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Sir Adrian Boult: From Bach to Wagner – review

4798 days ago
Guardian MusicLondon Philharmonic, London Symphony, New Philharmonia Orchestras/ Boult(EMI) (11 CDs)"Boult came in, reeking of Horlicks," was Beecham's dismissal of his notoriously abstemious colleague. Though caricatured as a stiff-upper-lip conductor of English ... more info

Elīna Garanča – review

4801 days ago
Guardian MusicBarbican, LondonThe Latvian mezzo Elīna Garanča has already sung Carmen with distinction at Covent Garden and the Met, and here she brought the role – or at least its major highlights – to the concert platform. She even included something audi... more info

Prom 75: VPO/Haitink – review

4825 days ago
Guardian MusicRoyal Albert Hall, LondonThe Vienna Philharmonic's second Prom closed with Richard Strauss's An Alpine Symphony, a work with which its conductor, Bernard Haitink, has long been associated. His championing of the piece in the 1980s did much to change ... more info

Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos 1, 2 and 3 – review

4829 days ago
Guardian MusicLSO/Gergiev(LSO Live, two CDs)Over the last few years, Valery Gergiev's releases on the London Symphony Orchestra's own label have centred upon his cycle of the Mahler symphonies, with rather variable results. But back in the Russian repertory that h... more info

LSO/Gergiev – Edinburgh festival review

4844 days ago
Guardian MusicUsher HallValery Gergiev and the London Symphony Orchestra began their run of Brahms symphonies in Edinburgh with a performance of the First that was glorious in the end, but not without its ropey moments. The mighty sound of the LSO strings in full... more info

Prom 39 & Matinee 3: BBCNOW/Fischer; Britten Sinfonia/Rundell – review

4853 days ago
Guardian MusicRoyal Albert Hall; Cadogan Hall, LondonBerlioz's Requiem offers a mighty visual spectacle as well as an aural one. In this performance under Thierry Fischer, the row of 10 timpanists lined up behind an expanded BBC National Orchestra of Wales – at ... more info

Beady Eye To Play Wonderwall At The Closing Ceremony Of The Olympics

4854 days ago
Stopcryingyourheartout.comIt has been reported that Beady Eye will sing 'Wonderwall' at the Olympics closing ceremony later today.Liam Gallagher Gem Archer, Andy Bell and Chris Sharrock will perform a new arrangement of the hit.The ceremony begins at 21:00 (UK Time) and ends ... more info

Tiomkin: The Greatest Film Scores – review

4856 days ago
Guardian MusicPlayfoot/London Voices/LSO/Kaufman (LSO Live)Among the greatest Hollywood composers, Dimitri Tiomkin once made an Oscar acceptance speech in which he thanked Brahms, Strauss, Beethoven and Rimsky-Korsakov for teaching him his craft. He was much derid... more info

London 2012: Danny Boyle pays tribute to British film industry

4869 days ago
Guardian MusicDirector honours British film history in Olympics opening ceremony – with help from Simon Rattle and Mr BeanBritish film took, if not centre stage, then certainly a meaty supporting role in Danny Boyle's Olympics opening ceremony. Tribute was paid ... more info

JLCO/LSO/Rattle – review

4869 days ago
Guardian MusicBarbican, LondonIt's not often that one sees the London Symphony Orchestra sharing the platform at all – even with such a distinguished ensemble as the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. But these were the forces assembled under the baton of Simon R... more info

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