Music Matters

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Joyce DiDonato, Scottish Music, Mark Elder, Dutilleux Tribute
With mezzo Joyce DiDonato, defining Scottish music and staging Falstaff at Glyndebourne.
01 Jun 2013,45 mins
Wagner 200
Tom Service visits Zurich to discuss the city's influence on Wagner.
18 May 2013,45 mins
Juan Diego Flórez, Steve Martland
Suzy Klein meets tenor Juan Diego Florez and Nigel Simeone reviews Dinner with Lenny.
11 May 2013,45 mins
04/05/2013
With Tom Service, including a report from the new Mariinsky II in St Petersburg.
04 May 2013,45 mins
20/04/2013
Suzy Klein remembers conductor Sir Colin Davis with those he knew, and in his own words.
20 Apr 2013,45 mins
Poulenc's Legacy
To mark the 50th anniversary of Poulenc's death Tom Service assesses his reputation.
13 Apr 2013,45 mins
Leif Ove Andsnes, A Late Quartet, Performance Anxiety, Petrushka
Tom Service talks to pianist Leif Ove Andsnes about his Beethoven journey.
06 Apr 2013,45 mins
Baroque Spring
Tom Service explores the changes in the performance of Baroque music over 40 years.
30 Mar 2013,45 mins
Nicola Benedetti, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Suzy Klein meets young British violinist Nicola Benedetti as she begins a tour of Scotland
16 Mar 2013,45 mins
Peter Bazalgette
Tom Service talks to the new Chairman of Arts Council England, Peter Bazalgette.
09 Mar 2013,45 mins
Christian Tetzlaff, Written on Skin, Tallis Scholars at 40
Tom Service taks to violinist Christian Tetzlaff and celebrates the Tallis Scholars at 40.
02 Mar 2013,45 mins
Bernard Haitink, Pierre Schaeffer and a 40,000 year old flute.
Tom Service talks to conductor Bernard Haitink.
16 Feb 2013,45 mins
Simone Young, Toscanini, Autism and Music
Tom Service talks to Australian conductor Simone Young and reviews two books on Toscanini.
09 Feb 2013,45 mins
Britten Biographies, Brass Bands
Tom Service presents. New biographies of Benjamin Britten plus the future of brass bands.
02 Feb 2013,45 mins
Witold Lutoslawski centenary
Tom Service presents a special edition marking the centenary of Witold Lutoslawski.
19 Jan 2013,45 mins
The Perfect American; Burns songs; Brian Ferneyhough and Daniil Trifonov
Tom Service talks to the composer Brian Ferneyhough.
12 Jan 2013,45 mins
Dowland, Midori, Quartet
Tom Service celebrates the life of Richard Rodney Bennett and the music of John Dowland.
05 Jan 2013,45 mins
Tribute to Charles Rosen; Mummers plays and 2012 highlights.
Suzy Klein explores the world of mummers plays and picks Music Matters 2012 highlights.
15 Dec 2012,45 mins
Jonathan Harvey Tribute, William Christie, Royal Northern College of Music
Tom Service pays tribute to composer Jonathan Harvey.
08 Dec 2012,45 mins
Andras Schiff, Britten Letters, Irvine Arditti
Tom Service talks to pianist Andras Schiff and reads Benjamin Britten's final letters.
24 Nov 2012,45 mins
Meredith Monk, Calixto Bieito, A History of Opera
Tom Service is joined by Meredith Monk, and Calixto Bieito.
17 Nov 2012,45 mins
Hans Werner Henze and Elliott Carter Tribute
Tom Service with a tribute to composers Hans W Henze and Elliott Carter who died recently.
10 Nov 2012,45 mins
Free Thinking
Tom Service presents a debate asking 'is classical music really for everyone?'.
03 Nov 2012,45 mins
Frederic Rzewski, Georg Solti Centenary, Barry Millington
Tom Service is joined by pianist Frederic Rzewski. Plus Solti at 100 and a book on Wagner.
20 Oct 2012,45 mins
Pierrot Lunaire, Inside-Out Piano, Saint-Saens
Tom meets conductor Kent Nagano in his new role as music director at Hamburg State Opera.
13 Oct 2012,45 mins
Piano Music, Julius Caesar
Tom Service talks about contemporary piano music with three leading pianists.
06 Oct 2012,45 mins
Anna Caterina Antonacci, the BCMG, Wagner's Ring
With Anna Caterina Antonacci, the BCMG and Wagner's Ring.
29 Sep 2012,45 mins
John Cage
Mark Swed and David Nicholls join Tom Service to reassess the life and music of John Cage.
15 Sep 2012,45 mins
07/07/2012
Tom Service explores music making in Northern Ireland.
07 Jul 2012,45 mins
Celebrating Claude Debussy
Tom Service gets the French view of Debussy in the 150th anniversary of his birth.
23 Jun 2012,45 mins