LISTENING TO TCHAIKOVSKY: Béla Hartmann uses his knowledge of Eastern Europe to argue against the banning of all Russian culture following Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
DISCUSSION: Defining Our Field - what is 'classical music' to us, why are we involved and what can we learn from our differences? Read John Dante Prevedini's essay, watch the panel discussion and make your own comments.
Italian composer Benedetto Marcello was born in Venice on either 31 July or 1 August 1686. He studied with Antonio Lotti and Francesco Gasparini, then managed to combine a career in law and public service - he was also a magistrate and district governor - with that of composer.
Known best for his Estro poetico-armonico (1724-7), he also wrote cantatas, concertos, duets, madrigals, masses, oratorios, sinfonias, sonatas and theatre works.
His brother Alessandro Marcello was also a composer.
Benedetto Marcello suffered from ill health, and died from tuberculosis on 24 July 1739, aged fifty-two.
Ensemble. Airborne Twice - Giuseppe Pennisi attends a cello and piano recital unexpectedly
Ensemble. Woman for all Seasons - Gerald Fenech returns to Festival Maribor in Slovenia
Record Box. Virtuosic Turns - Solo sonatas by Benedetto Marcello, reviewed by Gerald Fenech