{"id":30616,"date":"2023-07-11T13:18:09","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T11:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/?p=186384"},"modified":"2023-07-11T13:40:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T11:40:05","slug":"august-2023","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/august-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Steve Wright\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 11 July 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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We\u2019re rather proud of our cover feature this month. We polled 167 leading composers, performers and conductors to name their top British composers of all time. We totted up the results and, on page 26, we proudly present the top 25 British composers of all time, as voted for by our wealth of experts.<\/p>\n

But who came top of the crop? Who scraped in at 25, and who missed the cut? Find out within\u2026<\/p>\n

On a related theme, Stephen Johnson<\/strong><\/em><\/a> explores how conductors\u00a0 from overseas have championed British music, from Elgar to Vaughan Williams.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, a<\/span>\u00a0new compendium of first-hand musical accounts from centuries past catches the eye of Simon Heighes<\/i>, while\u00a0<\/span>Rebecca Franks<\/i><\/strong><\/a> explores an engaging new project to make the songs of Fanny Hensel available online to all.<\/span><\/p>\n

Christopher Gillett<\/i> tells the story of Nicola Ugo Stame, <\/span>a heroic Italian tenor who lost his life facing up to the Nazi regime, and composer\u00a0<\/span>Ail\u00eds N\u00ed R\u00edain explains to Claire Jackson <\/i><\/strong><\/a>how hearing loss brings unique challenges to her work as a composer. And for this month\u2019s <\/span>BBC Music Magazine Interview, m<\/span>ezzo Sarah Connolly talks to Amanda Holloway<\/strong><\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n

Our <\/span>Composer of the Month is\u00a0<\/span>George Onslow,\u00a0 aka \u2018the French Beethoven\u2019, while for\u00a0 <\/span>Building a Library <\/span>Terry Blain<\/i><\/strong><\/a> explores Manuel de Falla\u2019s El Amor Brujo. <\/i>Last but not least, conductor<\/span> Donald Runnicles tells us\u00a0 about the classical music pieces that have shaped his life and work.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click here<\/strong><\/a> for the inlay of this month\u2019s cover CD.<\/p>\n

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