Contemporary composer: Philip Glass
- Monday, January 30, 2017
Pwyll ap Siôn on a composer whose huge influence extends from the concert hall to the movie theatre and opera house
Pwyll ap Siôn on a composer whose huge influence extends from the concert hall to the movie theatre and opera house
Graham Johnson and Thomas Quasthoff lift the lid on Schubert's final songs
The finest recordings from this month's reviews, chosen by Martin Cullingford
Wang plays the Fazıl Say / Arcadi Volodos Paraphrase on Mozart’s 'Alla Turca'
Win Rubinstein's classic recordings of Chopin, Brahms and various great piano concertos
A live performance from the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam with soprano Ann-Helen Moen
What makes Tchaikovsky’s ballet score so groundbreakingly unique? Sarah Kirkup talks to the Royal Ballet’s music director Koen Kessels to find out
The legendary pianist speaks to Alan Blyth (Gramophone, November 1968)
For professional pianists and amateurs alike, Arthur Rubinstein's artistry was a thing of wonder, a touch that combined exquisite control with a feeling of tremendous ease, says Bryce Morrison
A beginner's guide to some of the finest Rubinstein recordings currently available
Win Abbado's classic Beethoven, Haydn and Mendelssohn recordings
His insistence that he was on an equal level to his musicians resulted in radiant music-making that was totally free of ego, writes James Jolly in a tribute to the late, great Claudio Abbado
Michael Oliver had privileged access to Abbado's recording of Verdi's Don Carlos with Domingo in 1985
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