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PODCAST: Join Jenna Orkin, Maria Nockin, John Paleiden, Gerald Fenech, Julian Jacobson, Patrick Maxwell, Giuseppe Pennisi and Mike Wheeler for a fascinating fifty-minute audio only programme.
A Delius Cookbook - Mike Wheeler reports on unusual rumours from Grez-sur-Loing in France
Youthful Hilarity - George Colerick discusses comedy in Giuseppe Verdi's early opera 'Un Giorno di Regno'
Ensemble. An Invaluable Experience - 'Ariadne auf Naxos' in New York, appreciated by Gregory Moomjy
Depth of Concentration - Stephen Kovacevich plays Beethoven, Schumann and Bach, heard by Mike Wheeler
CD Spotlight. Knowledge and Imagination - Lavinia Meijer plays recent music for harp, and impresses Paul Sarcich. '... an exceptional player ...'
Ensemble. Drama and Comedy - British humour under the Neapolitan sun, in 'L'Elisir d'Amore' in Rome and San Francisco, by Giuseppe Pennisi
Majesty, Moment and Control - Ben Bloor's concluding recital for Derby Cathedral's 2010 summer organ series impresses Tony Westerman
CD Spotlight. Powerful and Concise - Blomstedt conducts Richard Strauss, heard by Robert Anderson. '... a composer of infinite promise ...'
CD Spotlight. Sheer Delight - Table music by Biber, recommended by Patric Standford. '... a superb and sensitive performance ...'
CD Spotlight. Strength and Lyricism - Chamber music by Hugh Wood, heard by Patric Standford. '... taut stamina.'
Scholarship and Humour - Simon Lindley opens Derby Cathedral's summer season of organ recitals, reviewed by Tony Westerman
Ensemble. Pure Magic - Opera North's 'Rusalka', reviewed by Mike Wheeler
Ensemble. Seventh Heaven - Christine Brewer and Craig Rutenberg's recital in Los Angeles, reviewed by Maria Nockin
Ensemble. Neatly Balanced - A City Lit music gala, enjoyed by Malcolm Miller
Ensemble. Pushing Back the Boundaries - London Sinfonietta's 'British Experiments', reviewed by Chris Graham
His Forever - My Love Affair with Johann Sebastian Bach, by Gloria DeVidas Kirchheimer
Ensemble. Soulful Intimacy - A concert by Yasmin Levy lingers in Malcolm Miller's memory
CD Spotlight. Miniaturist Skills - Music by Carey Blyton, heard by Patric Standford. '... a delight for both performer and listener.'
Refreshingly Imaginative - A recital by Helen Reid impresses Mike Wheeler
CD Spotlight. Captivating Repertoire - Latin music from Quartet San Francisco, recommended by Howard Smith. '... constantly alive to dynamic nuances and lyrical subtleties ...'
Ensemble. Lyrical Athleticism - The Paul Taylor Dance Company and the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra celebrate Paul Taylor's eightieth birthday, reviewed by Rebecca Schmid
CD Spotlight. Mozart across Niagara - Peter Hatch's 'Wiki Mozart' delights Jennifer Paull. '... an intoxicating cocktail.'
Ask Alice - A heartfelt 'cri-de-coeur' from classical music's agony aunt, Alice McVeigh
Ask Alice - Busking amongst the sheep and speed cameras, classical music's agony aunt, Alice McVeigh, live this week from Wales
Ask Alice - On diction and eye jobs, with classical music's agony aunt, Alice McVeigh, live this week from Brighton pier
Ask Alice - On first love and Art, with classical music's agony aunt, Alice McVeigh
Ask Alice - On anonymous Christmas cards, with classical music's agony aunt, Alice McVeigh
Ask Alice - Recent changes in UK legislation impinge on the world of classical music's agony aunt, Alice McVeigh
Ask Alice - More questions and answers with Alice McVeigh, during which our Agony Aunt's cover is finally blown ...
Ask Alice - Choristers and Christmas gifts, with classical music's agony aunt, Alice McVeigh
Ask Alice - Conductors' handshakes and solo bows, with classical music's agony aunt, Alice McVeigh
Ask Alice - Problems of the back and the leg, dealt swift blows by classical music's agony aunt, Alice McVeigh
Ask Alice - Classical music's agony aunt, Alice McVeigh, deals with problems of food and light ...
Ask Alice - On machines and men, with classical music's agony aunt, Alice McVeigh
Ask Alice - Classical music's agony aunt, Alice McVeigh, apologises to her Welsh readers
Ask Alice - A brush with the law for classical music's agony aunt, Alice McVeigh
Ask Alice - On changing teachers, with classical music's agony aunt, Alice McVeigh
Ask Alice - Freedom, A Serf's Charter, by classical music's agony aunt, Alice McVeigh
Ask Alice - More questions and answers with classical music's agony aunt, Alice McVeigh
Ask Alice - Classical music's agony aunt, Alice McVeigh, on poetry
Ask Alice - The agony aunt and the butterfly, by Alice McVeigh
Ask Alice - DGriffs is not amused by classical music's agony aunt, Alice McVeigh
Ask Alice - Classical music's agony aunt Alice McVeigh visits Legoland (?!)
Ask Alice - On spiders and singing ... from classical music's agony aunt, Alice McVeigh
Ask Alice - More answers from classical music's agony aunt, Alice McVeigh
Ask Alice - Classical music's agony aunt, Alice McVeigh, is back (!!!!!!!)
Ask DGriffs - A flood of correspondence for M&V's newly appointed 'agony uncle'
Ask Alice - Men problems this week for classical music's agony aunt, Alice McVeigh
Ask Alice - Another eye-opening selection from classical music's agony aunt, Alice McVeigh
Ask Alice - Practical advice from classical music's agony aunt, Alice McVeigh
Ask Alice - Trouble with emails this week for classical music agony aunt, Alice McVeigh
Ask Alice - Our classical music 'agony aunt', Alice McVeigh, tackles more questions
Ask Alice - more questions to Alice McVeigh, the 'agony aunt' of classical music
Ask Alice - more of your questions answered by our classical music agony aunt, Alice McVeigh
Ask Alice - in the first of a new series, Alice McVeigh, cellist, author and 'agony aunt' of classical music, answers your questions
Nuggets of advice - Alice McVeigh's 'All Risks Musical', read by Keith Bramich
The Bell Tolls too soon for Derek - A tribute to Derek Bell (1935-2002) of The Chieftains, by Jennifer Paull