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Music Matters
George Benjamin, Daniele Gatti, Ravel and Decadence
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Composer George Benjamin talks to Tom Service about his latest opera. Plus conductor Daniele Gatti, and how the 19th-century French decadent movement shaped the music of Ravel.
Catherine Bott explores the many vocal compositions by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, known as the 'Orpheus of Amsterdam'. Show more
In a concert from Wigmore Hall in London, pianist Leon McCawley plays two Chopin Nocturnes, Debussy's suite Pour le Piano and Schumann's character portraits, Carnaval. Show more
Pianist Kathryn Stott shares a selection of music connected with one of her lifelong passions: the music and musicians of France. Including works by Bizet, Ravel and Lalo. Show more
Alyn Shipton presents a selection of listeners' requests. Including a celebration of arranger Gil Evans's centenary with suggestions for music from all eras of his work. Show more
Andrew McGregor presents a performance given at the Coliseum in London of the controversial opera The Death of Klinghoffer, with Alan Opie in the title role. Directed by Tom Morris. Show more
Ed Harris's provocative play addressing social inequality and unseen urban divisions. A couple awake one morning to find their neighbourhood has been enclosed by a wall. Show more
A performance of Korean composer Unsuk Chin's Su, given at the BBC Symphony Orchestra's Total Immersion event. Unsuk Chin: Su. Wu Wei (sheng), BBC Symphony Orchestra/Ilan Volkov. Show more
Ivan Hewett presents new music for orchestra by young composers. Plus the Hear and Now Fifty: a profile of George Benjamin's chamber orchestral score At First Light. Show more
Geoffrey Smith presents a personal journey, taking in great musicians and great music. He surveys the contribution made by Duke Ellington's vocalists including Ivie Anderson. Show more
John Shea presents the Sydney Symphony under Mark Wigglesworth in works by Rossini and Shostakovich. Bernd Glemser is soloist in Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto. Show more
