Journalist Pierre-Yves Georges has made the intertwining of these two fields of human activity the subject of two France Musique series, both available to listen again. Several episodes focus on figures such as pianist Kit Armstrong and physicist Albert Einstein, for whom the two disciplines are almost inseparable parts of their lives. Other programmes examine the conductor Ernest Ansermet, Bach's fondness for numbers, the use of chance and probability in music, the Pythagorean history of musical notes, and the value of music in teaching mathematics. The second series, comprising eight episodes, explores the use of AI in music in greater depth: it questions the limits of copyright, investigates new symphonic productions, considers the use of robots in performances and the reconstruction of human voices—such as that of a castrato—and even asks what the music of the future might sound like. Curious listeners may find the extremely short format of these radio features frustrating, but each programme is an invitation to delve deeper into the subject.
"Music + Maths" series, France Musique, 16 four-minute episodes
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