Allmusic Blog — Normally our monthly classical reviews cover a good mixture of symphonic, chamber, vocal, and other music. This past month, however, there seems to be a lot of keyboard music including the music of Gershwin and Rachmaninov as interpreted by Earl Wild... more info

MSN Music — Sir Paul McCartney openly defended Kanye West’s gratuitous use of the n-word when the former Beatle spoke to BBC Radio 4 Mastertapes host John Wilson. Paul McCartney talks depression after the Beatles' split and how he's inspired by Kanye W... more info

The Telegraph — John Wilson conducted an enjoyable NYO programme - but did they really need so many musicians, asks Ivan Hewett? more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — John Wilson continues with the latest series of Mastertapes, in which he talks to leading performers and songwriters about the album that made them or changed them. Recorded in front of a live audience at the BBC's iconic Maida Vale Studios. Each edi... more info

Sky News — The Sheffield officer - who was worried about issues at work - has not been seen by anyone since Wednesday morning. more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonLehár's wonderful operetta, freshly topical in its themes of European national bankruptcy, still holds its place in the repertoire; it's the only one of his pieces that does. Both ENO and Opera North have staged it in rece... more info

Guardian Music — Fairfield Halls, CroydonJohn Wilson is best known for his Broadway and Hollywood extravaganzas, usually with his own orchestra; but there are other strings to his bow, as he showed in this programme of English music with the BBC Symphony Orchestra,... more info

Guardian Music — Mark Lawson's investigation of fictional sleuths explains a lot about the state of Europe todayForeign Bodies (Radio 4) | iPlayer The Martin Beck Series (Radio 4) | iPlayerMastertapes (Radio 4) | iPlayerI bumped into Mark Lawson at a play the other w... more info

Guardian Music — Seth MacFarlane brings out the battlers, the Broadway solo with added vavavoom and did you see the size of Mahler's hammer?The closing weeks of the Proms are traditionally dominated by the visits of prestigious foreign orchestras; this year is no dif... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonThe title of this Prom was well chosen: the evening was a tribute not just to the composers of Broadway's golden age from the 1920s to the 60s but to the arrangers and orchestrators who made their work possible. And the joy l... more info