Pierre-Laurent Aimard’s Bartók odyssey
The French pianist on Hungary under the Soviets and the challenge of three 20th-century masterworks.
December 6, 2023
Clive Paget
Clive Paget is a former Limelight Editor, now Editor-at-Large, and a tour leader for Limelight Arts Travel. Based in London after three years in New York, he writes for The Guardian, BBC Music Magazine, Gramophone, Musical America and Opera News. Before moving to Australia, he directed and developed new musical theatre for London’s National Theatre.
Articles by Clive Paget
Review: Wagner: Siegfried (Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Simon Rattle)
An outstandingly detailed Siegfried from Rattle, providing you can live with the lead.
November 24, 2023
Announcing the 2023 Limelight Recordings of the Year
A nail-bitingly close contest sees an independent label carry off the top prize.
November 21, 2023
Angels and Demons
In a world still grappling with science and scepticism, Richard Mills has written a opera about the man who got the ball rolling – Galileo.
November 20, 2023
The 2023 Limelight Recording of the Year
In a nail-bitingly close contest, an independent label carries off the top prize.
November 20, 2023
On the Record: December 2023
Bartók is the starter this month with Mahler, Rachmaninov, Bruckner and Respighi the substantial main course. Offenbach provides the perfect soufflé to finish.
November 20, 2023
Review: Ralph Vaughan Williams and Adrian Boult (Nigel Simeone)
One of British music’s most enduring bromances goes under the microscope.
November 20, 2023
On Stage: the events you need to see in December 2023
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
November 20, 2023
Review: Jules Massenet: Ariane (Munich Radio Orchestra, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Laurent Campellone)
Late Massenet shines in a recording that makes a strong case for a staging.
November 17, 2023
Renaud Capuçon on Mozart, Kit Armstrong and the joy of two
The French violinist admits "playing the genius of Mozart with another genius, it helps".
November 15, 2023
Review: Offenbach: La Princesse de Trébizonde (London Philharmonic Orchestra, Opera Rara Chorus, Paul Daniel)
Waxworks and bottom-whacking among the delights in Offenbach’s forgotten gem.
November 3, 2023
A Knight at the Opera
We trace Handel’s journey to London and talk with Erin Helyard of Pinchgut Opera, which is about to stage its first Handel opera – Rinaldo.
October 23, 2023
On the Record: November 2023
Mozart heads up this month with Igor Levit and Víkingur Ólafsson hot on his heels. Vocal delights include Sarah Connolly’s Mahler and miraculous choral music by Stephen Hough.
October 23, 2023