Review: Fish, Chips & Warm Beer (Ensemble Q)
A celebration of music both Great and British, Fish, Chips & Warm Beer was brilliantly played and passionately delivered.
July 17, 2023
Roderick Williams on English song and the fine art of orchestration
Clive Paget caught up with the personable British baritone to unpack his enviable reputation as a singer and orchestrator.
March 13, 2023
On the Record: New classical albums in March 2023
This month, Roderick Williams gussies up English songs, Ravel and Arnold receive ardent advocacy, and a trio of suppressed Jessye Norman recordings sees the light of day.
February 20, 2023
Review: Reissues: Sir Adrian Boult: The Decca Legacy
The consummate English conductor whips up plenty of excitement.
February 3, 2023
Review: Vaughan Williams, Holst: String Quartets (Tippett Quartet)
Unfamiliar Vaughan Williams reveals a treasure trove of ideas.
October 29, 2022
On The Record: New classical albums in November 2022
This month features orchestral music by Dvořák, Weill and Vaughan Williams, plus a Hollywood epic and intriguing recitals from Igor Levit and Víkingur Ólafsson.
October 24, 2022
Review: Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos 6 & 8, Folksongs, England, My England (Roderick Williams, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus/Martyn Brabbins)
Brabbins’ meticulous and meritorious RVW cycle gathers strength.
October 15, 2022
Review: Rising Romance: Augustin Hadelich performs Brahms (Sydney Symphony Orchestra)
Donald Runnicles leads the SSO in a stunning Sydney debut by Grammy-winning violinist Augustin Hadelich, and a moving homage to the Queen.
September 23, 2022
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September 19, 2022
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Free Radical
One hundred and fifty years after his birth, we analyse the forging of Ralph Vaughan Williams – the quintessential voice of English music.
September 19, 2022
Introducing the October 2022 issue of Limelight
In this month's features we explore three new productions of Swan Lake, pay tribute to Ralph Vaughan Williams on his 150th, investigate a new opera about Olive Pink and publish an extract from Andrew Mellor's new book The Northern Silence about Nordic music and culture.
September 9, 2022
On the Record: New classical albums in September 2022
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.
August 22, 2022
Review: Vaughan Williams: The Complete Symphonies (Hallé Orchestra, Mark Elder)
Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé deliver a characterful, colourful tribute to Ralph Vaughan Williams.
August 22, 2022