| What's the music you can't live without? | | | | Being asked the question "What is the piece you cannot live without?", perhaps it's easier to ponder "What is the piece I must live with?"
And one of those pieces would have to be Beethoven's Symphony No. 6. Because this is music that lifts you to heaven on earth.
With this year's Classic 100 in full swing, Ed Ayres offers a different way to approach the question. He shares the music he can't live without, or rather, the music he must live with. | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | Beethoven's beginnings are legendary, but can you recognise his music from just the first notes? Take our quiz to find out. | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | When we asked the question, your response was overwhelming — and often unexpected. Here are some of your (as-yet) unfulfilled musical ambitions. | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | To mark World Day for Cultural Diversity, join our special broadcast of Compassion, a musical ode to kindness across language and culture. | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | Umberto Clerici conducts Schubert songs and Mahler's Fourth Symphony, with soloist Jacqueline Porter and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | From the playfulness of games like Super Mario and The Legends of Zelda, to the chanting of mystical monks in Halo, take a tour of some timeless game soundtracks. | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | Musical treasures found, borrowed and made, lovingly fashioned into a sanctuary: Genevieve Lacey joins with Marshall McGuire to explore the power of music to offer comfort and renewal. | | | | | | |
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