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Gramophone Composer Guides: the best Johann Sebastian Bach recordings Over the past few months Gramophonehas been publishing a series of Composer Guides to the essential recordings ofWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Claude Debussy, Ludwig van Beethoven,Johannes Brahms,Giuseppe Verdi, George Frideric Handel and Richard Wagner. This week we turn our attention to Johann Sebastian Bach, who has been described as ‘the supreme arbiter and law-giver of music’. Explore our recommendations for the best recordings of the BrandenburgConcertos, Cello Suites, Mass in B minor,St Matthew Passion, Well-Tempered Clavier, Goldberg Variations, Solo Violin Sonatas and Partitas, and many more.

Rediscovered Vivaldi violin sonata to receive modern-day premiere A recently rediscovered violin sonata by Antonio Vivaldi will be heard for what may be the first time in 250 years at a concert at the Foundling Museum in London on October 17. read more...

Alexandre Bloch wins 2012 Donatella Flick-LSO Conducting Competition The winner of the 2012 Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition has been named as Alexandre Bloch. read more...

Plácido Domingo launches music festival Multi award-winning tenor and conductor Plácido Domingo is adding his famous name to a new festival, launching this month. read more...

Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice Richard Wigmore celebrates the first reform opera, 250 years old this month. read more...

When Hitchcock met Herrmann Adrian Edwards traces the turbulent working relationship of two Hollywood legends read more...

ENO launches new ‘casual’ initiative to attract younger audiences English National Opera has launched a new initiative inviting young people and operatic novices to dress down for special performances. read more...

Exhibition of Stephen Hough's paintings opens in London See pictures of paintings by pianist Stephen Hough, currently on display in his first solo exhibition, in a new online gallery. read more...