Tasmanian Symphony play all of Beethoven's symphonies | Music is not a universal language, researchers say
| | Start your Anzac Day with the Last Post on ABC Classic at 6am, and commemorate with music throughout the day. During Mornings hear music for remembrance and reflection, including Nigel Westlake’s “The Glass Solider Suite”, based on a true story from Hannie Rayson's The Glass Soldier. At 1pm, hear a recording of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem from 1963, conducted by Britten himself with the London Symphony Orchestra and featuring soloists Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Galina Vishnevskaya and Peter Pears. And at 8pm on Classic 90 for 90, Jessica Cottis conducts the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and soloists from Turkey, New Zealand and Australia in the Australian premiere of Anzac centenary work, The Gallipoli Symphony. |
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Head down south for an all-Beethoven fest with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. All nine of Beethoven’s symphonies, across nine concerts, recorded over two years. | LISTEN ONLINE |
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A study has shown that people with the same cultural backgrounds imagine similar stories when listening to music, but radically different stories from those from different backgrounds. | READ MORE |
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Say 'Chag Pesach Sameach!' with music by Sholom Secunda, Samuel Alman, Erich Korngold, Ernst Toch and more. | LISTEN ONLINE NOW |
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Gorgeous songs by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff, performed by star Australian tenor Andrew Goodwin and award-winning pianist Daniel de Borah. | BUY AND STREAM ONLINE |
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