26/08/2011
Late-night Liszt from the Canadian pianist wows Nick Shave
23/08/2011
We sent our German correspondent Stella Lorenz to experience the magic of the Proms for the first time
22/08/2011
How will commissions from a trio of contemporary composers measure up? Nick Shave finds out
19/08/2011
Lisa Batiashvili finds powerful emotion in the dark spirit of Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto
08/08/2011
Nick Shave enjoys the drama of the Simón Bolívar Orchestra's Proms performance
27/07/2011
Rebecca Franks enjoys Sir Colin Davis's La Clemenza di Tito at the Aix-en-Provence Festival
22/07/2011
Rebecca Franks enjoys Natalie Dessay's performance as Violetta Valéry in Aix-en-Provence
19/07/2011
Rebecca Franks heads to the Royal Albert Hall for the First Night of the Proms 2011
08/06/2011
The British pianist gave a spectacular recital at St George's, Bristol, writes Rebecca Franks
11/04/2011
Neil McKim heads to the UK's most famous jazz club to hear one of the world's most famous jazz bass players
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This month's BBC Music choices
RECORDING OF THE MONTH
Beethoven: String Trios, Op. 9 Nos 1-3
Trio Zimmermann
'The playing is dazzling, combining warmth and clarity'
CHAMBER
The Father, the Son and the Godfather: Trio Sonatas by JS Bach, CPE Bach, Telemann
'Compelling soloists with virtuosity and insight to burn'
CHORAL & SONG
Stimme der Sehnsucht: Songs by Mahler, Strauss, Pfitzner
Christianne Stotijn
'Stotijn takes the imaginative high ground from the start'
DVD
Pergolesi: Adriano in Siria
Marina Comparato, Lucia Cirill, Annamaria dell'Oste etc; Accademia Bizantina/ Ottavio Dantone
'Realised with vibrant, breathtaking musicianship'
INSTRUMENTAL
Mozart: Keyboard Music
Kristian Bezuidenhout
'Bezuidenhout brings out all the drama and intensity'
JAZZ
Michel Portal: Baïlador
Michel Portal, Ambrose Akinmusire, Bojan Z, Lionel Loueke, Scott Colley, Jack DeJohnette
'Portal confirms himself as one of the most impressive bass clarinet and soprano sax players'
ORCHESTRAL
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15
Royal Concertgebouw/ Bernard Haitink
'The Concertgebouw delivers sensationally taut playing'
OPERA
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Albert Dohmen, Georg Zeppenfeld etc; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra & Choir/ Marek Janowski
'This Meistersinger is imbued with incessant vitality and energy'