A tenth-century music manuscript discovered in British
The music, which is based on plainsong, was written before the invention of the stave and was drawn at the end of a manuscript of the Life of Bishop Maternianus…
Memories of great musicians who died in 2014
Claudio Abbado, conductor (1933-2014) One of the giants of the 20th century classical music scene, Abbado directed the world’s greatest orchestras and the finest opera companies. He was also dedicated…
Memories of great musicians who died in 2014
Claudio Abbado, conductor (1933-2014) One of the giants of the 20th century classical music scene, Abbado directed the world’s greatest orchestras and the finest opera companies. He was also dedicated…
Gramophone’s Top 10 violin concertos
As the violin is the instrument best served with concertos, here’s a violin concerto Top 10 that embraces all the great works at the centre of every violinist’s repertoire ranging…
Martin Cullingford tells how importance of Christmas music
Christmas music, usually in the form of carols (or what we generally refer to as carols), is perhaps the classical music most heard, by the most people. (By ‘Christmas music’…
The 10 Greatest Christmas’ compositions from Anonymous
The Twelve Days of Christmas One of Anonymous’ most popular compositions. Dating back to France in the late 18th century, this seasonal ditty was reportedly used to help youngsters learn…
Gramophone’s Top 10 Rachmaninov recordings
May be these 10 Rachmaninov recordings would grace any classical collection No 1 Piano Concerto No 2 Krystian Zimerman pf Boston SO / Seiji Ozawa ‘The verve and poetry of…
Gramophone’s Top 10 Rachmaninov recordings
May be these 10 Rachmaninov recordings would grace any classical collection No 1 Piano Concerto No 2 Krystian Zimerman pf Boston SO / Seiji Ozawa ‘The verve and poetry of…
Bach’s Christmas, Merry Today
There are three complete DVDs of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. In the first, Harnoncourt directs his Concentus Musicus Wien in a highly staged, decidedly dated (1981) and surprisingly doctrinal reading from…
Bach’s Christmas, Merry Today
There are three complete DVDs of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. In the first, Harnoncourt directs his Concentus Musicus Wien in a highly staged, decidedly dated (1981) and surprisingly doctrinal reading from…