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14 April 2007Saturday 14 April 2007 12:15-13:00 (Radio 3) Tom Service visits the British Library with Lewis Foreman to sift through the remarkable secret archive of papers and photographs of Arnold Bax's mistress Harriet Cohen. Duration:45 minutes In this programmeDeath of the recording industry Arnold Bax  After a thirty year embargo, the secret papers and photographs kept by Arnold Bax's mistress, Harriet Cohen, have finally come to light. They provide a remarkable new insight into Bax - both the man and his music - and have prompted a 3rd edition of Lewis Foreman's biography. Tom went to the British Library where the documents are now housed, along with the 3 trunks which Harriet used to store them, to talk with Lewis about this treasure-trove of Baxiana. With archive recordings of both Arnold Bax and Harriet Cohen.Lewis Forman: Bax - A Composer and his Times. Pub. Boydell & Brewer. h/b. £26.95. Rostropovich - cellist & teacher  The legendary cellist Mstislav Rostropovich has dedicated much of his life to sharing the secrets of his technique and musical philosophy with fellow cellists. His influence has been far-reaching, both as an example of how the instrument should sound, and through his inspirational Class 19 in the Moscow Conservatoire. Elizabeth Wilson's new book on the experiences she shared with fellow students in this class reveals what it was about the cellist and the teacher which inspired an array of internationally renowned soloists. Elizabeth Wilson and co-cellists Moray Welsh and Karine Georgian describe their memories of the class.Elizabeth Wilson: Mstislav Rostropovich - Cellist, Teacher, Legend, pub. Faber. h/b. £25.
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In his latest book, Norman Lebrecht hammers the nail into what he regards as the coffin of the classical recording industry. According to Norman, it's the end of an era, as over a century of classical music on record comes to an end with the collapse of the big record companies. For others, it is just the beginning of a new era - one where small labels record interesting repertoire with up-and-coming performers. Norman is joined by Tom, record producer Michael Haas and critic John Rockwell, to assess the plausibility of Norman's doom-laden predictions.
