The conductor's new edition of the score incorporates hundreds of tiny amendments which Ravel made to the orchestral parts in rehearsal - and the resulting recording reveals a wealth of fine detail as well as a keen sense of the bigger picture.
The Russian conductor, known for his interpretations of orchestral repertoire by his compatriots as well as for his flair for Verdi's music, has died aged 84.
Debussy from Steven Osborne, Bach from Frank Peter Zimmermann, Mozart from Maxim Emelyanychev & Il Pomo d'Oro, and the world premiere recording of Bob Chilcott's *Christmas Oratorio*.
Our latest round-up features ambient Carnatic sensations from Anoushka Shankar, Imogen Ryall's take on Mingus/Mitchell, the futurific grooves of Butcher Brown, Paul Mottram's cinematic *Seven Ages of Man* suite and the untethered adventurings of Charlotte Keefe.
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for September, with Víkingur Ólafsson's 'serious, sincere and authentic' account of Bach's *Goldberg Variations* leading by a country mile (and racing to the top of the overall 2023 chart to date...).
A terrific debut recital centring on female experiences from British-Australian soprano Samantha Crawford with pianist Lana Bode, forgotten Baroque gems from Philippe Jaroussky at the very top of his game, and a rich and strange new chamber-work from Thomas Adès.
Browse our selection of new and best-selling Christmas sheet music, covering a vast range of instruments and an extensive choice of Christmas choral and vocal music.
This month's heavyweights include Jessye Norman's complete studio recitals on Philips, Deutsche Grammophon & Decca, Victoria de los Ángeles's collected Warner recordings, and Bruckner cycles from Christian Thielemann in Vienna & Andris Nelsons in Leipzig.
*The Notebook for Johann Christian Bach* completes the collection of surviving instructional works from within the Bach family, following the highly praised Notebooks for Anna Magdalena and Wilhelm Friedemann Bach. Together, Bach’s Notebooks provide a fascinating glimpse into the domestic music academy of the Bach family home. Find out more.
Delius's Nietzsche-inspired Mass gets luxury treatment from Bergen, with other stand-outs for late 2023 and early 2024 including Carolyn Sampson's 100th recording, Bach's *The Art of Fugue* from Christophe Rousset, and a tribute to Lionel Tertis from Timothy Ridout.
An account of the young Mozart's trips to Italy, the history of the Academy of Ancient Music published to celebrate its fiftieth year, the tales and anecdotes behind favourite Christmas carols, the story of composers who fled Hitler's Germany in the 1930s, the cultural and musical evolution of the soprano from the sixteenth to the twenty-first century, a biography of Cecil Sharp and his rise to become the leading collector of folk song and dance in England in the Edwardian period.
As "the classiest brass ensemble in Britain" turns 30, Onyx Brass's trombonist Amos Miller looks back over three decades of brass quintet music-making, with an eye on exploring contemporary repertoire. We discuss the group's latest album, 'The sun is free to flow with the sea', and some of the works featured on it, as well as touching on questions of diversity in classical music.
Forgotten Baroque arias from Philippe Jaroussky, a second helping of Brescianello from La Serenissima, Debussy, Ravel and Attahir from Quatuor Arod, and a powerful collaboration between composer Ayanna Witter-Johnson and the LSO Percussion Ensemble.
This week's round-up includes new music from sound experimentalist Matana Roberts, Brazilian vocalist Dora Morelenbaum, Japanese ensemble leader Miho Hazama, Swedish trumpeter Karl Wallmyr and the exciting singer Martina DaSilva.
The Gramophone Award-winning young violinist discusses his new album with Christian Ihle Hadland, featuring music by Bacewicz, Ravel, Prokofiev, Pärt and Lili Boulanger.
Cellist Selma Gokcen and distinguished American harpsichordist and Bach scholar Kenneth Cooper have created in *Bach Revealed* a study of Bach's Six Cello Suites, offering two-part playing editions for the first time, assisting professional cellists, students and teachers studying these great works. Volume one (Suites I and II) is available now.