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Music Matters Episodes

  1. Aldeburgh, Huddersfield and Spitalfields

    Tom Service meets musicians in Aldeburgh, Huddersfield and East London.

  2. Andreas Scholl, Charles-Marie Widor, Music Therapy, Balint Andras Varga

    With Tom Service. Including Andreas Scholl and a biography of Charles-Marie Widor.

  3. Mahler 100th Anniversary, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Lang Lang

    Tom Service marks the 100th anniversary of Mahler's death.

  4. Reykjavik Concert Hall, Ilan Volkov

    Petroc Trelawny visits Reykjavik's new concert hall and talks to conductor Ilan Volkov.

  5. Terry Gilliam, Shostakovich Quartets, 60 Years of British Folk, Music and Technology

    Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch. Shostakovich and his quartets, 60 years of British folk.

  6. Musical Boston

    Tom Service travels to Boston, one of America's most important musical cities.

  7. Lorin Maazel, IMS Prussia Cove, Intellectual Property and Respighi.

    Tom Service talks to conductor Lorin Maazel and visits Prussia Cove in Cornwall.

  8. Gianandrea Noseda, Seven Mozart Librettos, Marc-Andre Hamelin

    Tom Service presents. Includes interviews with Gianandrea Noseda and Marc-Andre Hamelin.

  9. Peter Brook, Ravel Biography, Tinnitus

    Tom Service talks to theatre and opera director Peter Brook.

  10. Harry's Boston Concerto

    Tom Service talks to Harrison Birtwistle ahead of the premiere of his violin concerto.

  11. Peter Maxwell Davies, Bernard Herrmann, The Wesley Family

    Tom Service talks to Peter Maxwell Davies and explores the music of Bernard Herrmann.

  12. Christoph Eschenbach, The Fantastic Mr Fox, Nielsen

    Presented by Tom Service. With conductor and pianist Christoph Eschenbach.

  13. Brett Dean, Anna Nicole Smith, Musical Notation

    Presented by Tom Service. With composer Brett Dean, plus the opera Anna Nicole Smith.

  14. Henley Review, Anna Nicole Smith, Percy Grainger, Daniel Harding

    Presented by Tom Service. Includes a celebration of the life and music of Percy Grainger.

  15. Lennox Berkeley, Sabine Baring-Gould

    Tom Service on a new biography of composer Lennox Berkeley and folk music in Devon.

  16. Yannick Nezet-Seguin, Mike Figgis, Sviatoslav Richter Book

    Petroc Trelawny talks to film director Mike Figgis as he makes his operatic debut.

  17. Music in Tallinn and Turku

    Tom Service visits Tallinn and Turku to learn about the music of both cities.

  18. A Welsh Christmas

    Tom Service investigates music-making in Wales in the run-up to Christmas.

  19. Christine Brewer, The Music of Painting, Tannhauser

    With Tom Service. Including soprano Christine Brewer and the book The Music of Painting.

  20. Cecilia Bartoli, Streetwise Opera, Mischa Aster

    Presented by Tom Service. With mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli and Mischa Aster.

  21. Angela Hewitt, Opera in Essex, RAF Bands, A Dog's Heart

    Presented by Tom Service. With Angela Hewitt; opera in Essex; music from the RAF.

  22. Terry Riley, Centre for Creative and Performing Arts, Jonas Kaufmann

    Tom Service talks to minimalist composer Terry Riley and German tenor Jonas Kaufmann.

  24. Ed Vaizey, Elgar Film, Eric Whitacre

    Tom Service talks to Ed Vaizey on the Government's spending review and music-making.

  25. Viktoria Mullova, Adolf Busch

    Tom Service meets violinist Viktoria Mullova. Plus a book about violinist Adolf Busch.

  26. Alexander Goehr, Shostakovich Preludes and Fugues, Leif Segerstam

    Tom Service talks to Alexander Goehr about his new opera Promised End.

  27. Donald Runnicles, Leo Black, Where's Chopin?, 13th-Century Music

    Presented by Petroc Trelawny. Includes an interview with conductor Donald Runnicles.

  28. Nino Rota, Niobe, Richard Egarr on the Bachs

    Tom Service and guests discuss a new book about the film composer Nino Rota.

  29. Julian Bream, Charles Rosen, French Opera

    Petroc Trelawny talks to celebrated guitarist Julian Bream.

  30. Cosima Wagner, Music from the Genome, John Adams

    Tom Service presents a biography of Cosima Wagner.

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