Respighi's 'Belkis, Queen of Sheba': a guide to recordings
- Friday, June 13, 2025
Mark Pullinger is seduced by Respighi at his most colourful in a 1934 suite culled from a ballet
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Classics Reconsidered: Trevor Pinnock’s 1986 recording of Haydn’s ‘Nelson’ Mass
- Friday, June 13, 2025
Lindsay Kemp and Richard Wigmore revisit Trevor Pinnock’s 1986 recording of Haydn’s ‘Nelson’ Mass
Sean Hickey on the origins of his major new work Sapiens
- Friday, June 13, 2025
Inspired by Yuval Noah Harari’s work Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, the new work for solo piano has been recorded on the Sono Luminus label
Beyond Carmen: rediscovering the brilliance of Georges Bizet
- Friday, June 13, 2025
To mark 150 years since the untimely death of Georges Bizet, Flora Willson reveals the composer’s legacy beyond the handful of popular works by which he remains best known
The best online classical concerts and events this month (July 2025)
- Friday, June 13, 2025
Richard Bratby explores a range of web-based operas and concerts
Bowers & Wilkins, Marantz and Denon return to audio roots in Harman takeover
- Friday, June 13, 2025
The group of hi-fi brands once known as Sound United seems to have found a safe audio haven
Editor's Choice – July 2025: this month's outstanding classical recordings
- Friday, June 13, 2025
From Biber's Complete Violin Sonatas of 1681 to Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, these are the essential recordings to explore this month
Icon: Jelly d’Arányi
- Friday, June 13, 2025
Tully Potter celebrates the talents of the Hungarian violinist who settled in London and who inspired and worked alongside composers such as Bartók, Ravel, Smyth and Vaughan Williams
More than just high-end and lifestyle: the rich middle ground of today’s hi-fi
- Friday, June 13, 2025
It’s been a busy few months for hi-fi, as well as the announcement of the Harman International acquisition of the Sound United brand, there are exciting new products
Polyphony on the page: how authors portray music in their novels
- Friday, June 13, 2025
Edward Breen suggests some music-themed summer reading – settle down with his inspiring selection of novels all infused with early music, his particular passion
Contemporary composer: Steve Elcock
- Friday, June 13, 2025
Guy Rickards makes the case for a self-taught English-born composer whose late breakthrough came in his fifties
Rob Rinder on his passion for classical music: 'I’ve been obsessed with conducting and conductors for years'
- Friday, June 13, 2025
From the Orion Orchestra to the Royal Corps of Army Music, the barrister and broadcaster on his deep devotion to championing classical music
A look at the score of Schubert’s Piano Sonata, D959, with Steven Osborne
- Friday, June 13, 2025
Tim Parry talks to Steven Osborne about getting to the heart of this late masterpiece
Andrew Staples: the tenor who refuses to be one thing
- Friday, June 13, 2025
From Mahler to movie-making, Staples is reshaping the idea of the modern classical artist
Bruckner’s Symphony No 6: a guide to the greatest recordings
- Friday, June 13, 2025
Bruckner was particularly fond of his Sixth, although it has struggled to achieve the popularity of some of his other symphonies. Christian Hoskins explores the work’s complex history on record
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