Classical composers have long been inspired by the joy and promise of spring, dedicating whole sonatas and symphonies to the season. And Zing Flowers has the ideal range of flowers and gifts marrying ...

Sylvana Hellec (soprano) with Margaret Roberts (piano) provided the first lunchtime concert of the Guildford Spring Music Festival on Monday last week. She has an easily produced, controlled voice, ...

Spring is here, the skies are blue... By Hannah Dailey Got spring fever? So does Billboard — and as a matter of fact, so have countless musicians dating back centuries, with the season spawning a ...

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Breakfast brings you a Music Box of pieces recommended by listeners to guide and inspire you throughout the year. You can listen to the whole collection of works in BBC Playlister.

This is a terrific disc. It is a little over 10 years since the death of Nicholas Maw (1935-2009), one of the most gifted post-war British composers. His posthumous reputation rests, probably, on his ...