In this programme we’re talking about the recently published new edition of a book that first came out over twenty years ago, Nicholas Cook’s Music: A Very Short Introduction. (And… Read More
Nicholas Cook: More to music than meets the ear
Category: music
Roger Nichols on Francis Poulenc: the depths beneath the surface polish
In this programme, we’re exploring the life and music of Francis Poulenc, in the company of writer and musicologist Roger Nichols. Yale University Press recently published Roger’s biography of the… Read More
Henkjan Honing: In search of the origins of musicality
This week, the Hedgehog and the Fox investigate the origins of human musicality by looking for musical ability and perception in other animals, including rhesus macaques, zebra finches, a cockatoo… Read More
Fiona Sampson: what poetry can learn from music
What can poetry learn from music? Not about surface lyricism, but at the deeper levels of form, of their relationship to time – Eliot writes in ‘Burnt Norton’: ‘Words move,… Read More
Marina Frolova-Walker: Russianness in music
“In Russian music you have a very different portrayal of Russia [from the one you find in literature], which has very strong rhythms, very festive images. It’s very bright, very… Read More
Zoë Anderson on The Ballet Lover’s Companion
In the spring of 2015 I interviewed Zoë Anderson, who writes on ballet for the Independent and Dancing Times, to talk about her Ballet Lover’s Companion, published by Yale University… Read More