This week Joanna and Stephen are joined by a very special guest, Stephen's personal piano tuner, David Widdicombe. From concert... more

This week we’re diving into two bohemian heroes of classical music, Bohuslav Martinů and Leoš Janáček. Stephen remembers encountering the... more

Which note could the Maestro not live without? Where are all the female composers? And is there a better quintet... more

This episode is all about the written language of music, the 'hieroglyphs' or 'blobs on the stave'. Stephen and Joanna... more

Which earworm keeps the Stephen from his bedtime reading? What's stopping Joanna from going to Glastonbury? Is the Maestro being... more

In today's episode, Stephen and Joanna pour over some of the most passionate music ever performed and conceived - the... more

In this mini episode, Joanna and Stephen explore the most pressing questions. What is the Maestro's preferred sobriquet? Music that... more

Is it a faun? Is it moonlight? Yes, it's Claude Debussy! Over the next 30 minutes, Joanna and Stephen discuss... more

In this mini episode, Joanna and Stephen field more vital questions from listeners, such as, why does transposition jangle the... more

Is there anything quite so majestic as the British brass band? Joanna and Stephen describe their first encounters with these... more