Elgar: Cello Concerto; Smetana: Mavlast (exc)ZuillBailey (cello), Indianapolis SO/Krzysztof Urbánski Telarc TEL-34030-02 ***Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
One musical odyssey begins, as another eight-year wait endsBeginning a 10-year project to perform all of Schubert’s songs in concertTue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
Brahms: Symphony No 4; Mendelssohn: Italian SymphonyBBCSO, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Adrian Boult, ICA Classics ICAC 5093 ***Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
'I love my country to this day - probably more than it loves me'For composer Alexander Raskatov, there’s no place like mother Russia, but he is still delighted to see one of his works get its…Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
Strauss: Violin Sonata; Franck: Violin Sonata; Prélude, Fugueet VariationAugustinDumay(violin), Louis Lortie (piano), OnyxONYX 4096 ***Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
Brahms: Symphony No 1; Martinu: Symphony No 4Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR/Klaus Tennstedt, ICA Classics ICAC 5090 ****Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
A celebration, and a weak sense of a classical communityComposer Raymond Deane, who turned 60 last month, is not what you would call an easy manTue Feb 05 2013 - 00:00
Bach: Partita Ind Minor; Beethoven: KreutzersonataMaximVengerov (violin), Itamar Golan (piano) Wigmore Hall Live WHLive 0056 ****Fri Feb 01 2013 - 00:00
The Unknown PurcellHazel Brooks (violin), David Pollock (harpsichord) Chandos Chaconne CHAN0795 ***Fri Feb 01 2013 - 00:00
Acoustics that enhance music, on its journey to the listenerThere I was, sitting in the Konzerthaus in Berlin last Monday, as the Irish Chamber Orchestra (ICO) gave a concert in celebration…Tue Jan 29 2013 - 00:00
Szymanowski: Concert Overture; Symphonie Concertante; Symphony No 2Louis Lortie (piano), BBCSO/ Edward Gardner CHSA 5115 *****Fri Jan 25 2013 - 00:00
Rté Philharmonic Choir, RTÉ Nso/Gerhard Markson NCHDublin Tonight 8pm €10-€35 01-4170000Fri Jan 25 2013 - 00:00
A bunch of amateurs in classical music - and it's all the better for itYou don’t have to be a professional to make an impact in music – but you will have to practise like oneTue Jan 22 2013 - 00:00
Petrassi: Magnificat; Salmoix•Sabina Cvilak (soprano), Choir and Orchestra of the Teatro Regio Torino/ Gianandrea Noseda ChandosCHAN10750 ****Fri Jan 18 2013 - 00:00
Bartók: Sonatas And FolkdancesJames Ehnes (violin), Andrew Armstrong (piano) ChandosCHAN10752 ****Fri Jan 18 2013 - 00:00
RTÉ NSO/Gavin MaloneyNCH, Dublin Tuesdays until Feb 5 1.05pm Adm free 01-4170000Fri Jan 18 2013 - 00:00
Reaping rewards from shock and awe tactics at the rostrumFinnish conductor Hannu Lintu is clearly a man who not only knows what he wants, but insists on it, tooTue Jan 15 2013 - 00:00
Beethoven: Symphonyno3 (eroica); Smetana: Barteredbride Overture; Zarzuela ExcerptsVarious orchestras/ Ataúlfo Argenta ICA Classics ICAC 5087 ****Fri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
British Works For Cello And Piano Vol 1Paul Watkins (cello), Huw Watkins (piano) Chandos CHAN10741 ***Fri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
Piano Music Of Dinu LipattiLuisa Borac (piano), Academy of St Martin in the Fields/ Jaime Martin Avie AV 2271 (2 CDs) ****Fri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
January hits the high notes in a packed operatic scheduleThere are a wealth of operas to choose from in Ireland this year, with Britten proving particularly popularTue Jan 08 2013 - 00:00
Bruckner: Symphony No7BBC Scottish SO/ Donald Runnicles Hyperion CDA 67916 ****Fri Jan 04 2013 - 00:00
Lutoslawski: Orchestralworks IIIPaul Watkins (cello), BBC SO/ Edward Gardner Chandos CHSA 5106 ***Fri Jan 04 2013 - 00:00
Zelenski: Piano Quartet; Zarebski: PianoquintetJonathan Plowright (piano), Szymanowski Quartet Hyperion CDA67905 *****Fri Jan 04 2013 - 00:00
Hideko Udagawa, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Alan BuribayevKhachaturian: Concerto-Rhapsody; Sonata-Monologue; Liapunov: Violin Concerto Signum Classics **Fri Dec 28 2012 - 00:00
Christopher Purves (bass), Arcangelo/Jonathan CohenHandel’s finest arias for base voice Hyperion *****Fri Dec 28 2012 - 00:00
Pixis: Piano Concerto In C; Piano Concertino In E Flat; Thalberg: Piano Concerto In F MinorTasmanian SO/Howard Shelley (piano), Hyperion CDA67915 ****Fri Dec 21 2012 - 00:00
MessiahBord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin Sun 3pm/8pm €28.50 - €36.50 0818-719377Fri Dec 21 2012 - 00:00
Bach: 6 Sonatas For Harpsichord And ViolinCatherine Manson (violin), Ton Koopman (harpsichord) Challenge Classics CC72560 (2 CDs) ***Fri Dec 21 2012 - 00:00
Weber: Symphonies; Bassoon Concerto; Invitation To The DanceKaren Geoghegan (bassoon), BBCPO/JuanjoMena, Chandos CHAN10748 ****Fri Dec 21 2012 - 00:00
Critics, musicians, howlers - who would want to be a composer?Given the life of hard work and scant reward, it’s good to see that young composers today still want to tryTue Dec 18 2012 - 00:00
Where Late The Sweet Birds SangMagnificat/Philip Cave Linn Records CKD417 *****Fri Dec 14 2012 - 00:00
Singing hallelujah to calls for a 'Messiah' banThere have been calls not to perform Handel’s ‘Messiah’ each Christmas but it is just too popularTue Dec 11 2012 - 00:00
Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Frankfurt Radio SO, Ensemble Modern/Peter EötvösViolin concertos by Bartók, Eötvös and Ligeti ****Fri Dec 07 2012 - 00:00
Gordan Nikolitch (violin), Tenebrae, LSO Chamber Ensemble/Nigel ShortBach/Thoene: Partita in D minor; Fauré: RequimFri Dec 07 2012 - 00:00
AdamLaMotte (viola), Benvenue Fortepiano TrioSchuman: Piano Trio No 2; Kinderszenen; Piano Quartet ****Fri Dec 07 2012 - 00:00
Najihakim: Sakskø-Bing Praeludier; Chamber Concertos 1&2;organ Concerto No4Naji Hakim (organ), Danish Chamber Players Signum Classics SIGCD296 ***Fri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
Bach: Harpsichord ConcertosRetrospect Ensemble/MatthewHalls (harpsichord) Linn Records CKD410 ****Fri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
Mahler: Totenfeier; Liedereines FahrendengesellenSarah Connolly (mezzo soprano), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment: Vladimir Jurowski Signum Classics SIGCD259 (mid-price…Fri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
Opera for kids, far-out sounds, secret whispers and musical jokesHuddersfield Contemporary Music festival loves the space where noise and music overlapThu Nov 29 2012 - 00:00
' I was furious. If I'd had a gun, he would now be in a cemetery'For Philippe Cassard, who gives a 50th-birthday recital at the National Concert Hall on Thursday, it is nearly half a lifetime…Tue Nov 27 2012 - 00:00
American MavericksSan Francisco Symphony/Michael Tilson Thomas SFSMedia SFS 0056 ****Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
