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LETTER of the MONTH
Deep dismay as Sheffield Cathedral disbands its choir • Dean’s decision prompted by desire to increase diversity and extend repertoire
Swimming pool concert proves a stroke of genius
THE MONTH IN NUMBERS
Sound Bites
Felix Mendelssohn stands tall in Leipzig once again
Rising Stars • Three to look out for…
Also in October 2008
Instrument sales lead to harmony at home
DÉJÀ VU • History just keeps on repeating itself…
Anthony Davis
REWIND • Great artists talk about their past recordings
Studio Secrets • We reveal who’s recording what and where...
Buried Treasure • Soprano Sabine Devieilhe shares three recordings from her very own collection
Let’s reload the canon
FAREWELL TO…
Music to my ears • What the classical world has been listening to this month
READERS’ CHOICE
Our Choices • The BBC Music Magazine team’s current favourites
Richard Morrison • Can Britain's magnificent choral tradition survive the COVID crisis?
Nature & Nurture • Double bassist Misha Mullov-Abbado is the son of violinist Viktoria Mullova and late conductor Claudio Abbado. Stephen Moss talks to mother and son about their new joint album, and their unique family dynamic
Detached notes • Viktoria and Misha’s finest discs
Taxing inheritance • Following in a parent’s footsteps
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Salonen the composer • Five works to discover
The lost generation • The Nazis destroyed the lives and reputations of many Jewish composers, but decades on, their music is still awaiting rediscovery, says Jessica Duchen
Music in Exile • Highlights from the acclaimed Chandos series
The trailblazing diva • A century before Maria Callas caught the world’s attention, there was another singer wielding immense power both on and off stage. George Hall tells the story of the Italian soprano Giuditta Pasta
Voices of a century • Pasta’s contemporaries
Class action • As the new academic year starts up amid the continuing coronavirus pandemic, how are teachers and pupils preparing for one-to-one instrumental and singing lessons? Andrew Stewart reports
Classical tales • Casting an eye over his bookshelves, Michael White pulls out a clutch of music-related novels, including a 19th-century favourite that is now all but forgotten
The other Corelli
Haitink’s grand finale • John Bridcut takes us behind the scenes of his upcoming BBC TV documentary capturing the great Dutch conductor’s final concerts
Minnesota USA • Terry Blain reports from the Land of 10,000 Lakes, a state that is positively bursting with musical life from orchestras to choirs
Ole Bull, violinist
Max Bruch • Conservative he may have been, but the German deserves to be explored beyond his famous First Violin Concerto, says Erik Levi
Bruch’s style
BRUCH Life&Times
Concerti grossi, Op. 6 Arcangelo Corelli • Kate Bolton-Porciatti admires the Italian Baroque composer’s fine craftsmanship and winning elegance as she selects the best recordings
The composer
A sizzlingly expressive account
Three other great recordings
Continue the journey… • Further works to enjoy after hearing Corelli’s Concerti grossi Op. 6
Welcome
Rich rewards from this blistering Rachmaninov...