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Mahler: Symphony No 8 – review

5043 days ago
Guardian MusicLondon Symphony Chorus/London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra/Tennstedt(LPO, two CDs)If there was ever any doubt that Klaus Tennstedt was a conductor for whom the recording studio was a rather confining space, and whose inspirational qualities bloss... more info

The secret of Berlin's shine | Charlotte Higgins

5048 days ago
Guardian MusicOur orchestras would be as great as the Berlin Philharmonic if only they weren't worked so hardIn the horn players' dressing room at the Philharmonie, the home of the Berlin Philharmonic, there is a poster from an old marketing campaign. The slogan i... more info

Berlin Philharmonic/Rattle – review

5051 days ago
Guardian MusicRoyal Festival Hall, LondonSimon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic's London residency closed with Mahler's Third Symphony, one of music's grandest statements.Conceived on the greatest of scales, it attempts to portray the entire universe, beginning ... more info

Radio 3 rolls back the years with a return to broadcasting live concerts

5058 days ago
Guardian MusicExcitement promised as four-year-old policy of playing mainly pre-recorded music gets the silent treatment• Is live better for Radio 3? Read Charlotte Higgins on cultureIn a radical change of policy for BBC Radio 3, the network's controller, Roger ... more info

Tom Service on the difference between British and European orchestras

5058 days ago
Guardian Music'Do British orchestras play too perfectly?'Are our orchestras as good as they should be? That might seem an odd question, since we're living through something of a golden age in this country. In London, the London Symphony are at the top of their gam... more info

LSO/Daniel Harding – review

5061 days ago
Guardian MusicBarbican, LondonStrauss always said Nietzsche was the most important intellectual influence on his life and work, a statement many people have doubted over the years. The ambiguous ending of Also Sprach Zarathustra, based on Nietzsche's magnum opus, ... more info

Nielsen: Symphonies Nos 4 & 5, CD review

5070 days ago
The TelegraphLondon Symphony Orchestra, cond Sir Colin Davis. Rating: * * * * more info

The Kingdom – review

5073 days ago
Guardian MusicBarbican, LondonSome distinguished Elgarians maintain that The Kingdom is Elgar's choral masterpiece, a finer work even than The Dream of Gerontius. Whether Mark Elder would go that far, I don't know, but there is no doubt that he is doing more than ... more info

Gustavo Dudamel electrifies young London musicians

5077 days ago
Guardian MusicVenezuelan conductor holds inspiring rehearsal with children from east London community music projectsYou can tell it is not an ordinary rehearsal. In the converted church of St Luke's, the London Symphony Orchestra's education centre near the Barbic... more info

thursday morning updates

5079 days ago
Totally Fuzzyzero said... - African Renaissance - Volume 3 - South Sotoh - Tswana - Massiel - Baladas y canciones de Bertolt Brecht (1977) - African Renaissance - Music From The South African Broadcasting Corporation Archives - Volume 9 - The Weavers - The Reu... more info

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