''BBC Music Magazine'' is a British monthly magazine that focuses primarily on

classical music Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be #Relationship to other music traditions, distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical mu ...

. The first issue appeared in September 1992.

BBC Worldwide BBC Worldwide Ltd. was the wholly owned commercial subsidiary of the BBC, formed out of a restructuring of its predecessor BBC Enterprises in January 1995. The company monetised BBC brands, selling BBC and other British programming for broadcas ...

, the commercial subsidiary of the

BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...

, was the original owner and publisher together with Warner Music Enterprises during its initial phase.

Immediate Media Company Immediate Media Company Limited (with IMMEDIATE styled in all uppercase as its logo) is a British multinational publishing house that produces a wide range of magazine titles, including ''Radio Times, BBC Top Gear, Good Food'' and many others ...

has been the publisher since 2012. Since March 1993 an edition of ''BBC Music Magazine'' has been published in North America. The content of the magazine reflects the broadcast output of

BBC Radio 3 BBC Radio 3 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It replaced the BBC Third Programme in 1967 and broadcasts classical music and opera, with jazz, world music, Radio drama, drama, High culture, culture and the arts ...

, which is devoted primarily to classical music, but also broadcasts some

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...

and

world music "World music" is an English phrase for styles of music from non-English speaking countries, including quasi-traditional, Cross-cultural communication, intercultural, and traditional music. World music's broad nature and elasticity as a musical ...

. Each edition comes with an audio CD, often including

recordings of full-length works. The magazine features articles on subjects such as favourite conductors and trends in

21st-century classical music 21st-century Western classical music is art music in the contemporary classical tradition that has been produced since the year 2000. A loose and ongoing period, 21st-century classical music is defined entirely by the calendar and does not refe ...

. The magazine's circulation was 37,530 as of 2008. Profits "are returned to the BBC". Previous editors of the magazine have included Helen Wallace and Oliver Condy. Charlotte Smith has been its editor since January 2022.

References

External links

BBC Music Magazine website

List of cover discs
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Magazine A magazine is a periodical literature, periodical publication, print or digital, produced on a regular schedule, that contains any of a variety of subject-oriented textual and visual content (media), content forms. Magazines are generally fin ...

Monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom Music magazines published in the United Kingdom Classical music magazines Magazines established in 1992