Music Matters

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Versailles, Music in 1853 and The Oxford History of Western Music
Tom Service travels to Versailles to discover more about the Royal Opera House.
16 Jun 2012,45 mins
Dawn Upshaw, Mozart, 3 British female composers and keeping the musical legacy alive.
Tom Service speaks to soprano Dawn Upshaw, and to the widows of Nono, Nancarrow and Berio.
09 Jun 2012,45 mins
The Thames, Folk Songs & Xenakis
Suzy Klein travels to France to investigate the world of composer Iannis Xenakis.
02 Jun 2012,45 mins
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau & Murray Perahia
Tom Service reflects on the career of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.
19 May 2012,45 mins
George Benjamin, Daniele Gatti, Ravel and Decadence
Composer George Benjamin talks to Tom Service about his latest opera, Written on the Skin.
12 May 2012,45 mins
Carousel, Jussi Bjorling and Pauline Oliveros
Tom Service learns about a new production of Carousel at Opera North.
05 May 2012,45 mins
Philip Glass, Gerald Barry, Lothar Koenigs, The Trumpet
Tom Service talks to Philip Glass about his opera Einstein on the Beach.
21 Apr 2012,45 mins
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Recorded in 2012, an interview with Nikolaus Harnoncourt, who died on Saturday.
14 Apr 2012,45 mins
Kathleen Ferrier, Colin Currie, Duke Ellington, & Benjamin Britten
Tom Service on Kathleen Ferrier, Colin Currie, Duke Ellington & Benjamin Britten.
07 Apr 2012,45 mins
The Birth of Opera, Spira Mirabilis
Tom Service travels to Florence to discover more about the birth of opera.
17 Mar 2012,45 mins
Peter Gelb, The Rake's Progress, Judith Weir, Carlos Kleiber Biography
Tom Service meets Peter Gelb, general manager of the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.
10 Mar 2012,45 mins
Music Nation Preview
Suzy Klein explores the cultural past, present and future of the Olympics.
03 Mar 2012,45 mins
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Rusalka, Jewry in Music
Tom Service meets acclaimed violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter.
18 Feb 2012,45 mins
Richard Goode, Szymanowski Tribute
Richard Goode, Szymanowski, Sir Anthony Pappano & Coleridge-Taylor's opera Thelma
11 Feb 2012,45 mins
The Death of Klinghoffer, Charles Munch, Christopher Fox
Tom Service on John Adams's The Death of Klinghoffer and the legacy of Charles Munch.
04 Feb 2012,45 mins
András Schiff plays Brahms, Delius, Stephen Hough and Dallapiccola
Tom Service explores the life and music of Delius 150 years after his birth.
21 Jan 2012,45 mins
Prokofiev: Man of the People?, Betrothal in Monastery, Jonathan Biss, Sibelius
Tom Service previews a Prokofiev festival in London and a performance of an opera by him.
14 Jan 2012,45 mins
Alexander Goehr, John Ireland, Simon Heffer
Tom Service talks to composer Alexander Goehr about his new work for orchestra.
07 Jan 2012,45 mins
Andreas Staier, The Enchanted Island, Ligeti, Christmas Choral Music
Presented by Tom Service. Including an interview with harpsichordist Andreas Staier.
17 Dec 2011,45 mins
Renee Fleming, Stravinsky Ballets
Suzy Klein talks to soprano Renée Fleming and explores a new book on Stravinsky's ballets.
10 Dec 2011,45 mins
Music Education, Mozart Requiem, Verdi and/or Wagner and Vocal Futures
Tom Service talks to Peter Conrad about his book Verdi and/or Wagner.
03 Dec 2011,45 mins
The Symphony Since 1945
Tom Service presents a special edition focusing on the symphony since 1945.
26 Nov 2011,45 mins
Thomas Larcher, Music Makes a City, Dennis Brain
Tom Service interviews composer Thomas Larcher. Plus a biography of Dennis Brain.
12 Nov 2011,45 mins
Liszt
Tom Service explores key issues relating to Liszt and his music.
22 Oct 2011,45 mins
Gunther Schuller
Tom Service talks to the American composer Gunther Schuller about his musical life.
15 Oct 2011,45 mins
08/10/2011
With Tom Service. The legacy of dancer Merce Cunningham; tenor Joseph Calleja interviewed.
08 Oct 2011,45 mins
Pierre Boulez
Tom Service talks to French composer, conductor and philosopher of music Pierre Boulez.
01 Oct 2011,45 mins