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How to Sing Classical - Vibrato!
Good vibrations or horrible wobbling? Why do singers use vibrato?
The Nutcracker - Strange Enchantments
Think The Nutcracker is a super-saccharine classic for the feelgood season? Think again.
Concertos: All for one and one for all?
What is a concerto? Tom Service asks how they work and what it is like to be a soloist.
Rossini - Master Chef and Maestro
A celebration of 'Signor Crescendo' Gioachino Rossini, operatic genius and gourmand.
What counts as 'classical music'?
What do we actually mean when we talk about 'classical music'? What is or isn't it?
Extreme Classical!
What are the most extreme pieces of classical music ever written?
The Magical Forest
Enter the magical musical world of the forest. Your guide is Tom Service
The Cowpat Controversy
Calling 20th-century English music 'cowpat music' is just plain rude! And it's inaccurate.
Speed
A rollercoaster of a show as Tom experiences how music gets our hearts racing.
Technical Mastery
Music and technology - what do you do when anything is possible?
