{"id":34936,"date":"2023-10-31T16:57:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T15:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/?p=189033"},"modified":"2023-10-31T18:40:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T17:40:01","slug":"december-2023","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/december-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"December 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Published: Tuesday, 31 October 2023 at 15:57 PM<\/p>

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This month, we mark the centenary of one of music\u2019s most iconic figures. On the 100th anniversary of the birth of the legendary Maria Callas<\/strong>, Ashutosh Khandekar<\/strong><\/a> examines those special qualities that set the Greek soprano apart from all others.<\/p>\n

Another feature that should make you tick is Misha Donat<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s profile of Johann Nepomuk Maelzel<\/strong>, the madcap inventor of the metronome and much besides. Elsewhere, Simon Heighes has a listen to the first-ever near-complete recording of Handel\u2019s Messiah<\/em><\/strong>, made in 1906. And Tom Stewart learns how the Glyndebourne Academy<\/strong> is providing rare opportunities to enter the world of opera.<\/p>\n

Owen Mortimer finds out how the Symphony Orchestra of India<\/strong> is rapidly winning fans at home and abroad, and, for this month\u2019s BBC Music Magazine<\/em> interview, conductor Kirill Karabits<\/strong> talks to Rebecca Franks<\/strong><\/a> on the eve of his final season in Bournemouth.<\/p>\n

Simon Broughton is off to Budapest<\/strong> to get a look at the new House of Music, a magnificent addition to a city already teeming with beautiful and historic venues. For Composer of the Month, Alexandra Wilson<\/strong><\/a> salutes the operatic genius of Bellini<\/strong>, while for December\u2019s Building a Library, Claire Jackson<\/strong><\/a> picks out the best recordings of Khachaturian<\/strong>\u2018s richly atmospheric Piano Concerto.<\/p>\n

Last but not least, soprano and 2023 Last Night of the Proms star Lise Davidsen<\/strong> picks out five pieces that have helped mould her into the incredible musician she is.<\/p>\n

Happy reading!<\/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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