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Debussy: Orchestral Works Vol 6, CD review

4939 days ago
The TelegraphOrchestre National de Lyon, cond Jun Märkl. Rating: * * * more info

Jazz and classical: the twain shall meet

4959 days ago
Guardian MusicWhat happened when one of jazz's top stars – Tim Garland – was asked to write a concerto for the London Symphony Orchestra? Organised chaosIt's not long in conversation with saxophonist and composer Tim Garland before it seems necessary to place ... more info

Golgotha – review

4963 days ago
Guardian MusicKing's College Chapel, CambridgeNobody seems quite sure when Frank Martin's Golgotha was last heard in the UK, though Malcolm Sargent certainly conducted a performance for the BBC in the 1950s. It has remained rare enough for the composer's widow, Ma... more info

Pelléas et Mélisande; Die Walküre; Wozzeck – review

4964 days ago
Guardian MusicBarbican, London; Festtage, Berlin"I am like a blind man looking for treasure at the bottom of the ocean." This cry, wrenched from the soul and guts of Golaud, is an emotional turning point in Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande. His misery is absolute,... more info

Komitas Vardapet, forgotten folk hero

4966 days ago
Guardian MusicComposer Komitas Vardapet survived a genocide and somehow bridged Armenia and Turkey's musical divide. He should be better knownSunday 24 April is Easter Day, but for Armenians it is also genocide remembrance day. This is when Armenians all over the ... more info

Pelléas et Mélisande – review

4967 days ago
Guardian MusicBarbican, LondonPelléas et Mélisande works uncommonly well in the concert hall. Debussy's symbolic tragedy takes as its starting point the belief that "music begins where words are powerless". The characters, with the exception of Arkel, lack insig... more info

Agnes Obel – review

4968 days ago
Guardian MusicCaptain's Rest, GlasgowThe UK is slowly figuring out what northern Europe has known for a while – that Copenhagen-born, Berlin-based classically trained pianist and singer Agnes Obel is a master of her craft with a bright future ahead of her. Obel'... more info

Marc-André Hamelin – review

4971 days ago
Guardian MusicQueen Elizabeth Hall, LondonThis was not a programme designed to leave any doubts about Marc-André Hamelin's mastery of the piano, so it was probably unintentional that its high point should have been the least obviously taxing piece of all. But his... more info

Daniel Catán obituary

4971 days ago
Guardian MusicMexican-born composer often compared with Puccini and DebussyThe Mexico-born composer Daniel Catán, who has died aged 62 from a heart attack, was one of the many significant musical figures to emerge from central and south America in recent years. T... more info

Album review: Debussy: Orchestral works

4976 days ago
Scotsman.comDebussy: Orchestral works LSO Live, £9.99 **** more info

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