The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 25,674 - Jun 28 2012

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'I've managed to pen overtures to Rigoletto and Don Carlos', he perhaps said VERDI
An attempt at good showing of Patience? On the contrary AGOG
Beat by beat at the beginning THROB
Brass behind in test broadcast TRUMPETS
Clarinets and viola 17 in Candide, say SATIRICALNOVEL
Composer's wildly enthusiastic bypassing port DELIUS
Eg Dull and Boring tunes oddly enthral women in drag TWINTOWNS
G&S recalled securing awfully bad deal for pannier SADDLEBAG
Key change? Soprano isn't prepared to accept it TRANSPOSITION
Name working set of organ pipes without pausing NONSTOP
Note quintet mostly played close to the end TENQUID
Nothing, I guess, is too much for lively dances GIGUES
On radio avoids Iolanthe's opening movements … SCHERZI
Overhear a Cherubini piece and suffer this? EARACHE
Clues Answers
Paper's first critique of Eric and Ernie's version of André PREVIEW
Releases new MP3 (XS) with hour output EXEMPTS
Rock group show developed prominent list? WHOSWHO
Sacred books regularly occur in a happy 17 APOCRYPHA
Scoring northeast choir medley's hard going ORCHESTRATION
See 11 THEFIRSTCUCKOO
See 11 INSPRING
Series put out about Schubert's Fourth and put out again REISSUE
Tchaikovsky's pen was shaking at start of Nutcracker SWAN
Timeless tune of the French is intrusive and improper UNDUE
Unrehearsed concert’s boring — I’m put off IMPROMPTU
When Times correspondents traditionally write piece by 20 ONHEARING
With nous this band could become unionised INDIE
… represented as sliding scales GLISSANDI