On the Record: January and February 2024
Essential holiday listening includes gripping symphonies from a well-known pianist, Rattle’s Siegfried, Wilson’s Daphnis and Osborne’s latest Debussy.
Essential holiday listening includes gripping symphonies from a well-known pianist, Rattle’s Siegfried, Wilson’s Daphnis and Osborne’s latest Debussy.
Wilson and his Sinfonia produces a top pick in this luscious score.
The conductor and Broadway expert explains the thinking behind "historically informed" musicals.
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s ground breaker gets ground-breaking treatment.
This month we are in vocal heaven with period instrument Rodgers & Hammerstein, Shakespearean song, an operatic take on Wuthering Heights, and a resurrected Parsifal.
From barnstorming to delicately decorative, Stephen Hough's pianism shines across an unhackneyed program.
Biber’s Mystery Sonatas, Fabio Luisi’s Nielsen cycle impresses, and Matthias Goerne presents Schubert in Technicolor.
Wilson's Sinfonia of London revel in 20th-century string favourites.
Hugh Robertson, the Orchestra’s Editorial Manager and former Limelight Deputy Editor, reveals what he is most looking forward to next year.
This month features orchestral music by Dvořák, Weill and Vaughan Williams, plus a Hollywood epic and intriguing recitals from Igor Levit and Víkingur Ólafsson.
John Wilson’s resurrected orchestra recalls its glory days in Technicolor sound.
Vaughan Williams’ 150th tops and tails this month’s new classical albums, plus the latest from the Danish String Quartet, a classic Bryn Terfel recital and a heartfelt new Traviata.
John Wilson finesses a minor composer with a major voice.