Guardian Music — Fans and historians can now chart the changing face of the Proms and the evolution of musical taste down the yearsWhen Jirí Belohlávek gives the downbeat to launch the 2010 BBC Proms next week, he will be conducting the 7,169th concert in a series ... more info

Guardian Music — On Monday, the BBC Proms launched an online archive containing all 7,168 concerts in its 115-year history, including soloists, conductors and ensembles. (Read my colleague Tom Service on why it's cause for celebration here.) While musicologists can... more info

Guardian Music — One of the most revealing classical music resources on the internet is up and runningIt's not just the saving of 6 Music – there's another good news story from the BBC today. The Proms Archive went live earlier today. OK, that may not sound like a ... more info

Guardian Music — The music director of Glyndebourne on his greenhouse of talent, the genius of Don Giovanni, and the beer and crisps brigadeHas Glyndebourne still got a point? Isn't it just picnics, champagne and outmoded dinner jackets on the Sussex Downs?For me, Gl... more info

Guardian Music — Wigmore Hall, LondonIf Lawrence Power were a violinist or cellist with the same world-class combination of searingly intense tone, fabulous technique and consummate musicianship that he lavishes on his chosen instrument, he would be a household name ... more info

Guardian Music — When we are young and hoping to live as passionately as music we love; be it Beethoven or dubstep, it speaks for us when words failWhen we were around 12 years old, my friend Sally and I became strangely obsessed with EM Forster's novel A Room With a... more info

Guardian Music — Crail Church, FifeMusic on a grand scale is a recurring theme at this year's East Neuk festival. The event that has built its name programming chamber music in intimate, interesting venues throughout this corner of Fife is exploring the boundaries of... more info

Guardian Music — Minnesota O/Vänskä(BIS)Since he has been based in Minnesota, Osmo Vänskä's recordings with his new orchestra have moved decisively away from his previous Nordic specialities, particularly the outstanding Sibelius cycle with the Lahti Symphony an... more info

Guardian Music — Dame Edna is the least camp and silly thing in this 1994 symphonic love story, starring Gary Oldman and Isabella RosselliniDirector: Bernard RoseEntertainment grade: CHistory grade: FailAmong Ludwig van Beethoven's papers was found a love letter to a... more info

The Telegraph — Philip Hensher delves inside the terrifying power of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, reviewing a new book by Harvey Sachs more info