The BBC Music Magazine PRIZE CROSSWORD NO. 356

The first correct solution of our crossword picked at random will win a copy of The Oxford Companion to Music. A runnerup will win Who Knew? Answers to Questions about Classical Music (see www.oup.co.uk). Send answers to: BBC Music Magazine, Crossword 356/Feb, PO Box 501, Leicester, LE94 0AA to arrive by 18 Feb 2021 (solution in May 2021 issue).

ACROSS

1 Queen attending Wagner operas, making a mistake (6) 5 Instruments in the near future collected by singer (8) 9 Instrument of love in abode with Romeo, possibly (4,6)

10 First item in choral period for composer (4)

11 Italian composer, one in old England heading for Italy (8)

12 Still openings for these stupendous major performances? (6)

13 German composer seen around in our parties (10)

15 Piano sitting beside no odd bits of simple wind instrument (4) 16 British composer declines to erase forte (4)

17 Verdi opera: a vital aria

I dropped in recomposition? About time (2,8)

19 Contend with notes linked to a city of the waltz (6)

21 Practice piece? That’s a duty, without hesitation (8)

23 Classy musical work recalled with silence (4)

24 Reason mike failed – this was too loud? (10)

25 Modern information about line in Dvoˇrák symphony (3,5) 26 Extremes in society disdain every location of opera house (6)

DOWN

2 French Baroque composer’s dance enthralling British (5)

3 They list it: ‘Piece of Mozart in broadcast series’ (9)

4 Puccini, say, arranged magic couple of openings of opera (7) 5 Penned by BD, version of line now within song (6,2,3,4)

6 Set to change regarding very large music players (7)

7 Starts to observe new conductor, unusually excited, playing at the right moment? (2,3)

8 Various things sink location for dancing etc (9)

14 Harsh about critical comment over run for d’oyly Carte production (9)

15 British conductor’s power – source of tension in

Wagner,say (9)

17 One’s finding out overture of Lehar’s a money-spinner (7) 18 Eternal fool penning arrangement of glee (7)

20 Skill in radio broadcast? Absolutely not (5)

22 Some allege islanders set up event in Rossini opera (5)