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Schulhoff: Works for Solo Violin and Piano - review

5036 days ago
Guardian MusicBecker-Bender/Becker(Hyperion)Erwin Schulhoff's works for violin and piano all date from early in his tragically short career and are in some respects more representative of his development than his maturity. They reveal, however, his lifelong fascin... more info

Stéphane Degout: Mélodies

5036 days ago
Guardian MusicDegout/LucasIn the UK we think of Stéphane Degout primarily in terms of Mozart, forgetting, perhaps, that he's also one of today's finest exponents of French song. This disc redresses the balance. The recording is on the close side, catching the occ... more info

BBCSSO/Matthais Pintscher – review

5040 days ago
Guardian MusicCity Halls, GlasgowTaking on Matthias Pintscher as Artist-in-Association last year confirmed the BBCSSO's place among serious new music ensembles. The 40-year-old German composer-conductor has attracted attention since his early 20s for writing dense... more info

The Rite of Spring: still crazy after all these years

5043 days ago
Guardian MusicThe Rite of Spring was so challenging it famously caused a riot at its premiere. Nearly a century on, it's still inspiring innovation – this time Avatar-styleIn 2007, when we programmed Klaus Obermaier's 3D digital version of Stravinsky's The Rite ... more info

RSNO/Denève – review

5046 days ago
Guardian MusicUsher Hall, EdinburghConductor Stéphane Denève is an incorrigible talker, expert in the art of podium chat. His corkscrew hair, puppyish enthusiasm and fortified French accent are so flamboyant it's impossible not to laugh. Edinburgh audiences, jud... more info

Southbank targets new audiences with UK's biggest classical music programme

5048 days ago
Guardian MusicMultimedia concerts and perfomances by Venezuela's highly-acclaimed youth orchestra aim to draw more young peoplePioneering initiatives to draw young people to classical concerts are among hundreds of events planned by London's Southbank Centre in th... more info

The top 10 composers

5054 days ago
Guardian MusicAn American list of the top 10 composers of all time will raise a few highbrow eyebrowsFor a fortnight, the classical music critic of the New York Times, Anthony Tommasini, has been engaged in a curious task: determining the top 10 composers of all t... more info

The top 10 composers of all time

5054 days ago
Guardian MusicIs compiling a list of the top 10 composers of all time a fatuous exercise, amusing parlourgame or serious pursuit?For the past fortnight, the classical music critic of the New York Times, Anthony Tommasini, has been engaged in a curious task: determ... more info

Anna Calvi's orchestral manoeuvres

5064 days ago
Guardian MusicHow hypnosis, Debussy and Edith Piaf influenced one of 2011's great hopesHyptnotised by the new goth"I developed as a guitarist by trying to make my guitar sound like other instruments," says Anna Calvi, the gothically inclined singer-songwriter who ... more info

Hear Anna Calvi's debut album: Exclusive stream

5068 days ago
Guardian MusicWe're in love with Anna Calvi's stunning debut album. Have a listen before it hits the shops and let us know what you thinkWe're much more excited about Anna Calvi's debut album – a fiery concoction of flamenco guitars, operatic vocals and gothic s... more info

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