Culture

The Prospect podcast #49—When music meets philosophy

Ivan Hewett on what classical music lovers like Roger Scruton get wrong

September 05, 2018
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This week Ivan Hewett asks what happens when music meets philosophy and explains what lovers of classical music get wrong about the chart hits. These are newly relevant questions thanks to the publication of Roger Scruton’s book on the western musical tradition. You can read Hewett’s review of Scruton’s book here.

Plus: politics with Alex Dean and culture with Sameer Rahim