Music Matters Episodes Episode guide
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Bernstein's New York
Tom Service travels to New York City to discover Bernstein's musical and social legacy.
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Music and Language
Kate Molleson explores connections between music and language.
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Debussy, David Toop and Rhythms of the Heart
Tom Service previews Glyndebourne's new production of Pelleas et Melisande.
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Tom Service talks to conductor Paavo Jarvi
Tom Service talks to Paavo Jarvi and to composers John L Adams and Tansy Davies on nature.
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Chicago: Yo-Yo Ma and Riccardo Muti
Tom Service visits Chicago to talk to cellist Yo-Yo Ma and conductor Riccardo Muti.
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Music and language in Northern Ireland
Kate Molleson with the latest feature about music and language around the British Isles.
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Christopher Purves
Tom Service talks to acclaimed British baritone Christopher Purves.
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Interview with conductor Stephane Deneve
Tom Service talks to conductor Stephane Deneve. Also viola da gamba player Hille Perl.
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Lancashire dialect in song
Broadside ballads in Manchester.
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Gabriela Montero, Menahem Pressler, Deborah Pritchard, Composer-Artists
Tom Service talks to pianists Gabriela Montero and Menahem Pressler.
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George Benjamin
Kate Molleson meets leading English composer George Benjamin.
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Music in Japan
Tom Service visits Japan to explore musical portals to other worlds.
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Jennifer Johnston, JACK Quartet and the British Museum concerts
Tom Service interviews Jennifer Johnston. Also, the American JACK Quartet.
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Laurie Anderson
Tom Service meets American composer and multi-media artist Laurie Anderson.
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Eva-Maria Westbroek, Philip Venables, Opening of Queen Elizabeth Hall, Music and Wellbeing
Tom Service talks to composer Philip Venables and soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek.
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Mark-Anthony Turnage
Kate Molleson meets Mark-Anthony Turnage and Norma Waterson of the Watersons folk singers.
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Debussy's Paris
Tom Service with new perspectives on Debussy.
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Laurence Equilbey
Tom Service talks to Laurence Equilbey, plus Lili Boulanger 100 years after her death.
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Music Matters at Free Thinking
Tom Service and the Music and Science Lab from Durham University return to Free Thinking.
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Music and Language in the South East
Kate Molleson explores connections between music and language in the South East.
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Christophe Rousset
Tom Service meets Christophe Rousset, the inspirational harpsichordist and conductor.
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Pianist Jeremy Denk
Sara Mohr-Pietsch talks to pianist Jeremy Denk. A discussion on casting diversity in opera
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Leadership in Classical Music
Sara Mohr-Pietsch looks at the culture of leadership in classical music.
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Is Iceland the world's most musical country?
Tom Service visits Reykjavik to ask whether Iceland is the world's most musical country.
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Gerald Finley and Tamara Stefanovich
Sara Mohr-Pietsch meets Gerald Finley and Tamara Stefanovich.
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Paul Lewis, Bayeux Tapestry, London Sinfonietta
Tom Service meets pianist Paul Lewis.
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James Rhodes, Monteverdi and the Genesis Suite
Sara Mohr-Pietsch interviews pianist James Rhodes. And Monteverdi's The Return of Ulysses.
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Esa-Pekka Salonen
Tom Service talks to the renowned Finnish composer and conductor, Esa-Pekka Salonen.
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Spirit of Bach
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores what lies beneath Bach's music with Angela Hewitt and others.
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Craft and Traditions
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores traditions and crafts from the UK to the Arab world.