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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

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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

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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

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‘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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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A sense of history on Brexit anniversary

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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

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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

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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

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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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A royal overreaction by the British media

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

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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

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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

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The Independent UK

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.

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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

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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

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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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