The team from BBC Music Magazine demystify the world of classical music through down-to-earth discussion and lively interviews. Want to know what an orchestral conductor actually does? Or how to write an effective soundtrack? Then this is the podcast for you!
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 3 days 42 minutes
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Introducing Music to my Ears
BBC Music Magazine’s brand new podcast, Music to my Ears, features a series of interviews with well-known classical musicians and composers about their musical passions and discoveries.
episode 1: Mahan Esfahani - Harpsichordist
Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani strolled around the centre of the Georgian city with Oliver Condy and shared his favourite music, including a symphonic discovery and the single piece of music he couldn’t live without…
episode 2: Amy Dickson - Saxophonist
Australian saxophonist Amy Dickson tells us about the music that’s shaped her life, from the Spanish piano music she listened to in the car as a child to Philip Glass’s violin transcriptions, which helped her learn how to circular breathe.
episode 3: Nicholas Collon - Conductor
Founder and conductor of the groundbreaking Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon explores the music that has inspired him over the years, from the Bach piano pieces he learnt as a child to glorious moments of English choral music.
episode 4: Anna Lapwood - Organist and choirmaster
Organist, choirmaster and presenter Anna Lapwood talks about her role at Pembroke College as director music, her first recording with the choir there and her musical loves that ranges from Strauss and Tchaikovsky to the choral music of Caroline Shaw.
episode 5: Jake Heggie - Composer
The American composer talks to Michael Beek about his career and chooses the music that first inspired him and that which he can’t live without.
episode 6: Sally Beamish - Composer
British composer Sally Beamish joined us via video conferencing software in lockdown to discuss the surprising musical discoveries she’s been making while at home with her partner.
episode 7: Zeb Soanes - Newsreader
Familiar to BBC Radio 4 listeners as an announcer, newsreader and, perhaps above all, the voice of the Shipping Forecast, Zeb Soanes has been a classical music enthusiast from a young age. He tells us about the music that has inspired him over the year...
episode 8: Isata Kanneh-Mason – Pianist
Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason joins our managing editor Rebecca Franks at the Royal Academy of Music to share the music she’s listened to throughout her life. From discovering Rachmaninov on CD in the car with her parents and seven highly musical siblings
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