LSO/Simon Rattle – Stravinsky
The abundance of works for smaller forces makes Stravinsky’s output ideal for concerts that need
The abundance of works for smaller forces makes Stravinsky’s output ideal for concerts that need
There was an odd sense of reversal of fortune at work in this chamber music
It has been a long time coming, but three cheers for The Royal Ballet for
The last of the City of Birmingham Symphony’s online concerts in 2020 saw former associate
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s online concerts continued with this unlikely yet, in the
Although only now being relayed, this was actually the first event undertaken by the City
The clearly recorded broadcast of Maskarade wears its years very well indeed. Light in bass perhaps but there is the essential vocal clarity – necessary
Given his reputation as a fearless radical, uncompromising in his pursuit of rethinking the language and structure of music, one does not readily associate Michael Finnissy (born
“What is music? How can one define it? Music is a calm moonlit night, a rustling of summer foliage. Music is the distant peal of
Barry Douglas’s Chandos Schubert cycle is one of the unmitigated triumphs of recent years. I remember welcoming Volume III with a review that could have
Back in 2012, towards the end of his Frankfurt RSO tenure, Paavo Järvi showed his broader Tchaikovsky hand with a particularly appealing account of the
It is an interesting coincidence that other well-known conductors who were also composers were so closely contemporary with Launy Grøndahl (1886-1960). Furtwängler was also born
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,
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.
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.
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,
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.
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
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