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The playful, melancholic genius of Erik Satie

shouting forever into the receiver Anne Denholm (harp), Louise McMonagle (cello), Jonathan Morton (violin) et al NMC NMC D285 61:56 mins Tackling social themes and reckoning with history is part of wh

Magnifying the benefits of five types of sound, and how they can help you

German conductor Anja Bihlmaier studied at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg and later at the Mozarteum Salzburg, before holding posts at Staatsoper Hannover and Staatstheater Kassel. Since then, she

By and large, we like to fill the pages of BBC Music Magazine with our enthusiasm for composers and performers alike – it’s a wonderful world out there, teeming with musical talent. However, perhaps w

Symphony No. 6 ‘Pathétique’; Souvenir de Florence Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Domingo Hindoyan Onyx ONYX4259 81:54 mins In 1890, Tchaikovsky returned home from a spell in Italy with the ske