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3rd November: Do negative reviews have a right to be forgotten by Google? Legendary jazz clarinettist dies aged 85 and tributes paid to Lorin Maazel in New York.

Monday 3rd November '14

Classical News Guardian Enrico Caruso’s love letters have the passion of a Puccini opera Previously unpublished private papers of Italian tenor chart the singer’s rise to fame and troubled personal life Telegraph Do negative reviews have a right to be …

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31st October: Can composers ever effectively commemorate WWI? Creative Scotland diverts extra £10m funding and Carnegie Hall to start livestreaming recitals.

Friday 31st October '14

Classical News Telegraph Can composers ever effectively commemorate WWI? Modern composers are finding it difficult to strike a properly public tone when honouring the fallen, says Ivan Hewett The Strad Is playing a concerto really the ultimate test of musicianship? Performing …

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15th October: Tom Service says Radio 3 offers a unique service, Alpesh Chauhan appointed CBSO assistant conductor and Singapore International Violin Competition names finalists.

Wednesday 15th October '14

Classical News Guardian Radio 3 offers a unique service; surely as many as possible should have access to it? Tom Watson’s suggestion that Radio 3 should give up its FM slot to 6 Music is baffling. Telegraph What does modern music …

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Labour MP suggests BBC 6 Music should replace BBC Radio 3 on FM

Tuesday 14th October '14

Earlier today Labour MP Tom Watson has been reported suggesting that BBC radio 3 should give up its FM slot to Radio 6 Music. Since the threat of closure four years ago, digital-only station 6 Music …

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8th October: Spotify’s UK revunues rose 42% in 2013, #LoveBBCMusic: the future of music on the BBC and Tugan Sokhiev resigns from Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Wednesday 8th October '14

Guardian Spotify's UK revenues rose 42% in 2013 as music service turned a profit Streaming firm’s UK income up to £131m as it turns 2012’s £11m loss into a £2.6m profit in 2013 Jarvis Cocker’s slumber party Chronic insomniac …

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20th January – Debussy and Gustav Leonhardt celebrated plus the Titanic centenary marked by music

Friday 20th January '12

The Telegraph Jonathan Harvey: Spirits Soar In The Hands Of A Master. For truly spiritual music, you need to turn to Jonathan Harvey, says Ivan Hewett. Jessica Duchen's Classical Music Blog Debussy's Bustin' Out All Over Jessica Duchen celebrates 150 …

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