Music Matters - Saturday 25 April, 11.45am

[Serial_Apologist]

Thought you might like to be alerted to this programme:

Following the recent 100th anniversary of the birth of Indian "sitar maestro" and composer Ravi Shankar (1920-2012) Tom Service speaks to author Oliver Craske about his new biography of one of the 20th century's most significant musicians.

Repeated Monday 10pm.

[Globaltruth]

Thanks S_A

[DracoM]

Yes, thx.

[Bryn]

Also on the same programme, Angela Hewitt on Beethoven, including her reminding all that the 'slow' movement of the 5th Piano Concerto is all too often performed far too slowly. It's marked alla breve.