Guardian Music — Grand, Leeds"We were very clear about it being contemporary from the beginning," Rob Kearley remarks in the programme for Opera North's new production of Faust, which he has co-directed with Ran Arthur Braun in association with video artist Lillevan... more info

Guardian Music — Lugansky (Naïve)The latest addition to Nikolai Lugansky's Rachmaninov discography is this recording of the two sonatas – big, exacting works, not without controversy. The First (1908) was triggered by Goethe's Faust, and though the narrative subje... more info

Guardian Music — These Swedish space cadets sound like a Womad wig-out involving Faust, Funkadelic, Fairport Convention and Fela KutiHometown: Korpolombolo, Sweden.The lineup: Christian Johansson and a cast of seven.The background: Goat may not be the G.O.A.T., but t... more info

Guardian Music — Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, Claudio Abbado and tenor Joseph Calleja also among winners at the prestigious classical music awards ceremonyThe Gramophone awards – the Oscars of classical music – recognised some of the recording industry's brightest... more info

Guardian Music — There's an unlikely comeback for the underground Italian cosmic rocker who's had a hand in prog, ambient, new wave, disco and tranceOnly in Brooklyn would you find a place called the Body Actualized Center For Cosmic Living. Its mission, as outlined ... more info

Guardian Music — Capuçon/Vienna PO/Harding(Virgin Classics)One outstanding version of Berg's Violin Concerto has already appeared this year, Isabelle Faust's performance with Claudio Abbado and the Orchestra Mozart, which was paired with Beethoven's concerto. Renaud... more info

Guardian Music — Joseph Calleja's graceful tenor harks back to the great voices of the past. But he takes the comparisons with Pavarotti in his strideIt's a sweltering July night in Floriana, Malta. Malta's high society, young and old, are in their Sunday best, sever... more info

Guardian Music — Isabelle Faust(Harmonia Mundi)Two years after her disc of the D minor and E major Partitas and the C major Sonata, Isabelle Faust completes her set of Bach's works for solo violin with G minor and A minor Sonatas and the B minor Partita. As you woul... more info

Guardian Music — Seiler/van Immerseel(Zig-Zag Territoires – three CDs)Though not quite as compelling as the recent sets from Renaud Capucon and Frank Braley on Virgin, and Isabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov (Harmonia Mundi), these performances of Beethoven's vio... more info

Metalsucks — Dr. Faustus is a legend from German lore. As the tale goes, Faustus is an unhappy scholar who trades his soul to Satan for all the pleasure and knowledge of the universe. Satan takes his soul to hell for eternity, and Faust is all like, “Shit.” ... more info