NOTÍCIAS THE GUARDIAN

'We use the model from Bach's day'
Audio (8min 22sec), 24 Dec 2008:
Peter Kingston meets the world-renowned Monteverdi Choir to find out about their recently launched apprentice scheme
Impropera

23 Dec 2008:
An evening of opera and improvisation leaves Brian Logan fascinated but floundering
Viva Puccini!
22 Dec 2008:
On his 150th birthday, remember the great operatic composer is more than a creator of slushy tunes

Classical CD releases
21 Dec 2008:
Bach Philip Ramey Various
Two masters, two centenaries
21 Dec 2008:
As the 100th birthday of Elliott Carter was being marked, a Messiaen tribute thrilled Fiona Maddocks
Farewell to Brendel
21 Dec 2008:
The great pianist gave his last ever concert last week. Ed Vulliamy was there
LSO/Harding
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20 Dec 2008:
Barbican, LondonBest of all was the First Piano Concerto, says Tim Ashley, that blended noble, titanic ferocity with overwhelming tenderness
Pick of the week: Classical and opera
20 Dec 2008:
London: Hänsel Und Gretel Messiah London Symphony Orchestra
Obituary: Valentin Berlinsky
19 Dec 2008:
The celebrated cellist was a renowned intrepreter of the works of Shostakovich and, as part of the Borodin Quartet, played everywhere from Stalin's funeral to sell-out US tours
Pianist Alfred Brendel's farewell concert in Vienna
Gallery (7 pictures), 19 Dec 2008:
After more than 60 years in the spotlight, one of the world's greatest pianists, Alfred Brendel, says goodbye to his fans
Brendel bows out with a shrug and a smile in Vienna
19 Dec 2008: The veteran pianist chose the Musikverein and a youthful Mozart concerto for his final appearance. Alan Rusbridger witnessed the end of an era
Spitalfields Winter festival
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19 Dec 2008:
Christ Church Spitalfields, London The feeling this venue offers of being tucked away in a beautiful capsule is inspiring, Erica Jeal
BBCSO/Knussen
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19 Dec 2008:
Barbican, LondonElliott Carter's productivity continues to amaze, says Andrew Clements
The Berlin Phil - live in your own front room
19 Dec 2008:
The Berlin Philharmonic has launched the world's first digital concert hall, to be broadcast live on the internet
La Bohème
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19 Dec 2008:
The movie always looks like the filmed record of an unadventurous theatrical staging, says Peter Bradshaw



Brendel bows out with a smile
Alan Rusbridger: Alfred Brendel, one of the greatest pianists of his, or any, age sat down to play in public for the last time on Thursday

Alfred Brendel's farewell concert in Vienna