Paul McCreesh led 300 musicians in a recording of Britten’s War Requiem in January, He and his Gabrieli Consort & Players took to theWatford Colosseum  to record  in honour of the composer’s centenary…

Igor Stravinsky is a Russian/international composer who began two of the major strains of contemporary music. The Rite of Spring is one of the great works of the 20th century. “Mild protests…

A new biography of Benjamin Britten has suggested that tertiary syphilis may have contributed to his death. The British composer died in 1976 of aortic incompetence – a condition in…

CD 1: Bach: Six Suites For Solo Cello Nos. 1, 2 & 6 CD 2: Bach: Six Suites For Solo Cello Nos. 3, 4 & 5 CD 3: Mischa Maisky…