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Visit Classical-Music.com for the very latest from the music world Contents MARCH 2022 FEATURES 26 Cover: Nicky Spence From singing Schubert while administering vaccines to playing Samson at the Royal Opera House, it’s been a busy year for the tenor, as Richard Morrison discovers 38 Music and Railways Since the dawn of train travel, composers have been inspired by its possibilities, says Julia Winterson 42 A walk with Holst Jeremy Pound and friends follow in the footsteps of the English composer as they walk the Gustav Holst Way 48 Music and the Troubles Clare Stevens recalls how her generation used music to cope with the ever-present threat in 1970s Belfast 52 A Hebrew Tale Michael White tells the story of Lidarti’s reconstructed oratorio Esther, which is set to receive its UK premiere 54 15 musical nonagenarians Te r r y B l ain applauds the composers and performers who have continued creating music into their nineties EVERY MONTH 12 The Full Score 25 Richard Morrison 34 The BBC Music Magazine Interview Clarinettist Annelien Van Wauwe tells Kate Wakeling about the influence of yoga on her life and music 58 Musical Destinations Simon Broughton visits a new festival in Lausitz 60 Composer of the Month Malcolm Hayes explores the great masterpieces beyond Richard Strauss’s ‘big three’ operas 64 Building a Library Amanda Holloway hunts out the best recordings of P o u l e n c ’ s h y m n t o f r e e d o m , Figure humaine 106 Music that Changed Me Composer and Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda 26 Nicky Spence I C H E L L E L E E M , J O E L L E VA N A U T R E V E , LY T T L E T O N I D DAV , I L L A R : J O H N M I S PA G E T H I L L A R : J O H N M C O V E R Subscriptions £64.87 (UK); £65 (Europe); £74 (Rest of World) ABC Reg No. 3122 EDITORIAL Plus our favourite pieces of music inspired by trains (see p38) Editor Charlotte Smith Alkan’s Le chemin de fer Deputy editor Jeremy Pound Vivian Ellis’s Coronation Scot Reviews editor Michael Beek Michael Daugherty’s Night Owl Digital editor & staff writer Freya Parr Ian Clarke’s Great Train Race Cover CD editor Alice Pearson Milhaud’s Le Train Bleu Art editor Dav Ludford Picture editor Sarah Kennett Senior digital editor Debbie Graham Listings editor Paul Riley Britten’s Night Mail Thanks to Daniel Jaffé, Jenny Price MARKETING Subscriptions director Jacky Perales-Morris Direct marketing manager Kellie Lane 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 Business development manager Katie Gibbons +44 (0)117 300 8812 4 BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE
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MARCH 2022

FEATURES 26 Cover: Nicky Spence

From singing Schubert while administering vaccines to playing Samson at the Royal Opera House, it’s been a busy year for the tenor, as Richard Morrison discovers 38 Music and Railways

Since the dawn of train travel, composers have been inspired by its possibilities, says Julia Winterson 42 A walk with Holst Jeremy Pound and friends follow in the footsteps of the

English composer as they walk the Gustav Holst Way 48 Music and the Troubles

Clare Stevens recalls how her generation used music to cope with the ever-present threat in 1970s Belfast 52 A Hebrew Tale

Michael White tells the story of Lidarti’s reconstructed oratorio Esther, which is set to receive its UK premiere 54 15 musical nonagenarians

Te r r y B l ain applauds the composers and performers who have continued creating music into their nineties

EVERY MONTH 12 The Full Score 25 Richard Morrison 34 The BBC Music Magazine Interview

Clarinettist Annelien Van Wauwe tells Kate Wakeling about the influence of yoga on her life and music 58 Musical Destinations

Simon Broughton visits a new festival in Lausitz 60 Composer of the Month

Malcolm Hayes explores the great masterpieces beyond Richard Strauss’s ‘big three’ operas 64 Building a Library

Amanda Holloway hunts out the best recordings of P o u l e n c ’ s h y m n t o f r e e d o m , Figure humaine 106 Music that Changed Me

Composer and Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda

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Subscriptions £64.87 (UK); £65 (Europe); £74 (Rest of World) ABC Reg No. 3122 EDITORIAL Plus our favourite pieces of music inspired by trains (see p38) Editor Charlotte Smith Alkan’s Le chemin de fer Deputy editor Jeremy Pound Vivian Ellis’s Coronation Scot Reviews editor Michael Beek Michael Daugherty’s Night Owl Digital editor & staff writer Freya Parr Ian Clarke’s Great Train Race Cover CD editor Alice Pearson Milhaud’s Le Train Bleu Art editor Dav Ludford

Picture editor Sarah Kennett Senior digital editor Debbie Graham Listings editor Paul Riley Britten’s Night Mail Thanks to Daniel Jaffé, Jenny Price

MARKETING Subscriptions director Jacky Perales-Morris Direct marketing manager Kellie Lane 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 Business development manager Katie Gibbons +44 (0)117 300 8812

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