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Neven/Eijsackers - review

5334 days ago
Guardian Music — Wigmore Hall, LondonThe Dutch baritone Henk Neven was part of the 2009 crop of BBC New Generation Artists, and his first disc, of songs by Schumann and Löwe, was widely admired. Though he has built up his reputation so far mainly as an interpreter o... more info

ONCT/Sokhiev – review

5342 days ago
Guardian Music — Hexagon, ReadingThe Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse is best known for its extensive and distinguished discography, which includes some of the less familiar works from the French repertoire, particularly operatic. It comes as a surprise, th... more info

Gerhardt/Larcher – review

5342 days ago
Guardian Music — Wigmore Hall, LondonLast year, cellist Alban Gerhardt appeared at the Wigmore Hall as part of a piano trio with Alina Ibragimova and Steven Osborne. It was the first time the three had played chamber music together; in the two great Schubert trios, t... more info

We should celebrate Debussy by assessing his real legacy

5342 days ago
Guardian Music — In this anniversary year, forget the concept of Debussy the musical impressionist. I want to celebrate Debussy the sonic explorer.Anniversaries. God love 'em. Yes, classical music's institutions are far too in thrall with them for their programming i... more info

Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande; Wagner: Prelude to Tristan und Isolde – review

5349 days ago
Guardian Music — Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester/Boulez (Decca UMO)Pierre Boulez has recorded Schoenberg's symphonic poem before, 20 years ago with the Chicago Symphony for Erato. In that performance there was still a slight coolness and studied objectivity about his a... more info

CBSO/Nelsons/Kaufmann – review

5363 days ago
Guardian Music — Symphony Hall, BirminghamWhen Andris Nelsons made his Bayreuth debut in 2010 conducting a new production of Lohengrin, Jonas Kaufmann sang the title role. The relationship forged then between conductor and tenor was clearly a good one, for Kaufmann i... more info

Natalie Dessay – review

5366 days ago
Guardian Music — Wigmore Hall, LondonThe leading French soprano has finally made her Wigmore Hall debut. With a programme of French song focusing on Debussy, but also encompassing Chabrier, Chausson and Duparc, Natalie Dessay could hardly have chosen better vehicles,... more info

Peter Donohoe – review

5370 days ago
Guardian Music — Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonOne of the hallmarks of Peter Donohoe's pianism has always been the sheer breadth of his musical sympathies, ranging across more than two centuries right up to the present day. His programme in the Southbank Centre's Inter... more info

Debussy: Pour Le Piano; Estampes, etc; Szymanowski: Prelude and Fugue; Sonata in C minor – review

5371 days ago
Guardian Music — Rafał Blechacz(Decca)Rafał Blechacz swept the board at the 2005 Warsaw Chopin piano competition, and though he has released a recital of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven sonatas, his subsequent discs for Deutsche Grammophon have generally focused on tha... more info

Steven Osborne – review

5376 days ago
Guardian Music — Wigmore Hall, LondonSteven Osborne's complete recording of Ravel's piano music was one of last year's outstanding keyboard releases. Now to mark the 75th anniversary of the composer's death, Osborne is repeating the cycle in a pair of concerts around... more info

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