The Dutch maestro revisits some of the symphonies with which he made his early reputation and the results are well worth hearing
Even when the mood is tinged with sadness, the English composer ensures there is not the slightest inelegance
You can tell from this warm and deft recital of Mozart piano sonatas that Blackshaw has lived with the music for a long time
Jonathan Biss takes a middle-of-the-road view – no overly prim classicism and no romantic waywardness
The touchstone of these performances is their joie de vivre: a lively pace, a rhythmic verve, a stylistic sleight-of-hand
Under Venezuelan conductor Carlos Izcaray, the exuberant LSSO showcased music that is hardly ever played herein Britain
Gritty Smetana, songful Dvorák and an eloquent tribute to Václav Havel in the latest instalment of the pianist’s Wigmore residency
There are some fine individual performances here, not least from Antonio Pappano’s orchestra, but Graham Vick’s production is showing its age
The German harpsichordist keeps alive the debate over Bach’s elaborate Goldberg Variations – also known as the ‘keyboard exercise’
This is music of intimate emotion and subtle embellishment
Naïve comes late to the Liszt bicentenary party, with two contrasting recitals released almost simultaneously
Audio recordings performed with Glyndebourne’s ensemble
Soprano Emma Bell is concerned with emotional truthfulness – but there are limits
The attraction of this CD lies partly in the combination of three of Mozart’s most sublime sacred works
The mezzo-soprano’s thoughtful programme is themed around the ‘Voice of Longing’
Charles Mackerras’s 1994 Edinburgh performance is one of the most thrilling interpretations of the German composer’s work
Tale of misplaced love against a backdrop of political conspiracy tells us where Italian opera was in the 1840s
Andris Nelsons has the wider stylistic palette but these discs give Kirill Karabits an edge in the core Russian repertoire
A performance with the wit and subtlety that the jaunty piece deserves
Composer’s 15 masterworks are notable for their intimacy and represent an emotional journey
Two outstanding concert works from the Czech composer’s last decade
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