Review: Berlin Harpsichord Concertos (Philippe Grisvard, Ensemble Diderot)
Back in the 18th century, Frederick the Great’s was clearly the court to beat.
July 10, 2024
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
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s new label lifts off, and some
Siobhan Stagg and Jaime Martín discuss the joys of collaborating on Strauss and Debussy.
July 9, 2024
Review: Forgotten Sounds (Graeme Steele Johnson)
Loeffler’s exquisite octet emerges from out of the mists of time.
July 2, 2024
Review: Cantabile: Anthems For Viola (Jordan Bak, Richard Uttley)
Bak’s dramatic nous illuminates an immaculately curated program for viola.
June 26, 2024
On Stage: the events you need to see in July 2024
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
June 24, 2024
On the Record: July 2024
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra launches new label, thrilling recitals from the Cliburn winner and Piers Lane, plus Rattle’s Spring Symphony and a new Ring on DVD.
June 24, 2024
Review: Britten (London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Simon Rattle)
Rattle on Britten: guaranteed to put a spring in your step.
June 12, 2024
Review: Das Rheingold (Staatskapelle Berlin, Christian Thielemann)
Dmitri Tcherniakov’s Berlin Rheingold enthrals and occasionally frustrates.
June 5, 2024
Handel’s Theodora: The oratorio that went from zero to hero
Jonathan Cohen explores an 18th-century work that speaks to 21st-century hearts and minds.
June 4, 2024
Review: Busoni: Doktor Faust (Orchestra e Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Cornelius Meister)
Busoni’s magnum opus makes it to the screen at last.
May 31, 2024
On Song
As he prepares for the Australian Festival of Chamber Music, baritone Roderick Williams talks how he became “the go-to guy” for English song.
May 20, 2024
On the Record: June 2024
A sublime new recording of Handel’s Theodora, recitals from Véronique Gens, Roderick Williams and Michael Spyres, and a Russian blockbuster from Sir Antonio Pappano.
May 20, 2024
On Stage: the events you need to see in June 2024
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
May 20, 2024