The Montreal Symphony signed to Decca
The Montreal Symphony Orchestra (Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, OSM) has signed a five-year contract with Decca, renewing a relationship that dates back three decades. Under the terms of the new…
Choir of Saint Thomas will release 10 album on Resonus Classics
[asa]B000V9B0P4[/asa] Saint Thomas, New York is an Episcopalian church very much in the spirit of the Anglican choral tradition, with a choir of men and boys (the latter attending America’s…
Why Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra is the greatest orchestra
1 It’s older than all the other UK orchestras. In fact, it’s 175 this year! The RLPO ‘s origins date back to 1840 and the formation of the Liverpool Philharmonic…
Gramophone’s top 10 recordings of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Choosing 10 of the finest recordings by the BPO is, of course, impossible, but here are 10 that simply demand to be heard… No 1 Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem BPO…
The English National Opera woes ‘challenging funding situation’
There was much excitement around the proposed staging of Monteverdi ‘s Orfeo , scheduled for next April. The opera would have been ENO’s first production outside of London for 15 years.…
Impossible performed by 27 artists club together with the BBC Concert Orchestra
There is ‘God Only Knows’. The BBC launched their new music initiative, BBC Music, last night with the broadcast of a new recording of the Beach Boys song ‘God Only…
Inside Out Rachmaninoff’s concert celebration
The London Philharmonic Orchestra are, in their Rachmaninoff: Inside Out concert series, running from October 2014 until April 2015. Inside Out is the most extensive celebration of Rachmaninoff’s music ever…
The Monteverdi Choir and Sir John Eliot Gardine to record celebrating the Monteverdi Choir’s 50th anniversary
The Monteverdi Choir and Sir John Eliot Gardiner are drawing their 50th anniversary celebrations to a close with a concert tomorrow night (Thursday, September 25) at Milton Court in London…
Ludus Baroque new releases Handel ‘The Triumph of Time & Truth’
[asa]B00KPS9TV8[/asa] Handel’s last oratorio also turns out to be his first. The original version was written in Italy in 1707, but the work was expanded, and its text translated to…
The Vienna State Opera launchs an online HD streaming service
The Vienna State Opera has announced both its 2014-15 season and the launch on an online HD streaming service. Among the 250 performances of 50 different operas during the season,…