The Hobbit’ actor Richard Armitage presents a brand-new series on classical music and theatre on Sunday evenings.

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Howard Shore’s epic Middle-earth music is voted No.1 in the Classic FM Movie Music Hall of Fame 2026. Canadian composer ...

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A 248-year-old notebook in France’s National Library (BnF) has been officially identified as belonging to a 22-year-old Mozart, in what library experts have called a “major discovery”. Consisting of ...

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Mathematicians analysed hundreds of Bach’s works, from toccatas to preludes, cantatas and chorales, and discovered his music may be even more impressive than we realised... It’s no secret that J.S.

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Opera is home to some of music history’s most hummable tunes. And we’ve cherrypicked 15 of the absolute best. From its role in airline commercials and World Cup stadiums, to Oscar-winning films and ...