzig

Pianist Paderewski steps up as prime minister of Poland

Also in January 1919…

The BBC Music Magazine team’s current favourites…

Concert Heaven Concert Hell • Top artists recall their best and worst performances

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Rhapsody in Bluey

FAREWELL TO…

THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN • Pick a theme… and name your seven favourite examples

Richard Morrison • America’s contribution to the history of music is second to none

Single-handed Superstar • Following his stunning debut at last year’s BBC Proms, one-handed pianist Nicholas McCarthy tells Claire Jackson all about repertoire, technique and challenging narrowminded attitudes

Trauma and triumph • Turning injury into invention

Keys to enlightenment • Once seen as an elite symbol of the West, the piano is today accessible to Indian people of all backgrounds, says Karishmeh Felfeli-Crawford

Winning formula • The Con Brio piano contest

The Great Journey • As he approaches his 80th birthday, composer Colin Matthews speaks to Michael White about his 50-year contribution to British musical life

A colourful palette • Standout Matthews works

Clarevoices • At 700, Clare is one of Cambridge’s oldest colleges, but its choir is youthful and full of life, finds Andrew Stewart

A series of firsts • John Rutter recalls

15 pieces about US states • From Alaskan glaciers to Florida plantations, Brian Wise explores how composers have depicted the American landscape

Thank you, Mr Holland… • As the Mr Holland’s Opus Foundation approaches its 30th birthday, Michael Beek explores the charity’s impact and the composer behind it

Michael Kamen • From Rock to Robin Hood

Stravinsky, Strauss and The Starman • For David Bowie, who died ten years ago this month, classical music was one many important influcnces, says Andrew Green

A big impression • Eric Whitacre on Bowie

Strike up the band • Britain’s illustrious brass band tradition delivers first-rate opportunities within local communities, writes Anne Templer

Band terminology • A beginner’s guide

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Hamamatsu Japan • The lakeside city is home to Yamaha and Kawai piano makers, a leading competition… and prized local eels, reports Claire Jackson

Morton Feldman • Ivan Hewett marks 100 years of an American modernist whose complex, sometimes lengthy, scores ultimately reward those willing to listen

FELDMAN Life & Times

Johann Sebastian Bach Coffee Cantata • Paul Riley enjoys rich aromas aplenty as he filters through the tastiest recordings of Bach’s comic take on an 18th-century caffeine obsession

A perfect brew from Suzuki and all

Continue the journey… • We suggest five further works to explore after Bach’s Coffee Cantata

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A bold statement in the face of censorship • Erik Levi praises Hyeyoon Park’s compelling pairing of two composers suppressed and stifled by political forces

Performer’s notes Hyeyoon Park

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