Features

Editor Martin Cullingford’s pick of the finest recordings from this month’s reviews

The top 10 piano concertos – from Mozart to Rachmaninov – with highly recommended recordings

From Mozart to Prokofiev, here's a beginner's guide to 10 of the greatest piano sonatas ever written

As we commemorate 150 years since the composer’s death, Richard Osborne explores how the centenary paved the way for an even greater appreciation of Rossini’s operas 50 years on

Christian Zacharias presents a live lecture-recital from Wigmore Hall

David Threasher traces another form that reached its pinnacle with Mozart

Our monthly series telling the story behind an orchestra

Diana Damrau, Jonas Kaufmann and Helmut Deutsch come together for Wolf's Italienisches Liederbuch

The Romantic period was one of the most innovative in music history, characterised by lyrical melodies, rich harmonies, and emotive expression.

Can any one reading of Wagner’s epic operatic cycle ever satisfy the demands of its huge audiences? Mike Ashman visits the musical immortals and the younger gods of today to deliver his verdict on the complete Ring on record