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