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Books on Opera and World Music, Matthew Herbert

BBC Radio 3

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Tom Service reviews two books, one on some of opera's psychologically flawed characters and the other on The Other Classical Musics. Plus Finchcocks closing and Matthew Herbert. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Service
Interviewed Guest:
John Cordingly
Interviewed Guest:
Elaine Padmore
Interviewed Guest:
David Alden
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Church
Interviewed Guest:
Robin Denselow
Interviewed Guest:
Jane Cornwell
Interviewed Guest:
Matthew Herbert
Source: BBC Online

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.