{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Composer and author Robin Holloway on celebrating 900 years of classical music","description":"The composer, academic and writer Robin Holloway has just published a new book, Music\u2019s Odyssey, An Invitation to Western Classical Music (Allen Lane). He\u2019s Emeritus Professor of Music at the University of Cambridge, where James Jolly went to visit him a couple of weeks ago to talk about the book\u2019s genesis and aims. The podcast features an excerpt from Holloway\u2019s Second Concerto for Orchestra played by the BBC SO conducted by Oliver Knussen on NMC which won Gramophone\u2019s Contemporary Music Award in 1994, and also one from Hans Werner Henze\u2019s Undine, played by the London Sinfonietta, also conducted by Oliver Knussen on DG. ","author_name":"Gramophone Classical Music Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.gramophone.co.uk\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38806310\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/194792655"}