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Visit Classical-Music.com for the very latest from the music world Contents OCTOBER 2024 October Radio 3 highlights See p116 FEATURES 24 Cover: That’s Entertainment! J a m e s I n v e r n e celebrates musicals, a colourful world not as far removed from opera as some might initially think 38 What’s wrong with Bruckner? On the Austrian’s 200th anniversary, Stephen Johnson offers a deep personal appreciation of his symphonies 46 Levelling the score Jessica Duchen assesses whether female composers are enjoying anything close to equality in the concert hall 50 The best of the best Charlotte Smith visits the elite Curtis Institute in the US 54 Seizing the day Composer Adrian Sutton tells Michael Beek why a terminal illness diagnosis has proved a major spur 57 New season guide Details of the best concerts and opera in the year ahead EVERY MONTH 8 Letters 12 The Full Score The latest news and interviews from the music world 23 Richard Morrison 34 The BBC Music Magazine Interview Conductor JoAnn Falletta talks to Clive Paget about 25 years of leading the way at the Buffalo Philharmonic 76 Musical Destinations Claire Jackson ref ines her palate in Saint-Émilion 78 Composer of the Month Amid deafness and deteriorating health, Beethoven reached new heights of creativity, says Misha Donat 82 Building a Library Mikel Toms on the best recordings of Smetana’s Má Vlast 116 Radio & TV 120 Crossword and Quiz 122 Music that Changed Me Author Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket I S O N P H O T O G R A P H Y/ B E L FA S T, G E O R G E L A N G E : G E T T Y, H A R R PA G E I S T H , G E T T Y I N G : M AT T H E R R C O V E R 24 Musicals! Subscriptions £64.87 (UK); £65 (Europe); £74 (Rest of World) ABC Reg No. 3122 EDITORIAL Plus our favourite song f rom the musicals (s e e p24) Editor Charlotte Smith ‘Maria’ f rom West Side Stor y Deputy editor Jeremy Pound ‘Good Morning Starshine’ from Hair Reviews editor Michael Beek ‘A Little Priest ’ f rom Sweeney Todd Multi-platform content producer Ste ve Wr i g ht ‘America’ f rom West Side Stor y Cover CD editor A l ic e Pea r son ‘Reviewing the Situation’ f rom Oliver! Art editor Dav Ludford ‘My Favourite Things’ f rom Sound of Music Than k s to Jen ny P r ic e , Hanna h Nepi lov a MARKETING Direct marketing manager Kel l ie La ne Subscriptions marketing coordinator Dennis Awdziejczyk ADVERTISING Advertisement manager Rebecca Janyshiwskyj +44 (0)117 300 8547 Commercial brand leads Rebecca Yirrell +44 (0)117 300 8811 Rebecca O’Connell +44 (0)117 300 8814 Client solutions manager Tom Houlden +44 (0)117 300 8203 Brand sales executives Willem Curran +44 (0)117 300 8534 4 BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE
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34 JoAnn Falletta October reviews Your guide to the best new recordings and books 38 Anton Bruckner James Phillips +44 (0)117 300 8224 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 Hannah Gazzard Ad coordinator Molly Websdell Ad de s i g ner s Cee Pike, Andrew Hobson 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 SVP Global Licensing Stephen Dav ie s Global director, magazines Mandy Thwa i t e s Compliance manager Cameron McEwan EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Janet Tuppen, Ada m B a rke r , Philip Raperport This magazine is published by Our Media Company Bristol Limited under l icence from BBC Studios Manfred Honeck conducts the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra 88 Recording of the Month Bruckner Symphony No. 7 Pittsburgh SO/Honeck ‘This new Seventh ups the ante: it is undoubtedly one of the best recordings of the symphony in the digital era’ 90 Orchestral 93 Concerto 96 Opera 98 Choral & Song 102 Chamber 106 Instrumental 109 Screen 110 Brief Notes 112 Books 113 Audio 114 From the Archive 115 Reviews Index 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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Contents

OCTOBER 2024

October Radio 3

highlights

See p116

FEATURES 24 Cover: That’s Entertainment!

J a m e s I n v e r n e celebrates musicals, a colourful world not as far removed from opera as some might initially think 38 What’s wrong with Bruckner? On the Austrian’s 200th anniversary, Stephen Johnson offers a deep personal appreciation of his symphonies 46 Levelling the score Jessica Duchen assesses whether female composers are enjoying anything close to equality in the concert hall 50 The best of the best Charlotte Smith visits the elite Curtis Institute in the US 54 Seizing the day Composer Adrian Sutton tells Michael Beek why a terminal illness diagnosis has proved a major spur 57 New season guide Details of the best concerts and opera in the year ahead

EVERY MONTH 8 Letters 12 The Full Score

The latest news and interviews from the music world 23 Richard Morrison 34 The BBC Music Magazine Interview

Conductor JoAnn Falletta talks to Clive Paget about 25 years of leading the way at the Buffalo Philharmonic 76 Musical Destinations

Claire Jackson ref ines her palate in Saint-Émilion 78 Composer of the Month

Amid deafness and deteriorating health, Beethoven reached new heights of creativity, says Misha Donat 82 Building a Library

Mikel Toms on the best recordings of Smetana’s Má Vlast 116 Radio & TV 120 Crossword and Quiz 122 Music that Changed Me

Author Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket

I S O N P H O T O G R A P H Y/ B E L FA S T, G E O R G E L A N G E

: G E T T Y, H A R R

PA G E

I S

T H

, G E T T Y

I N G

: M AT T H E R R

C O V E R

24 Musicals!

Subscriptions £64.87 (UK); £65 (Europe); £74 (Rest of World) ABC Reg No. 3122 EDITORIAL Plus our favourite song f rom the musicals (s e e p24) Editor Charlotte Smith ‘Maria’ f rom West Side Stor y Deputy editor Jeremy Pound ‘Good Morning Starshine’ from Hair Reviews editor Michael Beek ‘A Little Priest ’ f rom Sweeney Todd Multi-platform content producer Ste ve Wr i g ht ‘America’ f rom West Side Stor y Cover CD editor A l ic e Pea r son ‘Reviewing the Situation’ f rom Oliver!

Art editor Dav Ludford ‘My Favourite Things’ f rom Sound of Music Than k s to Jen ny P r ic e , Hanna h Nepi lov a MARKETING Direct marketing manager Kel l ie La ne Subscriptions marketing coordinator Dennis Awdziejczyk ADVERTISING Advertisement manager Rebecca Janyshiwskyj +44 (0)117 300 8547 Commercial brand leads Rebecca Yirrell +44 (0)117 300 8811 Rebecca O’Connell +44 (0)117 300 8814 Client solutions manager Tom Houlden +44 (0)117 300 8203 Brand sales executives Willem Curran +44 (0)117 300 8534

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