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Franz Schmidt: the brilliant composer cancelled for pleasing the Nazis

A cataclysmic decision in his final year led to this masterful late-Romantic symphonist being cast out into the cold, explains Erik Levi
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The Beatles launch new album 'Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band', 1967

Songs about friendship: ten beautiful odes to the joy of a good friend

We round up some of our favourite songs that celebrate friendship
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Best of Chopin: nine unmissable works by the sublime Romantic

From the Minute Waltz to the Funeral March, we choose some of the very finest pieces by the great Polish composer and pianist
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Bach to Black Sabbath: the deep connections between classical music and heavy metal

Classical music and heavy metal share a deep connection, from intricate compositions to virtuosic playing. We explore the fascinating musical ties between these two seemingly opposing genres
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This is the best movie score of all time, say today's greatest screen composers

We asked over 60 of today's very best film and television composers to tell us which scores would be in their top five of all time, and they didn't disappoint.
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Meet the most fascinating figures from classical music

The great composers

Explore the lives and works of classical music's finest composers

Greatest Recordings

Our recommendations of essential additions to your listening library

Albums of the week

A selection of the best reviewed albums from the latest issue of BBC Music Magazine

Audio equipment reviews and advice

A selection of the best reviewed albums from the latest issue of BBC Music Magazine
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