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Visit Classical-Music.com for the very latest from the music world Contents FEBRUARY 2024 February Radio 3 highlights See p100 FEATURES 26 Awards 2024 nominations We invite you to vote on the f inest recordings of last year, as shortlisted by BBC Music’s expert reviewers 30 Cover: Rhapsody in Blue Mervyn Cooke tells how, 100 years ago, Gershwin brought together the worlds of jazz and classical in a revolutionary work that would take the world by storm 40 He’s got rhythm As a performer of Gershwin, the multi-talented pianist Oscar Levant had very few peers, reveals Misha Donat 44 Keep it in the family Claire Jackson looks at musical siblings, from the Mozarts and Mendelssohns to today’s top performers 48 Closing the gap Jessica Duchen assesses the state of play with regards to the number of female conductors on the world’s stages EVERY MONTH 8 Letters 12 The Full Score The latest news and interviews from the music world 25 Richard Morrison 36 The BBC Music Magazine Interview Robert von Bahr, founder of BIS Records, talks to Andrew Stewart as the Swedish label turns 50 years old 60 Musical Destinations Freya Parr enjoys a cutting-edge festival in Stroud 62 Composer of the Month The devilishly talented Giuseppe Tartini, by Paul Riley 66 Building a Library We explore Vaughan Williams’s Five Mystical Songs 100 Radio & TV 104 Crossword and Quiz 106 Music that Changed Me Bassoonist and radio presenter Linton Stephens 30 Rhapsody in Blue I K O L A J L U N D , N , M A R C O B O R G G R E V E I N E A S H M O R E : G E T T Y, C AT H E R PA G E I S T H : G E T T Y C O V E R Subscriptions £64.87 (UK); £65 (Europe); £74 (Rest of World) ABC Reg No. 3122 EDITORIAL Plus the composer who would be a nightmare to have as a sibling (see p44) Editor Charlotte Smith Robert Schumann Deputy editor Jeremy Pound Benjamin Britten Reviews editor Michael Beek Ludwig van Beethoven Multi-platform content producer Ste ve Wr i g ht Richard Wagner Cover CD editor A l ic e Pea r son Thomas Weelkes Art editor Dav Ludford Carlo Gesualdo Than k s to C l a i r e Ja c k s on , Jen ny P r ic e , Hannah Nepilova MARKETING Subscriptions director Jacky Perales-Morris Direct marketing manager Kel l ie La ne Senior direct marketing executive Joe Jones ADVERTISING Advertising sales director Mark Reen +44 (0)117 300 8810 Group advertisement manager Laura Jones +44 (0)117 300 8509 Senior account manager Rebecca Yirrell +44 (0)117 300 8811 Partnership manager Rebecca O’Connell +44 (0)117 300 8814 4 BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE
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44 Musical siblings Febr u a r y re v iew s Your guide to the best new recordings and books Patricia Kopatchinskaja plays works by Bartók and others on Ta k e 3 48 Female conductors Brand sales executives Victoria Pointer +44 (0)117 300 8102 Jenny Allan +44 (0)117 300 8546 Inserts Laurence Robertson +353 876 902208 SYNDICATION & LICENSING Tim Hudson +44 (0)20 7150 5170 Richard Bentley +44 (0)20 7150 5168 PRODUCTION Production director Sa r a h Powel l Production coordinator Emily Mounter Ad coordinator Channing Lee Ad de s i g ner Camilla Owen Reprographics Tony Hunt, Chris Sutch PUBLISHING Brand leader Rosa Sherwood Managing director A nd r ew Dav ie s Group managing director A ndy Marsha l l BBC STUDIOS, UK PUBLISHING Chair, editorial review boards Nichola s Bre t t Managing director, consumer products and licensing Stephen Dav ie s Global director, magazines Mandy Thwa i t e s Compliance manager Cameron McEwan UK publishing co-ordinator Eva Abram i k EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Jack Furness, Janet Tuppen, Adam Barker, Philip Raperport This magazine is published by Our Media Company Bristol Limited under l icence from BBC Studios 70 Recording of the Month Ta k e 3 Works by Bar tók , Poulenc et a l ‘Kopatchinskaja, Bieri and Leschenko bounce exuberantly off each other, generating a sophisticated tour de force’ 72 Orchestral 76 Concerto 78 Opera 80 Choral & Song 84 Chamber 88 Instrumental 92 Screen 94 Brief Notes 96 Books 97 Audio 98 From the Archive 99 Reviews Index guide Subscribe today to BBC Music Maga zine Save money on newsst a nd pr ices! See p10 for our fantastic of fer BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE 5

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44 Musical siblings

Febr u a r y re v iew s Your guide to the best new recordings and books

Patricia Kopatchinskaja plays works by Bartók and others on Ta k e 3

48 Female conductors

Brand sales executives Victoria Pointer +44 (0)117 300 8102 Jenny Allan +44 (0)117 300 8546 Inserts Laurence Robertson +353 876 902208 SYNDICATION & LICENSING Tim Hudson +44 (0)20 7150 5170 Richard Bentley +44 (0)20 7150 5168 PRODUCTION Production director Sa r a h Powel l Production coordinator Emily Mounter Ad coordinator Channing Lee Ad de s i g ner Camilla Owen Reprographics Tony Hunt, Chris Sutch PUBLISHING Brand leader Rosa Sherwood Managing director A nd r ew Dav ie s

Group managing director A ndy Marsha l l BBC STUDIOS, UK PUBLISHING Chair, editorial review boards Nichola s Bre t t Managing director, consumer products and licensing Stephen Dav ie s Global director, magazines Mandy Thwa i t e s Compliance manager Cameron McEwan UK publishing co-ordinator Eva Abram i k EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Jack Furness, Janet Tuppen, Adam Barker, Philip Raperport

This magazine is published by Our Media Company Bristol Limited under l icence from BBC Studios

70 Recording of the Month

Ta k e 3 Works by Bar tók , Poulenc et a l ‘Kopatchinskaja, Bieri and Leschenko bounce exuberantly off each other, generating a sophisticated tour de force’

72 Orchestral 76 Concerto 78 Opera 80 Choral & Song 84 Chamber 88 Instrumental

92 Screen 94 Brief Notes 96 Books 97 Audio 98 From the Archive 99 Reviews Index guide

Subscribe today to BBC Music Maga zine Save money on newsst a nd pr ices! See p10 for our fantastic of fer

BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE 5

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