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Music Matters Episodes

  1. Cecilia Bartoli, Streetwise Opera, Mischa Aster

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

  2. 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.

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

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

  5. Ed Vaizey, Elgar Film, Eric Whitacre

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

  6. Viktoria Mullova, Adolf Busch

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  10. Julian Bream, Charles Rosen, French Opera

    Petroc Trelawny talks to celebrated guitarist Julian Bream.

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

    Tom Service presents a biography of Cosima Wagner.

  12. Bryn Terfel, Peter Pears, Daniel Hope, Zaide

    Petroc Trelawny meets Bryn Terfel in Cardiff and marks the centenary of tenor Peter Pears.

  13. Jonathan Nott, Schumann

    Tom Service meets young conductor Jonathan Nott. Plus the lasting interest in Schumann.

  14. Opera

    Tom Service discusses, with artists and experts, if opera matters as an art form today.

  15. Nigel Kennedy, Alzheimer's, John Cage

    Tom Service talks to violinist Nigel Kennedy about Poland and explores the music of Cage.

  16. Thomas Ades Interview

    Tom Service presents a rare, extended interview with composer Thomas Ades.

  17. Monteverdi Vespers, Michel van der Aa, Christopher Page

    Tom Service explores Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 and talks to composer Michel van der Aa.

  18. Rolando Villazon

    Tom Service talks to Rolando Villazon about performance, his throat surgery and Handel.

  19. Edgar Varese/Ton Koopman/London Piano Making

    Petroc Trelawny explores the music of Edgar Varese and talks to Ton Koopman.

  20. Live Election Phone-In

    Tom Service chairs a phone-in about the future of classical music and the arts.

  21. Carlo Gesualdo, Stephen Kovacevich, Eliza Carthy

    Tom Service explores Carlo Gesualdo's music. Plus Stephen Kovacevich and Eliza Carthy.

  22. Samuel Barber/Emerson Quartet/West Side Story

    Tom Service marks Samuel Barber's birth centenary and talks to the Emerson Quartet.

  23. Chopin

    Pianists Maurizio Pollini and Krystian Zimerman talk about the music of Chopin.

  24. Scotland Week

    Tom Service presents a special programme from Glasgow.

  25. Christoph von Dohnanyi/Venetian Music/Bach Solo Music

    Tom Service explores the link between acoustics and music in Venice's churches.

  26. Istanbul

    Petroc Trelawny reports from Istanbul on the state of classical music in the city.

  27. The Gambler/Sibelius/Van Doesburg/The Westbrooks

    Presented by Petroc Trelawny. Featuring a new version of Prokofiev's opera The Gambler.

  28. Alan Gilbert/Nico Muhly/Dalston Songs/Julia Jones

    Presented by Tom Service. Featuring conductor Alan Gilbert and composer Nico Muhly.

  29. Henze, Mahler and Beatboxing

    Tom Service talks to composers writing new works for a Mahler symphony cycle.

  30. Tchaikovsky Biography/George Benjamin/Faure Songs

    Tom Service and guests discuss a new biography of Tchaikovsky.

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