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Music: Classical

A thorough look at the week's classical music releases, plus news and recommendations.

A thorough look at the week's classical music releases, plus news and the Radio 3 Disc of the Week recommendation.

Record Review: Andrew McGregor with Laura Tunbridge and Tom McKinney

Andrew McGregor with Laura Tunbridge and Tom McKinney

BBC Radio 3 - Record Review, Andrew McGregor with Laura Tunbridge and Tom McKinney

New classical releases and Building a Library on Debussy's String Quartet

Building a Library on Debussy's String Quartet, plus Tom McKinney reviews new releases by contemporary composers

with Andrew McGregor

09.30
Building a Library: Laura Tunbridge picks a personal favourite from among the recordings of Debussy's String Quartet

Claude Debussy wrote his only string quartet in 1893 when he was 31 years old. After abandoning his opera Rodrigue et Chimène, he planned to write two string quartets. But this was the only one he completed. It is full of sensual and impressionistic harmonies. Debussy wrote that "any sounds in any combination and in any succession are henceforth free to be used in a musical continuity."

1030
Andrew and Tom McKinney discuss the latest batch of new releases of music by contemporary composers

11.45
Andrew chooses an outstanding new release as his Disc of the Week.

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.

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