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Published by BBC Magazines, London, 1995
Seller: Ray Dertz, Naperville, IL, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 8½"x11"; 98 pages; Soft Pictorial Cover; The binding and pages are clean, tight and square. There is no underlining, highlighting or margin notes. A used copy with normal reading wear. If you order multiple titles, I will combine them in order to reduce postage costs. If you have any questions, contact me before ordering for details. BBC Music Magazine is a British monthly magazine that focuses primarily on classical music. Each edition comes together with an audio CD, often including BBC recordings of full-length works. The first issue appeared in September 1992. The magazine includes regular columns and reviews of new releases as well as several in depth feature articles by noted music writers. Each issue contains a CD featuring complete works by the greatest composers, performed by world-class artists and ensembles. This issue includes the audio CD recording: "Stravinsky 'Rite of Spring'; Britten 'Four Sea Interludes'; Mussorgsky 'Prelude to Khovanshchina'; Lyadov 'Kikimora'; Walton 'Portsmouth Point Overture'" performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by David Atherton. This issue contains the following articles: "This month's CD Listening Guide" (track-by-track guide) by Jan Smaczny; "Annie Fischer; 1914-95" (Obituary) by Misha Donat; "Label Profile: Opus 111" (Yolanta Skura, founder) by Nick Kimberley; "Percussion takes center stage" (more young people finding the soul of music in percussion) by John Milsom; "Music in art: 'Sir Thomas Beecham conducting' by WR Sickert" by Tom Phillips; "Indian summer" (Ravi Shankar) by Kenneth Hunt; "unmasked at the ball?" (Luciano Pavarotti) by Antony Peattie; "Imperial splendor" (Royal Opera House, London and Marlinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg) Jane Glover "Händel v Handel" (George Frideric Handel German-British Baroque composer) by Simon Heighes; "Composer of the Month: George Enescu" by Noel Malcolm; "Building a Library: Mahler, 'Symphony No. 8'" by Edward Seckerson; "Brian Kay's Starter Collection" (recommended essential performances from the classical repertoire) by Brian Kay; "Catch a Cab!" (Cab Calloway) by Ian Carr; "Music that changed me: Leonard Slatkin, conductor" interview by David Patrick Stearns.