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Lockdown finally gave Frank Peter Zimmermann the space he required to tackle Bach’s Solo Sonatas and Partitas for BIS but, as the German violinist reveals to Lindsay Kemp, he continues to harbour doubts about recording the second and final Volume
I Fagiolini's performance taken from their new album of the composer's madrigals
The 16th century witnessed four major musical phenomena: the polyphonic school reached its zenith, the tradition of instrumental music was founded, the first opera was produced and music began to be printed for the first time. Here's our beginner's guide to the greatest composers of the Renaissance...
A celebration of our Orchestra of the Year, the Minnesota Orchestra, and their Music Director Osmo Vänskä, featuring interviews and reviews
Barnaby Smith conducts Anna Dennis, the VOCES8 Foundation Choir and the Philharmonia Orchestra
Artists discuss what the Icelandic composer's powerful work means to them
The Hungarian soprano Emőke Baráth has enjoyed exploring the lower register of her voice in ‘Dualità’, her new solo album for Erato, which sees her teaming up with countertenor Philippe Jaroussky as conductor, discovers Amanda Holloway
Exclusive filmed preview from the forthcoming Delphian album
Raphaël Pichon reveals to Lindsay Kemp a studious and collaborative approach to this epic work
The composer’s Eternal City depictions are as much showpieces for recording engineers as they are for orchestras, says Mark Pullinger
Watch his winning performance from the 2019 Carl Nielsen International Competition
Featuring outstanding new recordings of Bach's St Matthew Passion, Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Vivaldi's L’estro armonico, the complete Sibelius symphonies, Mendelssohn's String Quintets and more
Klaus Mäkelä: superb Sibelius from the most talked-about conductor of his generation | Handel’s Messiah: the finest recordings to hear | Johan Dalene: the young violinist’s concerto album | Glenn Gould: the making of a piano icon
The 10th Early Music Day will celebrate music from Gregorian chant to baroque ballet, and much more
Strauss’s portrayal of the legendary knight errant offers brilliant dramatic opportunities for bold cellists, conductors and orchestras. Hugo Shirley surveys a recorded history reaching back nine decades
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