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The relationship between the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and conductor Charles Mackerras

James Jolly explores Brahms's fascination with variation form

This compact all-in-one system has both flexibility and performance – and some light at the end of the tunnel!

Barenboim spends five minutes analysing one of the most famous, and beautiful, pieces of classical music

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

Three highly recommended recordings, one of which won the 2017 Recording of the Year Award

There are more than world records to be found in PyeongChang, reports Peter Quantrill

The idea that Edward Elgar wrote restrained, old-fashioned music can still persist abroad, but many international musicians are discovering that his music that is well worth championing, writes Andrew Farach-Colton