A letter from New York: Golijov’s Ainadamar at the Met; Nathalie Joachim’s Had To Be
- Friday, January 3, 2025
Golijov’s Ainadamar at the Met; Nathalie Joachim’s Had To Be; William Grant Still’s Symphony No 4, Autochthonous
Features
BMOP/sound: a guide to the award-winning record label
- Friday, January 3, 2025
In this month’s introduction to a classical record label, Tim Parry celebrates a company that promotes neglected orchestral music
The musician and the score: Jérémie Rhorer on Beethoven’s Missa solemnis
- Friday, January 3, 2025
Conductor Jérémie Rhorer talks to David Patrick Stearns about this challenging masterpiece
Schumann’s Piano Concerto: a guide to the best recordings
- Friday, January 3, 2025
Schumann’s sole completed piano concerto remains among his best-loved works. Jed Distler listens to a selection of the prominent pianists who have contributed to the concerto’s substantial discography
Finding the poetry in Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, with Sir Michael Morpurgo and Daniel Pioro
- Friday, January 3, 2025
Violinist Daniel Pioro and poet Sir Michael Morpurgo tell Mark Seow about their highly personal and deeply felt joint exploration of Vivaldi’s masterpiece
Reinventing the hi-fi industry
- Friday, January 3, 2025
Some interesting moves in the audio world see the British hi-fi industry shaping up for what looks like a bright future
Box-set Round-up: January 2025 (Sándor Végh, René Jacobs, Beethoven: The Mahler Re-Orchestrations)
- Friday, January 3, 2025
Rob Cowan on a great Hungarian conductor and some symphonic surprises
Classics Reconsidered: the premiere recording of Arvo Pärt’s Passio
- Friday, January 3, 2025
Edward Breen and Fabrice Fitch revisit the premiere recording of Arvo Pärt’s Passio, set down by the Hilliard Ensemble in 1988
Icon: John Shirley-Quirk
- Friday, January 3, 2025
Michael McManus celebrates a 20th-century bass-baritone of choice who worked with Britten, creating many of his operatic roles, and made important recordings for Tippett
JS Bach: the Gramophone Award-winning recordings
- Thursday, January 2, 2025
Every recording of JS Bach's music to have won a Gramophone Award since 1977, featuring outstanding accounts of the St Matthew Passion, Goldberg Variations, Cello Suites and more
Top 10 Romantic composers
- Thursday, January 2, 2025
The Romantic period was one of the most innovative in music history, characterised by lyrical melodies, rich harmonies, and emotive expression. Here's our beginner's guide to the greatest composers of the Romantic period
Mozart: the Gramophone Award-winning recordings
- Thursday, January 2, 2025
Here is every Mozart recording to have won a Gramophone Award since 1977
Top 10 String Quartets
- Thursday, January 2, 2025
Tracing the evolution of the string quartet from Haydn to Britten, via some of the greatest recordings available
Inside the Christmas Carol: Part Three with Errollyn Wallen
- Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Jack Pepper’s festive countdown continues, digging inside festive writing. Enter, his third and final composer guest…Errollyn Wallen
Inside the Christmas Carol: Part Two with Bob Chilcott
- Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Jack Pepper chats with three composers to explore the magic of festive writing. Hot on the heels of Thomas Hewitt Jones… its Bob Chilcott
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