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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was a revolutionary performer

4568 days ago
Guardian MusicFischer-Dieskau reorientated our listening experience, writes Daniel Barenboim in a personal tribute to the great baritoneThere are many wonderful composers whose works we appreciate greatly but who did not make a significant impact on the historical... more info

Beethoven's 10th? Now there's a thought …

4571 days ago
Guardian MusicThe composer had plans to create 'a new gravitional force' in his 10th symphony. What wonders might he have written?I'm just reading Gerhard von Breuning's Memories of Beethoven (originally published as From the House of the Black-Robed Spaniards), t... more info

Janine Jansen string sextet – review

4571 days ago
Guardian MusicWigmore Hall, LondonSchubert's String Quintet in C occupies a place of almost sacred eminence within the chamber music literature, not unlike the one still held by Beethoven's Ninth in the symphonic field. A performance of the quintet is a special ev... more info

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, etc

4573 days ago
Guardian MusicAndreas Staier(Harmonia Mundi)It's safe to predict that very few people who hear this extraordinary performance of the greatest of all sets of variations for piano will have heard one quite like it before. Andreas Staier bases his performance on the ... more info

It's not your father's DSO concert: Kid Rock meets Beethoven at the Fox

4577 days ago
Detroit Free PressAfter months of anticipation, one of the oddest musical partnerships Detroit has ever seen came to fruition as the chart-topping Michigan-bred rocker Kid Rock took the stage after a 15-minute warm-up set by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. more info

Ligeti/Beethoven: Piano Études; Sonata No 32 – review

4577 days ago
Guardian MusicJeremy Denk(Nonesuch)In his label debut recital, the American pianist Jeremy Denk – a regular duo partner of violinist Joshua Bell – displays his talent for finding connections between apparent opposites. The result is dazzling. Here Ligeti's Pia... more info

The Endellion String Quartet: Buy 2 tickets for the price of 1

4579 days ago
Guardian MusicJoin a group of musicians, described as 'the finest quartet playing in Britain' for concerts in Bath's stunning Guildhall. The performances take place on 13 May and 8 July and you can buy 2 tickets for the price of 1The Endellion String Quartet are m... more info

Riccardo Muti to conduct Vatican concert in front of Pope Benedict XVI

4582 days ago
Guardian MusicItalian maestro will lead Rome's Teatro dell'Opera in selection from Vivaldi and Verdi in honour of pope's seventh anniversaryVatican City, Associated PressThe Italian conductor Riccardo Muti will conduct a concert in the Vatican in honour of Pope Be... more info

OAE/Faust/Isserlis/Levin – review

4585 days ago
Guardian MusicQueen Elizabeth Hall, LondonLook! No Conductor! was the title of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment's concert. Since modern ensembles (with few exceptions) are so dependent on the (almost invariably) man up front with the baton, it's worth rec... more info

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Opp 2, 7, 10, 13 and 14, etc – review

4586 days ago
Guardian MusicJean-Efflam Bavouzet(Chandos, Three CDs)There are any number of ways of navigating a route through Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas on disc, but after his series devoted to Haydn and Debussy, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet is opting for the most straightforward, a... more info

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