Music Matters Episodes Available now
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Alfred Brendel
Pianist Alfred Brendel talks to Tom Service about his life, career and new book on music.
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Thea Musgrave
Tom Service talks to composer Thea Musgrave.
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Dame Fanny Waterman, Roger Vignoles, Children of the Stone
Petroc Trelawny with Dame Fanny Waterman, pianist Roger Vignoles and author Sandy Tolan.
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Gunther Schuller 1925-2015, Damiano Michieletto, Alex Poots - MIF
Tom Service pays tribute to Gunther Schuller and talks to Damiano Michieletto & Alex Poots
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Murray Perahia
Pianist Murray Perahia talks to Tom Service about the music which currently occupies him.
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Elly Ameling, Sacconi Quartet: Heartfelt, Alain Altinoglu, Test Dept
Tom Service is in conversation with soprano Elly Ameling and conductor Alain Altinoglu.
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Nielsen 150
Tom Service visits Copenhagen and Odense to learn more about Carl Nielsen and his music.
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Jiri Belohlavek, In Prague with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Bela Bartok
Tom Service discusses the unique sound of the Czech Philharmonic and a new book on Bartok.
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Alan Gilbert, Matthias Pintscher, White Cube at Glyndebourne
Alan Gilbert, Matthias Pintscher, White Cube at Glyndebourne.
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Mike Leigh's Pirates of Penzance, New Government and the arts, Leif Ove Andsnes, Inside Song - Mozart
Tom Service reviews Mike Leigh's Pirates of Penzance and talks to pianist Leif Ove Andsnes