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
Handel: Dixit Domi- Nus; Zadok The Priest; Ode For The Birthday Of Queen AnneApollo’s Singers,Apollo’s Fire/Jeannette Sorrell AvieAV 2270 ****Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
Secret MemoriesDan Styffe (double bass), Peter Herresthal (violin), Oslo PO/Jukka-Pekka Saraste Simax Classics PSC 1324 ***Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
American MavericksSan Francisco Symphony/Michael Tilson Thomas SFSMedia SFS 0056 ****Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
Irish opera finds its voice again, after years of discordWith Lyric Opera’s new production of Verdi’s Aida at the Gaiety Theatre last week, the Arts Council’s post-apocalyptic strategy…Wed Nov 21 2012 - 00:00
Arvopärt: Adams’ LamentLatvian Radio Choir, Vox Clamantis, Sinfonietta Riga, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra/Tõnu Kaljuste…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
My Beloved is MineJames Gilchrist (tenor), Anna Tilbrook (piano) Linn Records CKD404 ****Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Evgeny Kissin is much more than pure sound and furyThink of Evgeny Kissin, who emerged as a boy wonder back in the 1980s, and you think of technical perfection, of immaculate delivery…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
How to hit opera's high notesFour sopranos discuss how they prepare for some of the most challenging vocal performances that music has to offerMon Nov 12 2012 - 00:00
Grieg: Piano Concerto: Liszt: Pianoconcertono1; Hungarian FantasyGeorges Cziffra, Orchestre National De L’ortf/georges Tzipine, André Cluytens ICA Classics ICAC 5079 ****Fri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
Delius: Brigg Fair; Pianoconcerto; Idylledeprintemps; Paris Howard Shelley (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra/andrew DavisChandos CHAN10742 ****Fri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
Lieux Retrouvés Steven Isserlis (cello), Thomas Adès (piano)Hyperion CDA67948 *****Fri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
Stilling the mind to let in Cage's divine influenceSurprise number one: the doors of the Cork Opera House were closed when I arrived for Saturday’s performance of John Cage’s Roaratorio…Tue Nov 06 2012 - 00:00
Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos; Hebrides OvertureAlina Ibragimova (violin), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Vladimir Jurowski Hyperion CDA 67795 ****Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
Corelli: Concerti Grossi Op 6The Avison Ensemble/Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin) Linn Records CKD 411 (2 CDs) ****Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
Weber: Wind ConcertosScottish Chamber Orchestra/ Alexander Janiczek Linn Records CKD 409 ****Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Kurtág; Signs, Games and Messages; Ligeti: SonataKim Kashkashian (viola) ECM New Series 476 4729 *****Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Mahler: Das Klagende Lied; Janácek: The Fiddler’s ChildBBC Singers, Chorus & Symphony Orchestra/ Gennady Rozhdestvensky ICA Classics ICAC 5080 ****Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Jonathan Biss (Piano), Elias String QuartetSchumann & Dvorak Piano Quintets Onyx ****Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Bach: Sonatas & Partitas For Solo Violin Vol 2Isabelle Faust (violin) Harmonia Mundi HMC 902124 ****Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Sogno BaroccoAnne Sofie von Otter, Ensemble Cappella Mediterranea/Leonardo García Alarcón Naïve V 5286 *****Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Schubert: String QuintetOlivier Marron (cello), Arcanto Quartett Harmonia Mundi HMC 9022106 *****Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
Music by lord of silence speaks for itselfJohn Cage heard music in a distant alarm, and saw art in an air-conditioner, and this week we were reminded of why his music – …Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
High time for the rise of the ValkyriesTEMPERS RARELY flare as hot about musical matters as they do about the work of Richard Wagner.Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
Respighi: Violin SonatasTanja Becker-Bender (violin), Péter Nagy (piano) Hyperion CDA 67930 ***Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
Zelenka: Three SonatasMonica Huggett (violin), Marsyas Ensemble Linn Records CDK 415 *****Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 1-3London Symphony Orchestra/Valery Gergiev LSO live LSO 0710 (2 CDs) ****Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
An era of tonal solidity and depth, by GeorgeIn his two decades at the NSO, conductor George Hurst brought a kind of middle-European firmness and purpose to the orchestra…Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
John Cage A It IsAlexei Lubimov (piano), Natalia Pschenitschnikova (voice), ECM New Series 476 4933 ****Fri Sept 21 2012 - 01:00
Montsalvatge: Partita; Cinco Canciones Negras; Caidoscopi Simfònic; Simfonia De RéquiemBBCPO/Juanjo Mena, Chandos CHAN 10735 ***Fri Sept 21 2012 - 01:00
Daniil Trifonov (piano), Mariinsky Orchestra/Valery GergievTchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 1 Mariinsky ****Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Anthony Marwood (violin), BBC Scottish SO/Douglas BoydSchumann: Violin Concertos in D Minor and A Minor; Phantasie OP 131 Hyperion ***Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Music to challenge the mind and bodyDavid Adams presented a typically wild and ambitious programme featuring music that most organists would fear to touchTue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Natalie Clein (cello), BBC Scottish SO/Ilan VolkovBloch & Bruch Hyperion CDA 67910 ****Fri Sept 07 2012 - 01:00
Thierry Pécou (piano), Ensemble Variances, Percussions Claviers de LyonPécou: Tremendum Harmonia Mundi HMC 905269 ***Fri Sept 07 2012 - 01:00
Helsinki Baroque Orchestra/Aapo HäkkinenFX Dussek: Four Symphonies Naxos 8.572683 ****Fri Sept 07 2012 - 01:00
Emerson Quartet yield to GalwayThe award-winning Emerson String Quartet finally made an appearance in Ireland at the weekend, but yielded top billing to the…Tue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
