{"id":44591,"date":"2024-07-03T15:18:50","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T13:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/c40fe672-cae4-4c4d-be8f-9b81906c7be2"},"modified":"2024-07-03T15:36:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T13:36:13","slug":"good-sports-famous-musicians-show-off-their-sporting-skills","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/good-sports-famous-musicians-show-off-their-sporting-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Good sports: famous musicians show off their sporting skills"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Published: Wednesday, 03 July 2024 at 13:18 PM<\/p>

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Just because musicians spend hours in the practice room, perfecting those difficult technical passages, doesn’t mean that they don’t occasionally like to let their hair down with a little physical activity, be it football, boxing or table tennis. <\/p>

Music about sport: eight of the best works inspired by sporting endeavour<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>
In honour of the Olympics<\/a><\/strong> later this month, here are a selection of famous past and present musicians playing sport…<\/p>
Olympic Games music: the key role played by music across Olympic history<\/a><\/strong><\/li>
Best Olympic music of all time<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>
Famous musicians playing sport….<\/h2>
Sing as you swing: soprano<\/a><\/strong> Lucrezia Bori tees off for a game of golf with Members of the Met Opera in Atlanta, 1922\u00a0\u00a9 Getty Images<\/p>
10 of the most famous opera houses<\/strong> in the world<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul> $\"\"$ <\/figure>
Tenor Pl\u00e1cido Domingo<\/a><\/strong> shows some silky skills on the football pitch in Budapest, 2008\u00a0\u00a9 ATTILA KISBENEDEK\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>
Tenor Pl\u00e1cido Domingo switches to baritone<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>
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Snow time like the present: composer Richard Strauss<\/a><\/strong> feels the need for speed on his toboggan, c.1910 \u00a9 Roger Viollet via Getty Images<\/p>
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Composer Benjamin Britten<\/a><\/strong> smashes another opponent on the tennis court, Aldeburgh, 1949 \u00a9 Kurt Hutton\/Picture Post\/Hulton Archive\/Getty Images<\/p>
Six of the best… tennis-playing composers<\/a><\/strong><\/li>
Game, set and match: 10 fascinating connections between tennis and classical music<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>
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Conductor<\/a><\/strong> Wilhelm Furtw\u00e4ngler elegantly traverses the ski slopes \u00a9 ullstein bild\/ullstein bild via Getty Images<\/p>
The best classical music featured in winter sports throughout history<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>
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Pianists John Ogdon<\/a><\/strong> and Denis Matthews cue up for a game of pool, 1965 \u00a9 Erich Auerbach\/Getty Images<\/p>
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Some deft ping pong action from pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim<\/a><\/strong>, 1966 \u00a9 Erich Auerbach\/Getty Images<\/p>
Daniel Barenboim: the master conductor pianist’s best recordings<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>
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Bass-baritone Paul Robeson<\/a><\/strong>, star player of the Rutgers University American Football team, 1916<\/p>
How Paul Robeson fell under the spell of Stalinism<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>
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Bass-baritone Bryn Terfel<\/a><\/strong> goes for a drive before the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor, 2010 \u00a9 Ross Kinnaird\/Getty Images<\/p>
10 best baritones of all time<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul> <\/body><\/html>\n
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Famous musicians playing sport….<\/h2>Sing as you swing: soprano<\/a><\/strong> Lucrezia Bori tees off for a game of golf with Members of the Met Opera in Atlanta, 1922\u00a0\u00a9 Getty Images<\/p>10 of the most famous opera houses<\/strong> in the world<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>