Three authors on music from The Music Show archives.

Margaret Atwood spoke to Andrew Ford back in 2003, after the transformation of her novel The Handmaid’s Tale into an opera by Danish composer Poul Ruders.

Andrea Goldsmith joined Andy on stage for the 2013 Melbourne Writers’ Festival after her novel The Memory Trap invoked Beethoven amongst other composers. Live performance from Zoe Knighton and Amir Farid.

And Anna Goldsworthy is a concert pianist as well as a writer. Her two lauded volumes of memoirs were followed up by her debut novel Melting Moments in 2020, when she spoke to Andy about how music inspired the structure of the book.

Music in the show:

Track: Prologue and “The Wall, from The Handmaid's TaleComposer: Poul RudersArtist: Royal Danish Opera Company & Royal Danish OrchestraAlbum: The Handmaid's TaleLabel: Dacapo 8.224165-66

Track: Cello sonata No. 4 in C major (Op. 102, No. 1)Composer: Ludwig van BeethovenArtists: Zoe Knighton and Amir FaridPerformed live on The Music Show at Melbourne Writers’ Festival

Track Title: Moment Musicaux Nos 1 and 3, Op 94Artist: Paul LewisComposer: Franz SchubertAlbum: Schubert Piano Sonata D.845, "Wandererfantasie" D.760, 4 Impromptus D.935, Moments Musicaux D.780Label: Harmonia Mundi ‎– HMC902136.37

The Music Show is made on Gadigal and Gundungurra Country.

Technical production by Nathan Turnbull.