BBC Music Magazine - Christmas 2023

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King’s College Choir
Amanda Holloway heads to Cambridge, home of the famous Nine Lessons and Carols radio broadcast.

A King of King’s
Andrew Green remembers Boris Ord, the choirmaster who did so much to make King’s what it is today.

Settling the Score
Femke Colborne reports on how a classic Charlie Chaplin film has been adorned with brand new music..

Albert Hall celebrates its past as archive is revamped

Million-pound 'rescue operation' brings together thousands of historic artefacts

1 min

Bernstein celebrates festive freedom in East Berlin

\"I believe that Beethoven would have given us his blessing. Let freedom live!\"

2 mins

With a cherry on top

Despite its ostensibly festive sounds, Brahms's Fourth Symphony presents a vortex of despair, writes Tom Service. Perfect, then, for the Christmas season!

2 mins

Richard Morrison

Today's musicians shouldn't be afraid to take on political causes

3 mins

Singing Lessons

As the Choir of King's College, Cambridge celebrates the 95th anniversary of its Nine Lessons and Carols broadcasts, Amanda Holloway meets music director Daniel Hyde

8 mins

THE BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE INTERVIEW: Tasmin Little

'When I make a speech, I have a message to deliver - just as with my violin I had a message to deliver through the music'

6 mins

A King of King's

Boris Ord was music director at King's College, Cambridge from 1929 to 1957, but his contribution is often overlooked. It's about time we gave him the recognition he deserves, writes Andrew Green

6 mins

15 Christmas Music Essentials

It's time to make a few notes, please, as Jeremy Pound sets out his musical must-have list for the festive season that lies ahead

7 mins

Guiding lights

In recent years, the Candlelight Concerts brand has become a phenomenon, helped in no small part by social media. Rebecca Franks finds out more

5 mins

Settling the score

Charlie Chaplin's film A Woman of Paris has a complicated musical past - now a new score, orchestrated by Timothy Brock, is available for its 100th anniversary, as Femke Colborne reports

5 mins

A steady hand

The venerable French conductor Roger Désormière died 60 years ago, in October 1963. Roger Nichols recalls a musician of impeccable timing and taste

6 mins

Bergen Norway

With an acclaimed local orchestra, music is everywhere in this city and its most famous composer is never far away, finds Jeremy Pound

3 mins

Bernard Herrmann

This complex and irascible man was plagued by frustration, but remains one of cinema's most iconic musical voices, says Michael Beek

6 mins

Russell Watson

The genial British singer has enjoyed an enduring popularity since his first hit album The Voice dominated the charts in 2000.

3 mins

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