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Classical Music
features

Playing Up: The Marquis de Corberon Cello

Steven Isserlis has had this 1762 Stradivari cello on loan since 2009. He tells Clive Paget why his life would lose all meaning if he had to return it.

September 21, 2026
Classical Music, Instrumental
CD and Other Review

Review: Stephen Hough’s Piano Postcards (Stephen Hough)

Hough digs deep to find a treasure chest of miniature gems.

August 24, 2026
Chamber, Classical Music, Instrumental, Orchestral, Vocal & Choral
features

On the Record: September 2026

Piano postcards by Stephen Hough, orchestral works by Mahler and Sibelius, chamber music from home and abroad, and a makeover for the Eton Choirbook.

August 24, 2026
Classical Music
features

Owain Park on cultivating a magic wishing tree

The Gesualdo Six's founder explains the ideas behind their latest album.

August 11, 2026
Classical Music, Orchestral
CD and Other Review

Review: Elgar, Dvořák: Cello Concertos (Alban Gerhardt, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Andrew Manze)

Fresh, authentic-sounding Elgar and Dvořák from Gerhardt.

August 3, 2026
Classical Music, Vocal & Choral
CD and Other Review

Review: Wishing Tree (The Gesualdo Six, Owain Park)

A walk in this musical garden promises reflection and delight.

July 20, 2026
Uncategorised
features

On the Record: August 2026

The latest from The Gesualdo Six, orchestral music by Martinů, Shostakovich and Bach, and something utterly original involving accordion and percussion.

July 20, 2026
Classical Music
CD and Other Review

Review: Bach: The Complete Keyboard Concertos (Mahan Esfahani, Britten Sinfonia)

Esfahani dazzles in Bach's concertos for solo harpsichord and strings.

July 17, 2026
Classical Music
CD and Other Review

Review: Reissues: The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 1 (Hyperion)

The pianists, mostly British, performed these unfamiliar, challenging works with extraordinary discipline and flair.

May 27, 2026
Chamber, Classical Music
CD and Other Review

Review: Carl Vine: Child’s Play (Goldner String Quartet, Piers Lane, Umberto Clerici)

Fine Vine, from the chamber rather than the cellar.

April 30, 2026
Chamber, Classical Music, Instrumental, Opinion, Orchestral, Vocal & Choral
features

The 2025 Limelight Recording of the Year

Amid fierce competition, a relative rarity has carried off the top prize.

November 24, 2025
Chamber, Classical Music, Instrumental, Opera, Orchestral, Vocal & Choral
features

On the Record: November 2025

This month features a major rediscovery, Simon Rattle’s take on a concert staple, a probing Well-Tempered Clavier and, remarkably for the first time, the complete My Fair Lady.

October 20, 2025
Classical Music, Instrumental
CD and Other Review

Review: Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 (Mahan Esfahani)

A philosopher of the keyboard returns with a thrilling take on a Bach masterpiece.

October 17, 2025

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