BBC Music Magazine  |  Feb-21
This month, we meet the Scottish percussionist Evelyn Glennie, who shows us around her 2000-strong instrument collection, introducing us to the marimba, snare drum, gamelan and armonica that have shaped her career. Sophy Roberts, author of The Lost Pianos of Siberia, takes us on her journey across Russia in search of the country’s most fascinating pianos, while Paul Riley takes us back in time to the Palace of Versailles’s opera house, built in the dying years of the French monarchy.
Also this month, Tom Service meets the French conductor Emmanuelle Haïm, as her ensemble Le Concert d’Astrée reaches its 21st year. She discusses the important role Baroque music has played in her life and her relentless enthusiasm to share it with a wider audience. Mahler’s grimly enthralling cantata Das klagende Lied is on this month’s cover CD, in a performance featuring the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge and the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Plus, we name the best recordings of Schumann’s Frauenliebe und -leben and Verdi is our Composer of the Month.
read more
read less
As the world’s best-selling classical music magazine, BBC Music is the authority on all things classical and is a must-have magazine for composers, artists and fans alike! For over 25 years, this monthly magazine has compiled the best from the world of classical music and has brought together a variety of unique and exclusive articles you wouldn’t find anywhere else.
BBC Music Magazine loves to celebrate beautiful music, taking it’s readers on a journey around the world and through time to celebrate the old, the new and the undiscovered best classical music around.
Within each issue, you’ll find expertly written pieces that explore the complex world of classical music, as well as exclusive interviews with groundbreaking artists and composers. Each issue also brings you over 100 reviews of new music recordings every month and up-to-date listings of classical concerts, TV features and radio shows.
Professional composer, part-time musician or armchair fan, BBC Music Magazine is ideal for all lovers of the art, so why not get yourself closer to the music you love today with a digital magazine subscription?
Take out a subscription to BBC Music Magazine today and you’ll enjoy the following every month:
- The latest news from the world of classical music
- More than 100 new music recording reviews every single month
- Exclusive interviews with the biggest names in classical music
- Classical TV and Radio highlights to look out for
- Live concert listings and reviews from around the country
- In-depth features into the history of classical music
- The latest issue delivered directly to your device every month
- A discount off the RRP price
You'll receive 13 issues during a 1 year BBC Music Magazine magazine subscription.
Note: Digital editions do not include the covermount items or supplements you would find with printed copies.
Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in BBC Music Magazine Feb-21.