Books Podcasts
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John Suchet on Beethoven
15th Nov 2024
The celebrated writer and broadcaster speaks to Rob Cowan about his eighth (!) book on the composer (published by Elliott & Thompson Limited last month), reflecting on why he finds the man and his music so endlessly fascinating and the solace which he has drawn from it during troubled times.
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Standing out from the Crowd - Arthur Bliss with Paul Spicer
13th Aug 2023
Author Paul Spicer recently joined us at our store in Leamington Spa to discuss his new biography of Arthur Bliss, in conversation with Andrew Burn, chairman of The Bliss Trust.
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A Russian Soul in Exile - Sergei Rachmaninoff with Fiona Maddocks
6th Aug 2023
Sergei Rachmaninoff's period of exile from Russia is discussed with the author of a highly enjoyable new book 'Goodbye Russia', Fiona Maddocks.
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Four with Scores - Quartet with Leah Broad
5th Mar 2023
Paul is guided through the lives, times and music of four extraordinary female composers by the author of a new music biography 'Quartet', Dr Leah Broad.
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A Life in Notes - The Art of Music Biography
13th Feb 2022
Three eminent music biographers join Paul for a round-table discussion on the art of writing a music biography.
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A Song in Our Hearts with Natasha Loges
11th Feb 2021
In this Valentine's Day Special, Paul talks with author Natasha Loges about the art of Romantic song, as it moved from Vienna to Leipzig in the nineteenth Century.
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The Stalin Prize with Marina Frolova-Walker
11th Nov 2020
Paul talks to Russian-born music historian Marina Frolova-Walker about the subject of her book, the notorious (and often misunderstood) Stalin Prize, and some of the composer stories behind it.
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Beethoven in Nine Pieces with Laura Tunbridge
28th Oct 2020
Professor Laura Tunbridge offers some new perspectives on Beethoven in the year of his 250th anniversary, by walking us through the pieces she chose to represent him in her acclaimed new book Beethoven: A Life in Nine Pieces.
