The Lithuanian conductor and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra present evocative and dramatic accounts of four works by Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Britten, and Walton.
Chopin from Jan Lisiecki, Strauss from Vladimir Jurowski and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, works for violin and piano by Louise Farrenc, and Francis Pott's mammoth 'Passion Symphony' *Christus*.
The Canadian pianist, who made his first Chopin recordings in his early teens, talks to Katherine about his long-standing affinity with the composer's music and his new recording of the Nocturnes (released this Friday on Deutsche Grammophon).
In conjunction with the recent release of the *Sarah Quartel Songbook*, we have collated a selection of recent and recommended choral works by women composers, such as the brilliant anthology series *Sacred Music by Women Composers*. Find out more here.
Slowly Rolling Camera's second outing as an instrumental trio finds them delving further into cinematic territory, complete with an eight-piece string section and handful of excellent guest collaborators.
The latest jazz releases include archival sessions from Lester Young, solo saxophone from JD Allen, and funky hip-hop-infused tunes from Brazilian instrumentalist Vasconcelos Sentimento.
The Majorcan violinist talks to David about his second solo album on Orchid Classics, featuring Bach's Partita No. 3 in E major plus music by Tárrega, Kreisler and Ysaÿe.
Chris introduces this month's Choices, headed by 'near-definitive' accounts of the Beethoven Piano Concertos from Krystian Zimerman, Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra.
Get stuck into a good book with these biographies of jazz legends, from Miles Davis’s casual recounting of his wild and varied life, to Nina Simone’s involvement in the civil rights movement, to Glenn Miller’s disappearance over the English Channel.
The British pianist is a clear-eyed but infectiously enthusiastic guide through the Italian composer-pianist's weird and wonderful world, taking in the *7 Elegien*, *Sonatina super Carmen*, and two Toccatas.
A French-language *Carnaval des animaux* from Lille, British music from the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, Wagner, Mahler and Berg from Anja Harteros, and Chopin and more from Alice Sara Ott.
This new compilation explores the rich back-catalogue of recordings from the British jazz explosion, including rare cuts by Kenny Wheeler, Neil Ardley, Mike Westbrook and more. *Journeys In Modern Jazz* proves to be an excellent primer to Britain's unique jazz sound.
The pianist talks to Katherine about a new anthology of Welsh song, featuring music by composers including Morfydd Owen, Dilys Elwyn-Edwards, Grace Williams and Huw Watkins.
This week’s jazz releases include Manchester improvisational trio Revival Room, jazz-meets-pop octet OK Aurora, and pianist Benjamin Croft’s sophomore record *Far and Distant Places*.
Autumn also brings an intriguing debut album from Italian-Canadian mezzo Emily D'Angelo, plus new recordings from Marianne Crebassa, Philippe Jaroussky, Ian Bostridge, and Jakub Józef Orliński.
The Conductor Laureate of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, recently succeeded by Hans Graf, looks back over the ensemble's history and his own long tenure at the helm.
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for July, with Krystian Zimerman's complete Beethoven piano concertos with the London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle in first place...
A history of the piano as explored through the lens of 100 pieces; a guide to the music of Hector Berlioz; an examination of the film music of John Williams; an exploration of the role of music in the ancient Greek and Roman worlds; a look at how differing performance venues have helped to shape the history of jazz; and a memoir of the singer Amy Winehouse by her childhood friend.
An exhilarating debut recording from the C/O Chamber Orchestra in Ibert, Bartók and more, a loveable recital of love-song transcriptions from Angela Hewitt, and a superbly-paced *Fidelio* from Marek Janowski.