Author Terry Williams

Terry Williams

Journalist and Critic, BBC Music Magazine

Recent articles by Terry Williams
Composer Sergei Rachmaninov

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
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Conductor Claudio Abbado in full flow

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
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Beautiful countryside scene at sunrise

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
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The best recordings of Schumann's Third Symphony 'Rhenish'

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'
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Bruckner's Symphony No.9 best recordings

The best recordings of Bruckner's Symphony No.9

We explore the most gripping interpretations of Bruckner's final unfinished masterwork
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