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Classical home listening: Martin James Bartlett: La Danse; Arvo Pärt: Tractus

The British pianist cuts a dash on his all-French new record, while string orchestra and choir join forces on ECM’s latest album of works by the Estonian composer

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2024

The Guardian view on radio plays: an underrated cultural resource that must be preserved

Editorial: Their status has fallen since the great days of Under Milk Wood or The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, but we still need audio dramas

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2024

On my radar: Alex Horne’s cultural highlights

The co-host and creator of Channel 4’s Taskmaster on the British equivalent of Hamilton, the charm of Radio 3 and a cool comedian’s scattergun memoir

The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2023

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Classical home listening: Sean Shibe; French music for two pianos – and Anthony Burgess’s guitar quartets

The star Scottish guitarist turns to South America; Charles Owen and Katya Apekisheva play Poulenc and more; and the Mēla Guitar Quartet premiere works by the author of A Clockwork Orange

The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2023

The week in audio: Death of a Code Breaker; A History of the World in Spy Objects; Legacy; Disability and the Adult Industry; The Essay– review

Radio Wales investigates the death of GCHQ’s Gareth Williams; Alice Loxton uncovers snippets of spy lore; and first-time producers deliver BBC radio gold

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2023

Classical home listening: Sarah Willis’s Cuban farewell; vocal works by Stuart MacRae

Horn player Sarah Willis is joined by three Berlin Phil colleagues on her final, joyful Cuban album. And electronica meets Middle English in MacRae’s absorbing new set of songs

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2023

‘The human stories behind the music we love’: Radio 3’s Composer of the Week turns 80

As the BBC programme celebrates a milestone, Donald Macleod – in the presenter’s chair for almost 25 years – reflects on its storytelling power and shares his own tales of Hollywood and handstands

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2023

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Classical home listening: Marin Marais, Madeleine Mitchell and Byrdsong

François Joubert-Caillet and L’Achéron excel in Marais’s fifth book of viol music; Mitchell’s diverse Violin Conversations is full of riches; and William Byrd is everywhere on Radio 3

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2023

I went home with two crystal trophies, and a sonic screwdriver kit: Jamie Barton on Cardiff Singer of the World

As the prestigious competition reaches its 40th birthday, 2013’s winner remembers an exhilarating, exhausting and emotional fortnight – and why she owes Bryn Terfel a pint

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2023

Aldeburgh festival premieres review – new music and new thinking illuminate opening weekend

Works by Sadie Harrison, David Horne, David Matthews, Michael Finnisy, Francisco Coll and Cassandra Miller were given their first performances over a captivating opening weekend

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2023

Going gaga? Time to give Radio 3 a try

Brief letters: Radio wars | Andrew Tate | Arrested development at 80 | Like father, like son | Timely NHS check-up

The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2023

Major BBC radio stations see second consecutive year-on-year drop in listeners

However, Radio 5 Live experienced a strong uptick in the final quarter of 2022 amid the World Cup.

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023

A sense of history on Brexit anniversary

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023

In a world of formulaic stations, BBC Radio 3 is fun

Letters: It has many hidden gems, writes Gillian Reynolds, from jazz, folk and world music shows to new dramas. Plus letters from Meirion Bowen and Emma Tristram

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2023

The Guardian view on Radio 3’s new leader: a tough challenge ahead

Editorial: Besieged by cuts, falling audiences and rows about ‘dumbing down’, BBC radio’s classical music flagship is small but still vitally important

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2023

Can BBC radio thrive in a new world of podcasts?

The loss of Ken Bruce, following other big-name DJs, is a blow for Radio 2. The challenge now is to stay relevant

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2022

Classical home listening: Sibelius songs; The Future Is Female: Vol 2

Mezzo Marianne Beate Kielland dazzles in orchestral versions of Sibelius’s songs. And pianist Sarah Cahill revels in three centuries of works by women

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2022

A royal overreaction by the British media

Brief letters: Coverage of the Queen’s death | Bigger questions | Cancelled Proms | Republicanism | Classic Radio 3

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2022

Sheku Kanneh-Mason: ‘There was a time when I played in the bathroom’

Ahead of his appearance at the Last Night of the Proms, the cellist talks about growing up in a house full of musicians, and his love of Tupac and Arsenal

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2022

The week in audio: Gaming Prom; The Silent Mind; The Electricity of Every Living Thing and more

The first ever video game Prom proves a treat for the open-minded

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022

Two flagship BBC radio stations lose listeners since start of year

However, Radio 6 Music, Radio 2 and Radio 3 all either held steady or gained listeners in the same time period.

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2022

The week in classical: Proms 2 & 5; Attila; Thomas Kelly – review

Star violist Lawrence Power and John Wilson’s orchestra dazzle at the Proms. Elsewhere, fireworks on the stage and podium in early Verdi, and a young pianist astonishes

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2022

The week in audio: Upfront: Euro 2022 Guide; Between the Ears: In the Footsteps of Beryl the Boot; Good Ship Brewdog

The women’s Euro championships are in safe hands with Upfront; plus, the sound effects artist who shaped postwar British film and the trouble with Brewdog

The Independent UK · May 24, 2022

BBC host first live performance at new music studios in East London

The performance formed part of the topping out ceremony, ahead of the opening in 2025.

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