Welcome to the March issue of BBC Music Magazine.
This month's cover star is the great American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato. The singer is drawing on a wealth of experience – from church singing to bel canto – in a new project inspired by the poetry of Emily Dickinson, as she explains to Clive Paget.
Next up, Jeremy Pound has a gentle chuckle at the composers, from Mozart and Richard Strauss to Bartók and Shostakovich, who have used their musical skills to poke fun at others.