The best classical music of 2011: Tom Service's choice

A gargantuan Proms performance and a bold showing from the ENO were among Tom Service's highlightsThe year began with a Mozartian bang as Radio 3 gave us – or subjected us to, depending on your point of view – every note Wolfgang Amadeus ever wrote. This was the indulgent start to a rich, surprising, and only occasionally nauseating smorgasbord of a year.The orchestral highlights stick in the memory most, starting with the BBC Symphony Orchestra's revelation of Brian Ferneyhough's La Terre E...

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