Join Limelight and Anthony Marwood for music and high tea
Musica Viva and Limelight editor Francis Merson host an afternoon of intimate chamber music and conversation.
August 17, 2012
EMI to release Fifty Shades of Grey classical album
The erotic novel everyone is talking about has spawned a classical music compilation. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 17, 2012
Keys to Music: The Serious Sullivan
There was much more to composer Arthur Seymour Sullivan than the topsy-turvydom of The Mikado. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 17, 2012
Guy Noble’s Soapbox: Music Up Close
The venue in which you hear a piece of music can be just as important as the notes the musicians are playing. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 17, 2012
Musical Briefing: The Symphony
The most famous of musical forms also happens to be one of the most difficult to fathom. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 17, 2012
Soapbox: The Maestro Myth Persists
Orchestral musicians provide all the sounds, so why do conductors bear all the responsibility – and get all the glory? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 17, 2012
Keys to Music: Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony
The composer’s Fourth has been the subject of years of misunderstandings with regard to it’s creation, and inspiration. Graham dispels some of the myths. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 17, 2012
Musical Briefing: The Cadenza
With the advent of the formal cadenza, the soloist suddenly took centre stage. But can these flashy displays of bravura be taken too far? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 17, 2012
Soapbox: The Holy Song of The Busy
Will relentless multitasking be the death of us? Just look at Mozart… Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 17, 2012
Keys to Music: Messiaen and The End of Time
Olivier Messiaen’s most famous work had sombre beginnings: it was written and first performed in a German prisoner of war camp during World War II Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 17, 2012
Musical Briefing: 12-Tone Music
Many classical audiences cringe at the thought of 12-tone music, yet it’s one of the most influential system of the 20th century. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 17, 2012
Was Wagner Jewish?
Wagner is almost as famous for being an anti-semite as for writing operas. We discover there may have been a more complex cause behind his prejudice.
August 17, 2012
At last, Cecilia Bartoli briefs us on her latest musical mission
The plot thickens! Finally, we get our first taste of music from the diva’s mysterious new CD. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 16, 2012