Crossword and Quiz
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 363/Sep, PO Box 501, Leicester, LE94 0AA to arrive by 2 September 2021 (solution in Dec issue).
ACROSS
1/12 Dangerous Corner (BBC and NT
broadcast), music by Bach (11,9) 7/3d Unfortunate schism about
English setting of Whitman (3,5)
9 Hard creative skill around piano
is shown by string player (7) 10 Opening to involve the French
ingenue? (7)
11 Word from Ravel about a
Parisian stage (5)
12 See 1 across
13 A quiet respite interrupted by start
of loud ovation (8)
16 One against you including family
choreographer (6)
18 The main part skipped by old
English composer (6)
19 Mole and dove unexpectedly
featured in Beatles hit (4,2,2) 22 He printed, working with
Mecklenburg composer (9,11) 23 Composer is last character
in roster (5)
25 Contend Stravinsky ballet is
Balanchine’s last (7)
26 A finale to concerto involving
Gatti working restlessly (7) 27 One’s moderately quiet?
This makes things louder (3) 28 See 22 across
DOWN
1 Bass remodelled home, one linked
to a home for 18 down (7)
2 Chilean pianist curtailed show,
heading for Uruguay (5)
3 See 7 across
4 Home of choirbook upset over court
action – plenty of money in this? (8) 5 Not given one’s due in
choral terms? (6)
6 People not enthralled by e.g. rising
embellishment (5,4)
7 Dancing a lot is the rage? Here’s
an English ballet (9)
8 Performer, star not half accepted
by jazzman Shaw(7)
14 Perform with band for kiddies’
entertainment (9)
15 Hallé upset about Donizetti heroine
missing C in song of praise (9) 17 Saxophonist, young player, hurried
end of piece (8)
18 Czech composer vaguely meant to
be involved in it (7)
20 Forecast dismissed openings for
local opera, right? (7)
21 Choral setting sadly muted around
end of Kyrie (2,4)
23 Extract from doleful air distressed
Scottish nobleman (5)
24 Wrong to impound piano linked to
a home of Mompou (5)