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The Marriage of Figaro; BBCSSO; RSNO; RLPO; Pli selon pli – review

4796 days ago
Guardian MusicColiseum, London; City Halls, Glasgow; Usher Hall, Edinburgh; Liverpool Cathedral; Royal Festival Hall, LondonThe maze, symbol of secrets and games of mankind's own making, triggered the inspiration for English National Opera's new The Marriage of Fi... more info

Listen without prejudice

4798 days ago
Guardian MusicA drunkard? An otherworldly peasant? A Nazi-favourite? Who was the real Bruckner, and why does his music polarise listeners?The first time I heard a Bruckner symphony in the concert hall was back in 1990, as part of the celebrations that inaugurated ... more info

Mozart: Piano Concertos K238, K246 and K271 – review

4798 days ago
Guardian MusicHewitt/O di Camera di Mantova(Hyperion)Angela Hewitt sets out on her Hyperion journey through all 27 of Mozart's solo piano concertos with the three that mark the boundary between early works and the sequence of concertos of the composer's maturity. ... more info

The Marriage of Figaro – review

4799 days ago
Guardian MusicColiseum, LondonEnglish National Opera's new production of The Marriage of Figaro is directed by Fiona Shaw. Her previous work for the company – Vaughan Williams's Riders to the Sea, Hans Werner Henze's Elegy for Young Lovers – was widely admire... more info

English National Opera's The Marriage of Figaro - video

4799 days ago
Guardian MusicDirector Fiona Shaw tells Tom Service about English National Opera's take on Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro at the Coliseum in LondonFiona ShawTom ServiceAlex Healey more info

Mozart Parties – ‘Black Cloud’

4799 days ago
Nialler9‘Black Cloud’ by Mozart Parties is a deceptive song. It reels you in with its inviting riff and envelopes you in an arrangement that has much going on in its background. An earworm. Mozart Parties is a 23-year-old Cumbrian James Bennett. ‘Bl... more info

Ruddigore – review

4802 days ago
Guardian MusicGrand Theatre, LeedsGilbert and Sullivan's supernatural shocker Ruddigore has never been among the most popular of the Savoy operas – when introduced last year, Opera North's staging was the first professional production for almost 20 years. Part o... more info

Schumann: String Quartets Op 41 – review

4803 days ago
Guardian MusicDoric String Quartet(Chandos)This outstanding ensemble, still young, having formed while students in 1998, has already made a mark with Korngold and Walton recordings on Chandos. With this disc they move into core repertoire: Schumann's three Op 41 (... more info

WATCH: Mozart Parties - 'Black Cloud' Video

4804 days ago
Altsounds2-track single on 7” vinyl/digital released October 31st on Merok Records Mozart Parties is the project of 23-year-old singer-songwriter James Bennett. From his remote surroundings in the small, out-of-the-way village of Kirkby Lonsdale in... more info

Embellished Mozart manuscript uncovered

4804 days ago
Guardian MusicSolo part suggests Piano Concerto No 23 was composed for his favourite pupil, Barbara Ployer, researcher saysA manuscript of Mozart's Piano Concerto No 23 with an explosion of unfamiliar extra notes has suggested to a researcher that the piece was wr... more info

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