Wagner’s Die Walküre [Opus Arte DVD]
For many, Die Walküre is the most approachable and human of the Ring dramas, and
February 13, 2021
A Vision of the Sea: Music by David Matthews [Signum]
Not the least attraction of this latest release of David Matthews’s music is that all
February 8, 2021
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UnLamentable Bridge
Five stars for sensational technical quality in each case. However, neither of these overlapping collections
February 4, 2021
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Pavel Kolesnikov records Bach’s Goldberg Variations for Hyperion
As the young Siberian pianist Pavel Kolesnikov writes in the booklet, he came to the
January 15, 2021
Nostalgia – The Sea of Memories [Accent]
“It all starts with one glimpse, you were here and there … I remember everything”
January 13, 2021
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Chamber Orchestra of Europe – Nikolaus Harnoncourt records Schubert’s Eight Symphonies [ICA Classics]
These 1988 concert performances of Schubert’s Symphonies are given excellent analogue recordings by Austrian Radio,
December 24, 2020
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CBSO Beethoven’s Seventh
This latest in the City of Birmingham Symphony’s online concerts was centred on dance – whether that of Scottish traditional music, eastern European gypsy music,
January 28, 2021
CBSO French Connections
There may have been no musical car chases in this first online concert of 2021 by the CBSO, but neither was there any lack of
January 14, 2021
A Morton Feldman Celebration
The current decade will see a plethora of anniversaries marking the centenary of composers influential on both sides of the Atlantic, and while that for
January 9, 2021
LSO/Simon Rattle – Stravinsky
The abundance of works for smaller forces makes Stravinsky’s output ideal for concerts that need to observe social distancing necessities, such as this concert –
December 15, 2020
Steven Osborne and the Aurora play Mozart and Shostakovich
There was an odd sense of reversal of fortune at work in this chamber music concert, all down to Steven Osborne’s role in the programme’s
December 12, 2020
The Royal Ballet – Peter Wright’s production of The Nutcracker conducted by Koen Kessels – Laura Morera, Federico Bonelli, Anna Rose O’Sullivan & Claire Calvert
It has been a long time coming, but three cheers for The Royal Ballet for finding a way to present its famed production of The
December 12, 2020
COVID-19 Information & News | Last updated: April 20th, 2020
This article, begun April 2020, presents various updates from the Classical Music world. It contains details from organisations about how they are managing this crisis,
April 9, 2020
Metropolitan Opera Live HD Broadcasts 2019-20: François Girard’s production of Richard Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman
The Classical Source once again brings you a handy guide to all ten of the Metropolitan Opera productions included in this season’s international broadcast series.
March 9, 2020
Metropolitan Opera Live HD Broadcasts 2019-20: David McVicar’s production of George Frideric Handel’s Agrippina [showing on February 29]
The Classical Source once again brings you a handy guide to all ten of the Metropolitan Opera productions included in this season’s international broadcast series.
February 24, 2020
An appreciation of Mirella Freni (27 February 1935 – 9 February 2020)
Mirella Freni was an open-faced, wide-eyed soprano who exuded enormous charm, dignity and integrity throughout her long career, and who imbued most, if not all,
February 23, 2020
Metropolitan Opera Live HD Broadcasts 2019-20: James Robinson’s staging of George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess [Showing on February 1]
The Classical Source once again brings you a handy guide to all ten of the Metropolitan Opera productions included in this season’s international broadcast series.
January 28, 2020
Feature CD review: Sir John Barbirolli conducts: Hallé in Richard Strauss and Dmitri Shostakovich at Manchester; Philharmonia in Antonín Dvořák, more Strauss, Igor Stravinsky & Jean Sibelius at Buenos Aires
Richard Strauss Tod und Verklärung, Op.24 Shostakovich Symphony No.5 in D-minor, Op.47 Hallé Sir John Barbirolli BBC broadcast, Manchester [January 21, 1963] Click for Amazon
January 23, 2020