Exploring the Complexity of Historical Composers and Honoring a Wise Musician

On this episode, Marc talks with Kate Molleson, a journalist, documentarian, and radio presenter for BBC3. She’s the author of the fascinating book Sound Within Sound: Radical Composers of the 20th Century, which focuses on ten composers left out of the standard histories of classical music. In her intro, Kate says she wrote the book out of “love and anger” - “the love because I want to shout from the rooftops that classical music is gripping, essential, personally and politically game-changing. The anger because I can’t shout proudly about a culture that wilfully closes its doors on perceived outsiders.”

We hope you enjoy our chat with Kate!