BBC Music Magazine

Music to my ears

Charlotte Smith Editor

An Easter trip to Crantock in Cornwall presented the perfect opportunity for a clifftop walk, complete with headphones. First up, to accompany crashing waves and gliding seagulls, was, performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, followed by his Six Studies in English Folksong. Finally, Copland’s from the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra – more prairies and hoedowns than windswept shores, but equally affecting!

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from BBC Music Magazine

BBC Music Magazine3 min read
Newport, Rhode Island US
The sun hangs low over the ocean as the sky turns a delicate shade of peach. Walking over a sumptuous, immaculately kept lawn down to the water’s edge, I look back at what can only be described as the stateliest of mansions – with its Greek-style pil
BBC Music Magazine5 min read
Brief Notes
The Wooden Prince, Divertimento and Romanian Folk Dances BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Thomas Dausgaard Onyx ONYX4233 Though The Wooden Prince is generally performed in its fulllength version, this recording reflects the composer’s desire to lose m
BBC Music Magazine3 min read
Andrew Davis
British conductor Sir Andrew Davis, who died on 20 April 2024, was a national treasure, popular with soloists, orchestras and audiences everywhere. As conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, his inspiring performances and humorous speeches at a doze

Related Books & Audiobooks