THE GUARDIAN
A right royal birthday bunfight
Tom Service: Nice to know that old-school conductor tantrums and aristocratic patronage are still alive and well in the 21st century
Dream weaver
Few composers have expressed the sense and spirit of poetry better than Benjamin Britten. On the eve of his performance of the Nocturne, tenor Mark Padmore describes the pleasures of singing this magical work
Latest album reviews
Classical review: Handel: Arias; Kasarova/Il Complesso Barocco/Curtis
Nov 14 2008
This choice of arias allows Kasarova to avoid the mannerisms that have marred her recent performances
Classical review: Handel: Arias; DiDonato/Les Talens Lyriques/Rousset
Nov 14 2008
DiDonato cleverly gets us away from the idea that recitals always have to be about love
CD review: Chopin: Preludes; Sonata No 3
Nov 14 2008
Emotional directness and a willingness to explore the music's percussive, rhythmic potential make Chopin sound startlingly new
Handel, Acis and Galatea
Nov 9 2008
What matters is how this gloriously melodic music is played and sung
Latest live reviews
Kožená/Martineau
Nov 13 2008
Barbican, LondonThe sheer ingenuity of Martinu's Songs on Two Pages suggested what gems lie hidden
The Cumnor Affair
Nov 13 2008
Riverside Studios, LondonTête-à-Tête's 10th anniversary production succeeds largely because of Iain Pears's libretto
War Requiem/Pappano
Nov 12 2008
Royal Albert Hall, LondonThe War Requiem has become more of a moral and aesthetic reprimand than ever, says Martin Kettle
Gewandhaus Orchestra and Choir/Chailly
Nov 12 2008
Barbican, LondonChailly's jaunty yet highly charged reading was fluent and convincing, says Guy Dammann
Klang festival
Nov 11 2008
Queen Elizabeth Hall & Purcell Room, LondonThey evoke everything from Berg to Hindemith, Stravinsky and even big band jazz with a swaggering confidence, says Andrew Clements
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