Music Matters - Debussy, Saariaho and perceptions of classical music

Tom Service talks to Kaija Saariaho about L'Amour de loin at English National Opera.

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Tom Service talks to composer Kaija Saariaho about her opera L'Amour de loin, and looks at a new book charting the story of the creation of Debussy's PellÃ©as et MÃ©lisande.

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