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Illustrator Chris Riddell visualises music in a series of incredible sketches

The Children's Laureate draws each of his eclectic music choices for Essential Classics.

  • Chris Riddell: Being interviewed by Sarah Walker on BBC Radio 3
  • Chris Riddell: Mozart's Clarinet Concerto
  • Chris Riddell: Gorecki's Symphony of Sorrowful Songs
  • Chris Riddell: Bartók's Music for Children
  • Chris Riddell: Philip Glass's Mad Rush
  • Chris Riddell: Satie's Trois Gymnopédies (1/3)
  • Chris Riddell: Satie's Trois Gymnopédies (2/3)
  • Chris Riddell: Satie's Trois Gymnopédies (3/3)
  • Chris Riddell: Orlando Gough's Vogel
  • Chris Riddell: Bach Cello Suite
  • Chris Riddell: Lisa Knapp's The Shipping Song
  • Chris Riddell: Ralph Vaughan Williams's Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
  • Chris Riddell: Debussy's Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
  • Chris Riddell: Catalani's La Wally
  • Chris Riddell: John Adams's Shaker Loops
  • Chris Riddell: Going for a dip in the airwaves