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Music Matters Episodes

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    Oliver Knussen

    Tom Service in conversation with the composer and conductor Oliver Knussen.

  2. Philippe Jaroussky, Michael Kennedy, Peter Millican, Minimalism Unwrapped

    Tom Service is joined by countertenor Philippe Jaroussky and entrepreneur Peter Millican.

  3. Christmas Stocking Fillers

    Tom Service reviews three new books on music and a CD of Debussy songs.

  4. Peter Sellars

    Tom Service meets opera, theatre and festival director Peter Sellars.

  5. Pierre-Laurent Aimard, El Sistema, Ulster Orchestra

    Tom Service presents. With Pierre-Laurent Aimard and a new book on Venezuela's El Sistema.

  6. Karajan on 大象传媒 Four, A Celebration of the Viola, George Frideric Handel - A Life with Friends

    Tom Service on a Handel biography, a Karajan documentary and a celebration of the viola.

  7. Idil Biret, Lies and Epiphanies, Harry Partch, Anna Meredith's Postcard from China

    Tom Service with Idil Biret, Lies and Epiphanies, Harry Partch and a Postcard from China.

  8. Riccardo Chailly

    Conductor Riccardo Chailly talks to Tom Service about his life and career in music.

  9. Idomeneo, Beethoven - Anguish and Triumph, Nelson Freire and Anna Meredith's Postcard from China

    Petroc Trelawny reviews Idomeneo, talks to Jan Swafford & Nelson Freire plus Anna Meredith

  10. Live from the Free Thinking Festival

    A debate about how far knowledge can enhance musical understanding and appreciation.

  11. Nathalie Stutzmann, Adolphe Sax at 200, Anna Meredith's Postcard from China, Nikolai Lugansky

    Tom Service hears from Nikolai Lugansky and Nathalie Stutzmann. Plus Adolphe Sax's legacy.

  12. Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Jane Bathori, Colin and David Matthews, Claude Vivier

    With Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Jane Bathori, Colin and David Matthews, and Claude Vivier.

  13. Sir Antonio Pappano

    Tom Service interviews Sir Antonio Pappano, music director of the Royal Opera House.

  14. The Girl of the Golden West, Edward Gardner, Early 20th-Century Music Drama, Nike Wagner

    With The Girl of the Golden West, Edward Gardner and Vaughan Williams/English music drama.

  15. Andrzej Panufnik, Christopher Hogwood Tribute

    Petroc Trelawny marks Andrzej Panufnik's centenary. Plus a tribute to Christopher Hogwood.

  16. Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Tom Service presents a special edition focusing on French composer Jean-Philippe Rameau.

  17. Riga - European Capital of Culture 2014

    Tom Service visits Riga in Latvia, European Capital of Culture 2014.

  18. Live from Glyndebourne: Why Does Opera Matter Today?

    A special edition live from Glyndebourne asking 'why does opera matter today?'.

  19. The Legacy of World War I in Music, Martin and Eliza Carthy

    Tom Service on the legacy of World War I in music, plus Martin and Eliza Carthy together.

  20. Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and Sir Harrison Birtwistle at 80

    Tom Service talks to Harrison Birtwistle and the late Peter Maxwell Davies in 2014.

  21. Strauss 150

    Tom Service with a special edition marking the 150th anniversary Richard Strauss's birth.

  22. Berlioz's Benvenuto Cellini, The Future of the Met, Lawrence Zazzo, David Lang's Crowd Out

    Benvenuto Cellini, Peter Gelb, Lawrence Zazzo and Crowd Out. Presented by Tom Service.

  23. Jonas Kaufmann Interview

    Tom Service presents an extended interview with tenor Jonas Kaufmann.

  24. Daniel Harding, Faure Songs, Poulenc

    Tom Service talks to Daniel Harding, a book and an opera by Poulenc and songs by Faure.

  25. Hilary Hahn, Schoenberg's Moses und Aron, Nonesuch Records at 50

    Petroc Trelawny previews the new WNO production of Schoenberg's opera Moses und Aron.

  26. ENO's Thebans, Sir James Galway, The Wallfischs and The Mozart Project

    Tom Service talks to Sir James Galway and reviews Julian Anderson's new opera, Thebans.

  27. Olli Mustonen, Constant Lambert, Music Education, Politicians and the Arts

    Petroc Trelawny meets Olli Mustonen and reviews a biography of composer Constant Lambert.

  28. David Zinman, Khovanskygate, Army Bands, Rameau's Zais

    Tom Service talks to conductor David Zinman and reviews Birmingham Opera's Khovanskygate.

  29. Arditti Quartet at 40, La Salle Quartet, Gluck in London, Miklos Perenyi

    Presented by Tom Service. Featuring Irvine Arditti talking about the LaSalle Quartet.

  30. Valentina Lisitsa, Bernd Alois Zimmermann, Arnold Schoenberg

    Tom Service talks to pianist Valentina Lisitsa and profiles Bernd Alois Zimmermann.

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