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1antimuzak
Saturday 14th May 2022
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Vaughan Williams 150.
Tom Service presents a special edition to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ralph Vaughan Williams. He is joined by Dan Grimley for a walk in the Surrey Hills where Vaughan Williams grew up to explore the ways in which the community, sound and landscape of this area shaped his music and his thinking. They also visit Dorking town centre where Vaughan Williams played a central role in the community, especially during the Second World War and in the local music scene as conductor of the Leith Hill Musical Festival for almost 50 years. Violinist Midori Komachi talks about taking Vaughan Williams' music to Japanese audiences and a new dual language release featuring his works for violin and piano, while conductor Vasily Petrenko delves into what makes his music distinctly British. Writer Rob Young discusses the composer's patriotism, socialism and the lens through which we see him today, and folk singer Shirley Collins looks at Vaughan Williams' place in a century of folk song collecting.
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Vaughan Williams 150.
Tom Service presents a special edition to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ralph Vaughan Williams. He is joined by Dan Grimley for a walk in the Surrey Hills where Vaughan Williams grew up to explore the ways in which the community, sound and landscape of this area shaped his music and his thinking. They also visit Dorking town centre where Vaughan Williams played a central role in the community, especially during the Second World War and in the local music scene as conductor of the Leith Hill Musical Festival for almost 50 years. Violinist Midori Komachi talks about taking Vaughan Williams' music to Japanese audiences and a new dual language release featuring his works for violin and piano, while conductor Vasily Petrenko delves into what makes his music distinctly British. Writer Rob Young discusses the composer's patriotism, socialism and the lens through which we see him today, and folk singer Shirley Collins looks at Vaughan Williams' place in a century of folk song collecting.
2antimuzak
Saturday 21st May 2022
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Ethel Smyth: The Wreckers.
Kate Molleson speaks to conductor Robin Ticciati and director Melly Still about a new production at Glyndebourne of Ethel Smyth's opera The Wreckers in its original French libretto.
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Ethel Smyth: The Wreckers.
Kate Molleson speaks to conductor Robin Ticciati and director Melly Still about a new production at Glyndebourne of Ethel Smyth's opera The Wreckers in its original French libretto.
3antimuzak
Saturday 11th June 2022
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Tom Service talks to conductor John Mauceri about his new book The War on Music.
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Tom Service talks to conductor John Mauceri about his new book The War on Music.
4antimuzak
Saturday 22nd October 2022
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Edward Dusinberre.
Tom Service joins violinist Rachel Podger for a walk in the Brecon Beacons to talk about her new album of lesser-known music written for solo violin and her annual Brecon Baroque Festival. Tom also chats to Takacs Quartet violinist Edward Dusinberre about his new book Distant Melodies, which explores ideas of home, displacement and return through the chamber music of Dvorak, Elgar, Bartok and Britten.
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Edward Dusinberre.
Tom Service joins violinist Rachel Podger for a walk in the Brecon Beacons to talk about her new album of lesser-known music written for solo violin and her annual Brecon Baroque Festival. Tom also chats to Takacs Quartet violinist Edward Dusinberre about his new book Distant Melodies, which explores ideas of home, displacement and return through the chamber music of Dvorak, Elgar, Bartok and Britten.
5antimuzak
Saturday 26th November 2022
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Beethoven in Russia.
Kate Molleson reviews Frederick W Skinner's new book Beethoven in Russia - and learns more about how the composer's music interfaced with politics in Russia and the struggle that culminated in the 1917 Revolution.
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Beethoven in Russia.
Kate Molleson reviews Frederick W Skinner's new book Beethoven in Russia - and learns more about how the composer's music interfaced with politics in Russia and the struggle that culminated in the 1917 Revolution.
6antimuzak
Saturday 10th December 2022
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
John Rutter.
Beloved by choirs and audiences all over the world, John Rutter is one of the most popular and successful choral composers of the last half-century and for many people Rutter's carols and arrangements are the sound of Christmas. The festive season would be unthinkable today without the joyful tunes of Shepherd's Pipe Carol or Star Carol resounding in school halls, churches and concert halls. Tom Service visits the composer at his home in Cambridge to try to learn the secret of writing a great carol, and to chat about an illustrious career that has also included major choral works such as his Requiem and Gloria. They aslo drop in on a rehearsal with the Bach Choir in London, as John prepares them for his gala Christmas Celebration concert at the Royal Albert Hall.
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
John Rutter.
Beloved by choirs and audiences all over the world, John Rutter is one of the most popular and successful choral composers of the last half-century and for many people Rutter's carols and arrangements are the sound of Christmas. The festive season would be unthinkable today without the joyful tunes of Shepherd's Pipe Carol or Star Carol resounding in school halls, churches and concert halls. Tom Service visits the composer at his home in Cambridge to try to learn the secret of writing a great carol, and to chat about an illustrious career that has also included major choral works such as his Requiem and Gloria. They aslo drop in on a rehearsal with the Bach Choir in London, as John prepares them for his gala Christmas Celebration concert at the Royal Albert Hall.
7antimuzak
Monday 2nd January 2023 (starting this evening)
Time: 22:00 to 22:45 (45 minutes long)
Vaughan Williams Today.
Tom Service presents a special edition of the show from May marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ralph Vaughan Williams. He is joined by Dan Grimley for a walk in the Surrey Hills where Vaughan Williams grew up to explore the ways in which the community, sound and landscape of this area shaped his music and his thinking. They also visit Dorking town centre where Vaughan Williams played a central role in the community, especially during the Second World War and in the local music scene as conductor of the Leith Hill Musical Festival for almost 50 years. Violinist Midori Komachi talks about taking Vaughan Williams' music to Japanese audiences and a new dual language release featuring his works for violin and piano, while conductor Vasily Petrenko delves into what makes his music distinctly British. Writer Rob Young discusses the composer's patriotism, socialism and the lens through which we see him today, and folk singer Shirley Collins looks at Vaughan Williams' place in a century of folk song collecting.
Time: 22:00 to 22:45 (45 minutes long)
Vaughan Williams Today.
Tom Service presents a special edition of the show from May marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ralph Vaughan Williams. He is joined by Dan Grimley for a walk in the Surrey Hills where Vaughan Williams grew up to explore the ways in which the community, sound and landscape of this area shaped his music and his thinking. They also visit Dorking town centre where Vaughan Williams played a central role in the community, especially during the Second World War and in the local music scene as conductor of the Leith Hill Musical Festival for almost 50 years. Violinist Midori Komachi talks about taking Vaughan Williams' music to Japanese audiences and a new dual language release featuring his works for violin and piano, while conductor Vasily Petrenko delves into what makes his music distinctly British. Writer Rob Young discusses the composer's patriotism, socialism and the lens through which we see him today, and folk singer Shirley Collins looks at Vaughan Williams' place in a century of folk song collecting.
8antimuzak
Saturday 4th February 2023
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Kate Molleson talks to pianist Stephen Hough about his memoir Enough, Scenes from Childhood, which has just been released.
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Kate Molleson talks to pianist Stephen Hough about his memoir Enough, Scenes from Childhood, which has just been released.
9antimuzak
Saturday 11th March 2023
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Silvestrov's Music, Perfect Pitch, Inclusive Orchestras, Choral Music by Black Composers.
Historian Fanny Gribenski talks to Tom Service about the establisment of standard pitch, which did not only have artistic origins, but also scientific and even political ones.
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Silvestrov's Music, Perfect Pitch, Inclusive Orchestras, Choral Music by Black Composers.
Historian Fanny Gribenski talks to Tom Service about the establisment of standard pitch, which did not only have artistic origins, but also scientific and even political ones.
10antimuzak
Saturday 18th March 2023
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Marin Alsop.
Tom Service talks to American conductor Marin Alsop, who is recognised for her innovative approach to programming and audience development, deep commitment to education, and advocacy for music's importance in the world. She is the first woman to serve as the head of a major orchestra in the United States, South America, Austria and the UK.
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Marin Alsop.
Tom Service talks to American conductor Marin Alsop, who is recognised for her innovative approach to programming and audience development, deep commitment to education, and advocacy for music's importance in the world. She is the first woman to serve as the head of a major orchestra in the United States, South America, Austria and the UK.
11antimuzak
Saturday 1st April 2023
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Rachmaninov 150.
Kate Molleson marks the 150th anniversary of Sergei Rachmaninov's birth at his former home in Switzerland. After years of renovation, the Villa Senar on the banks of Lake Lucerne is re-opening to the public. This is the peaceful summer residence where Rachmaninov lived in the 1930s and where he composed the Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini and his Third Symphony.
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Rachmaninov 150.
Kate Molleson marks the 150th anniversary of Sergei Rachmaninov's birth at his former home in Switzerland. After years of renovation, the Villa Senar on the banks of Lake Lucerne is re-opening to the public. This is the peaceful summer residence where Rachmaninov lived in the 1930s and where he composed the Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini and his Third Symphony.
12antimuzak
Saturday 8th April 2023
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Whose Music?
Tom Service explores classical music's place in British society in light of the current national debate around public funding for the arts. He asks how classical music resonates with today's diverse communities, hearing the perspectives of musicians and arts leaders, both from within the UK and from abroad.
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Whose Music?
Tom Service explores classical music's place in British society in light of the current national debate around public funding for the arts. He asks how classical music resonates with today's diverse communities, hearing the perspectives of musicians and arts leaders, both from within the UK and from abroad.
13antimuzak
Saturday 29th April 2023
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Nicola Benedetti.
Sara Mohr-Pietsch talks to violinist Nicola Benedetti as she prepares for her inaugural programme as director of the Edinburgh International Festival. Conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya and director Isabella Bywater discuss a new staging of Henryk Gorecki's Symphony of Sorrowful Songs at English National Opera, while composer Tom W Green and baritone Lucia Luca talk about The World's Wife - a chamber opera for string quartet and singer that uses text from the poetry collection by Carol Ann Duffy.
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Nicola Benedetti.
Sara Mohr-Pietsch talks to violinist Nicola Benedetti as she prepares for her inaugural programme as director of the Edinburgh International Festival. Conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya and director Isabella Bywater discuss a new staging of Henryk Gorecki's Symphony of Sorrowful Songs at English National Opera, while composer Tom W Green and baritone Lucia Luca talk about The World's Wife - a chamber opera for string quartet and singer that uses text from the poetry collection by Carol Ann Duffy.
14antimuzak
Saturday 20th May 2023
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Sara Mohr-Pietsch talks to Poet Laureate Simon Armitage about the art of lyric writing, and hears from people involved in Leeds Lieder Festival about how poets and musicians have come together to write songs about the local community.
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Sara Mohr-Pietsch talks to Poet Laureate Simon Armitage about the art of lyric writing, and hears from people involved in Leeds Lieder Festival about how poets and musicians have come together to write songs about the local community.
15antimuzak
Saturday 27th May 2023
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Tom Service talks to conductor and composer Ivan Fischer - the founder of the acclaimed Budapest Festival Orchestra - ahead of his appearances with his ensemble at the BBC Proms and at Edinburgh International Festival this summer. Plus, musicians and composers including violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja talk about the music of Gyorgy Ligeti, whose centenary will be celebrated this year.
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Tom Service talks to conductor and composer Ivan Fischer - the founder of the acclaimed Budapest Festival Orchestra - ahead of his appearances with his ensemble at the BBC Proms and at Edinburgh International Festival this summer. Plus, musicians and composers including violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja talk about the music of Gyorgy Ligeti, whose centenary will be celebrated this year.
16antimuzak
Saturday 1st July 2023
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Four Hundred Years of William Byrd.
As part of Byrd 400, Tom Service visits Lincoln Cathedral to find out what impact its acoustics had on the music that William Byrd composed while he was Master of the Choristers there. He also talks to contemporary composers including Gabriel Jackson and James Weeks about the abiding influence of Byrd on their work.
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Four Hundred Years of William Byrd.
As part of Byrd 400, Tom Service visits Lincoln Cathedral to find out what impact its acoustics had on the music that William Byrd composed while he was Master of the Choristers there. He also talks to contemporary composers including Gabriel Jackson and James Weeks about the abiding influence of Byrd on their work.
17antimuzak
Saturday 16th September 2023
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Janet Baker.
As she celebrates her 90th birthday, mezzo Janet Baker joins presenter Sara Mohr-Pietsch to explore her life in music.
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Janet Baker.
As she celebrates her 90th birthday, mezzo Janet Baker joins presenter Sara Mohr-Pietsch to explore her life in music.
18antimuzak
Saturday 28th October 2023
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Andras Schiff.
Sara Mohr-Pietsch meets celebrated pianist and conductor Andras Schiff and learns more about his desire to remain spontaneous and surprise audiences with programmes announced from the concert platform.
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Andras Schiff.
Sara Mohr-Pietsch meets celebrated pianist and conductor Andras Schiff and learns more about his desire to remain spontaneous and surprise audiences with programmes announced from the concert platform.
19antimuzak
Saturday 24th February 2024
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Sara Mohr-Pietsch talks to renowned American pianist Jeremy Denk ahead of his Wigmore Hall recital of Bach Partitas, as well as Grammy-nominated composer Missy Mazzoli ahead of the day-long immersion into her work with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Writer Gillian Dooley discusses her new discoveries when researching her new book, She Played and Sang: Jane Austen and music, and tells Sara more about the role music held in Austen's life.
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Sara Mohr-Pietsch talks to renowned American pianist Jeremy Denk ahead of his Wigmore Hall recital of Bach Partitas, as well as Grammy-nominated composer Missy Mazzoli ahead of the day-long immersion into her work with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Writer Gillian Dooley discusses her new discoveries when researching her new book, She Played and Sang: Jane Austen and music, and tells Sara more about the role music held in Austen's life.
20antimuzak
Saturday 23rd March 2024
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Mark Elder.
Tom Service talks to conductor Mark Elder about his life in music and about working with the Hallé, the Manchester-based orchestra of which he has been music director since 2000.
Time: 11:45 to 12:30 (45 minutes long)
Mark Elder.
Tom Service talks to conductor Mark Elder about his life in music and about working with the Hallé, the Manchester-based orchestra of which he has been music director since 2000.
21antimuzak
Saturday 6th April 2024 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:03 to 14:00 (57 minutes long)
Music Fit for a King and a Nation. Series 1, episode 1.
Music journalist Richard Morrison explores the current state of classical music in the UK, beginning by exploring the showcase of British music at Charles III's coronation last May. He asks what the carefully programmed music tells us about both the identity and the state of British music now, and particularly in a post-pandemic climate, played out against the cost of living crisis and cries for financial help from all corners of the music industry. With music by Purcell, Judith Weir and Paul Mealor.
(New Series, Series 1, Episode 1)
Time: 13:03 to 14:00 (57 minutes long)
Music Fit for a King and a Nation. Series 1, episode 1.
Music journalist Richard Morrison explores the current state of classical music in the UK, beginning by exploring the showcase of British music at Charles III's coronation last May. He asks what the carefully programmed music tells us about both the identity and the state of British music now, and particularly in a post-pandemic climate, played out against the cost of living crisis and cries for financial help from all corners of the music industry. With music by Purcell, Judith Weir and Paul Mealor.
(New Series, Series 1, Episode 1)
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