Bands breaking apart, creativity under strain, brilliance and bitterness tangled together – 15 albums where you can hear the ...

Tritone: the 'devil in music' once thought so dangerous that it was banned outright ...

The tradition of going from house to house carol singing has an uncertain heritage, but may have its origins in medieval times, when watches – which included musicians – patrolled England’s towns and ...

Sarah Urwin Jones is an Edinburgh-based classical music and visual arts writer and critic, with bylines in The Herald and The Times. She is a regular critic for BBC Music Magazine. In 2016, she won ...

From the light, lively opening of the First to the famous 'Ode to Joy' of the Ninth, we choose the best sets of Beethoven Symphonies ...

Freya Parr is BBC Music Magazine's digital editor and staff writer, editing and writing on all styles of music across both the website and print magazine. She has also written for titles including the ...

Jessica Duchen studied music at Cambridge University and was the classical music correspondent for The Independent from 2004 to 2016. She has also written for The Guardian, The Observer, The Sunday ...

Stephen Johnson is a critic and writer for BBC Music Magazine, with work also published in The Independent, The Guardian and Gramophone. He is a regular contributor on BBC Radio 3, 4 and the World ...

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Bonnie Prince Charlie's dramatic escape to the Isle of Skye inspired one of Britain's most famous folk songs, and opening song lines, 'Speed bonnie boat'. Here are song's lyrics in full ...

Brian Wise is an audio producer, journalist and editor with more than 20 years of experience working for major-market media outlets, radio stations and arts organisations. As a print and online ...

Oliver Condy is the former editor of BBC Music Magazine, a post he held for 17 years. His debut book, Symphonies of the Soul: Classical Music to Cure Any Ailment, will be released in November 2021 ...