The Telegraph — Conducted by Leif Segerstam, these Sibelius miniatures create a dramatic atmosphere, says Geoffrey Norris more info

Guardian Music — (Unearthed/PIAS)When Paul Sartin finishes his current tour with Bellowhead, he'll be back on the road playing small clubs with Paul Hutchinson. The duo have worked together as Belshazzar's Feast for nearly 20 years, and developed a style that mixes ... more info

Guardian Music — BBC Proms 2012: A Fantasia Of English Music | Urban Secrets | The Churchills | Wonderland: Young, Bright And On the Right | America's Animal Hoarder: Horror At The Zoo – True Stories | The Midnight BeastBBC Proms 2012: A Fantasia Of English Music7.... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonIt must have been grand to live at a time when the golden age lay ahead rather than far behind, and the sentiments expressed in John Addington Symond's 1880 poem A Vista remind us how remote we are even from dreaming of a "lo... more info

Guardian Music — Town Hall, CheltenhamAndrew Litton has long had an affinity with the music of William Walton: his Grammy-winning disc of Belshazzar's Feast followed the symphonies, and he also recorded a centenary disc, all with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, w... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall; The Connection at St Martin's-in-the-Field, LondonInstead of spending Christmas 1929 with his mother, William Walton gave as his excuse the need to get to work "on this thing for the BBC". A humbug by constitution, the Lancastria... more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonAccording to the composer William Walton, when his Biblical oratorio Belshazzar's Feast was being prepared for its premiere in 1931, the conductor, Thomas Beecham, advised him to throw in a couple of brass bands, "as you'll never hear... more info

Guardian Music — Shepherd's Bush Empire, LondonTen years ago, in a pub on the outskirts of Oxford, a former genetics student who had switched his attention to the melodeon and concertina met a singer and fiddle player influenced by "Tom Waits, Benjamin Britten and Pe... more info

Guardian Music — (Unearthed/One Little Indian)Paul Sartin is best-known for his fiddle and oboe work with that triumphant folk big band Bellowhead, but he has spent much of the past 15 years working around the British folk clubs with accordion-player Paul Hutchinson ... more info

Guardian Music — Meet the rock managers who've spotted an opening for them to bring expertise and experience – as well as funds – into the art worldMusic and the visual arts have had a loose relationship for decades. From the 60s onward, bands like the ... more info