BBC Music Magazine – October 2013

In the December issue of BBC Music Magazine, we talk exclusively to composer Sir John Tavener – who is 70 this year – about his faith journey, his rise to fame and the music he’s working on at the moment. And you can hear the whole of Tavener’s haunting piece The Protecting Veil, performed by cellist Steven Isserlis and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, on this month’s cover recording. Also in this issue, we name the best recording of Widor’s Toccata and James Naughtie meets the brilliant French pianist Hélène Grimaud.