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Songs of the Moon
Tom Service takes us on a musical voyage to the moon (and back).
Impassioned argument: Elizabeth Maconchy's string quartets
Tom Service surveys the 13 extraordinary string quartets of Elizabeth Maconchy.
Needle Drop: the power of classical music in film
Tom Service discovers the power of using pre-existing classical music in films.
What's the point of Listening?
Tom Service reflects on digital listening and how it impacts our relationship with music.
Proms Interval: Mozart and the Enlightenment
Tom Service considers the impact of Enlightenment thinking on Mozart and his music.
Proms Interval: The Planets
Tom Service with his own take on Gustav Holst
Proms Interval: Smetana's Ma Vlast - musical myth-making and majesty
Tom Service examines the cultural significance of Smetana’s Ma Vlast (My Country).
Proms Interval: Bruckner and the Symphonic Boa Constrictors
Tom Service with his own take on Anton Bruckner.