Terry Williams
Journalist and Critic, BBC Music Magazine
Recent articles by Terry Williams
Revealed: the Beethoven symphony that makes you feel good to be alive
Terry Williams explores the best recordings of a symphony that shows the perky sense of humour lurking within its curmudgeonly composer
Bruckner's Fifth Symphony: a work almost destroyed by well-meaning but misguided acolytes
Devout yet unconventional, Bruckner’s Fifth has long been misjudged, says Terry Williams, who finds which recordings reveal its greatness
Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances: four great recordings of this masterpiece - and one to avoid
The greatest recordings on disc of the Russian composer Rachmaninov's final orchestral masterpiece, the Symphonic Dances, full of vibrant colour and driving rhythms
Brahms Symphony No. 3: a guide to his most enigmatic symphony and its best recordings
Terry Williams finds the best recordings of Brahms’s Third, one of the composer’s greatest triumphs yet one of his most paradoxical pieces
The sunny Dvořák symphony guaranteed to give your mood a lift
Terry Williams names the best recordings of a symphony packed with the feel-good factor of a composer for whom life was firmly on the up
The best recordings of Schumann's Third Symphony 'Rhenish'
Terry Williams grabs his oars, pushes his boat out and heads downstream as he admires the finest recordings of Schumann’s River Rhine-inspired masterpiece, 'Rhenish'
The best recordings of Bruckner's Symphony No.9
We explore the most gripping interpretations of Bruckner's final unfinished masterwork