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Schubert: Sonatas D840 and D850, etc – review

4657 days ago
Guardian MusicShai Wosner(Onyx)The proportions of the two movements of the C major Piano Sonata D840 that Schubert completed in 1825 but then abandoned suggest a work conceived on a monumental scale, comparable to that of his final trilogy of sonatas. Shai Wosner... more info

Brahms: Symphonies Nos 1 to 4 – review

4657 days ago
Guardian MusicTonhalle O Zürich/Zinman(RCA, three CDs)Their fine survey of Mahler completed, David Zinman and his orchestra have now turned their attention to Brahms. To my ears at least, though, the results are much less compelling. All the clarity and technical... more info

Paul Lewis – review

4658 days ago
Guardian MusicSt George's Hall, LiverpoolPaul Lewis's exploration of Schubert's late piano music and song cycles is one of the most compelling concert series of the moment. Yet, as with all the best artistic projects, there are exciting and unexpected turns. Until... more info

Beethoven string quartet lost for 200 years to get premiere in Manchester

4659 days ago
Guardian MusicMusic professor who discovered Quartet in G, Op 18 no 2 reconstructs work to 'make the jigsaw fit'A movement of a Beethoven string quartet, lost in 1799, is to be given its premiere in Manchester on Thursday, after its discovery and reconstruction by... more info

Music for surgery

4660 days ago
Guardian MusicSurgeons who listen to music while they work are more relaxed and better at their jobs, according to a new survey. But which is best – Beethoven, the Black Eyed Peas or Black Sabbath?It was, says Charlie, a friend, "one of the stranger moments in m... more info

LPO/Vladimir Jurowski – review

4660 days ago
Guardian MusicRoyal Festival Hall, LondonMatthias Pintscher's new violin concerto Ma'reh received its premiere in Lucerne a fortnight ago. Soloist Julia Fischer, conductor Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic repeated it in this Festival Hall programme o... more info

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 4. Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 2

4664 days ago
The TelegraphHallé Orchestra, cond Sir John Barbirolli/London Philharmonic Orchestra, cond Kirill Kondrashin. more info

Everything to play for at the Tchaikovsky competition

4666 days ago
Guardian MusicIt's the fiercest, sweatiest, most nerve-shredding competition in the classical world. Tom Service reports from MoscowBritish pianist Peter Donohoe is used to being lionised in Moscow. In 1982, Donohoe won the highest prize awarded at the world's mo... more info

Kurt Sanderling obituary

4668 days ago
Guardian MusicGerman conductor renowned for his interpretations of the work of his friend ShostakovichOf all the London orchestras waking up to the desirability of having a Grand Old Man among its roster of conductors, the Philharmonia moved quickest and chose mos... more info

Readers' reviews: Tony Bennett and recreating albums

4671 days ago
Guardian MusicThe best of your comments on the latest films and musicWhy just record a cover version of a single song when you can do a whole album instead? Last week, Pete Paphides spoke to some of the musicians who've taken on the challenge of recreating or reim... more info

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