BBC Music Magazine January 2021

ACROSS

1 Pianist Milne’s mistake involving third note of scale (6)

4 Algebra confused British composer (7)

9 Belgian composer in French article backed Britain about Elgar’s pre-eminence (5)

10 Hilarious performance with governess in informal American concert (9)

11 Lists tango variant for someone liking the old stuff (10)

12 Recalled comment in home of choirbook (4)

14 Power in Holst dance suite? Not much, ultimately (5)

16 Wind instrument returned to Hungary before a New Year festival in January (8)

18 Stockhausen opera staged in Barking (8)

19 Soprano getting behind the others when there’s no singing? (5)

21 Learner in Oahu, dancing, missing nothing in this dance (4)

22 US film singer, timeless Mozartian possibly, seen around Californian city (5,5)

25 Use artist in unexpected way, displaying range (9)

26 Composer never divulged embraces (5)

27 Producer of tunes is held back by much-curtailed set for TV (5-3)

28 Notice opening for season of carols? (6)

DOWN

1 Sound encompassing forte – not a minim in Copland score (4-4)

2 Broadcast Kismet without latest recording devices (5)

3 So American to have a call for an outlandish instrument (10)

4 Unexpectedly cautious with tragic instrument (8,6)

5 Not good to restrain new orchestra (4)

6 Sounds of telephones having qualities linked to Wagner work (9)

7 No particular individual girl captivating heads of youth orchestra (6)

8 Film starring 22 represented threats and courage (3,5,6)

13 26, lost, confused about entry of harp? Only for a while (5-5)

15 Macmillan concerto very large? Not so much after one probes (9)

17 Key is to get a soprano in where the orchestra plays? That’s not very realistic (8)

20 Component of music rich yet humdrum, devoid of content (6)

23 Number revolted, wanting nothing like Grieg? (5)

24 Recording some Milhaud is crucial (4)