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FEATURES 26 Cover: 25 Greatest British Composers

We invited 167 leading musicians to vote on their top British composers of all time. Here are the results… 46 Lost in translation? Stephen Johnson explores how British music has been championed and interpreted by overseas conductors 50 Voices from the past A new compendium of f irst-hand musical accounts from centuries past catches the eye of Simon Heighes 54 A song in her heart Rebecca Franks explores an engaging new project to make the songs of Fanny Hensel available online to all 58 Nicola Ugo Stame Christopher Gillett tells the story of a heroic Italian tenor who lost his life facing up to the Nazi regime 62 Breaking the sound barrier Ailís Ní Ríain explains to Claire Jackson how hearing loss brings unique challenges to her work as a composer

EVERY MONTH 8 Letters 12 The Full Score 25 Richard Morrison 42 The BBC Music Magazine Interview

Mezzo Sarah Connolly talks to Amanda Holloway 66 Musical Destinations

Clare Stevens visits the Cumnock Tryst in Scotland 68 Composer of the Month

George Onslow, ‘ the French Beethoven’, by Misha Donat 72 Building a Library

Te r r y B l a i n explores Manuel de Falla’s El Amor Brujo 106 Live concert and opera highlights 108 Radio & TV 112 Crossword and Quiz 114 Music that Changed Me

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26 Who is Britain’s greatest ever composer?

Subscriptions £64.87 (UK); £65 (Europe); £74 (Rest of World) ABC Reg No. 3122 EDITORIAL Plus our favourite British composer not fe at ur ing in our Top 25 (s e e p26) Editor Charlotte Smith Ar no l d Ba x Deputy editor Jeremy Pound Ernest John Moeran Reviews editor Michael Beek William Alwyn Multi-platform content producer Ste ve Wr i g ht Edmund Rubbra Cover CD editor A l ic e Pea r son Art editor Dav Ludford

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