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Episode details

Radio 3,11 Feb 2013,20 mins

Opera(argh), Modernism

The Story of Music Question Time

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Sue and Tom debate one of classical music's most divisive issues: why does opera turn off so many music lovers? They also revisit why so many listeners find contemporary music 'challenging', and ponder whether classical music is too obsessed with sounding 'progressive'. If you could ask BBC Radio 3 one question about music, what would it be? Sue Perkins and Tom Service are here to unravel everything you've ever wondered about music - but were too afraid to ask... Send YOUR questions to [email protected], tweet with the hashtag #r3qt or post them on Radio 3's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/bbcradio3.

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Tracklist

  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    An die Musik D.547
    An die Musik D.547
    Franz Schubert
  3. 2.
    La Traviata - opera in 3 acts
    La Traviata - opera in 3 acts
    Giuseppe Verdi
  4. 3.
    Le Nozze di Figaro - opera in 4 acts K.492
    Le Nozze di Figaro - opera in 4 acts K.492
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart