With the advent of the formal cadenza, the soloist suddenly took centre stage. But can these flashy displays of bravura be taken too far? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
A visit to the thriving Chilean capital of Santiago may shed some light on Australian attitudes to music. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Will relentless multitasking be the death of us? Just look at Mozart… Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Olivier Messiaen’s most famous work had sombre beginnings: it was written and first performed in a German prisoner of war camp during World War II Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Many classical audiences cringe at the thought of 12-tone music, yet it’s one of the most influential system of the 20th century. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Once a town known primarily for bedsheets, Manchester is now vying with the world capitals as a centre for creativity, as Julian Day discovers. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Wagner is almost as famous for being an anti-semite as for writing operas. We discover there may have been a more complex cause behind his prejudice.
The plot thickens! Finally, we get our first taste of music from the diva’s mysterious new CD. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Is the listener bias towards English music, as demonstrated in the results of the recent Classic 100 20th Century, a symptom of a wider problem? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony is a metaphysical journey from the depths of human suffering to the heights of celestial ecstasy – with everything in between. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
What makes the world’s most expensive instruments so special? Why are they synonymous with beautiful sound? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Dudamel's energetic Eroica, Angela Hewitt's poetic Schumann, the Grigoryan bros and more.
Synergy’s battered Baroque syndrome: will Bach’s mighty Chaconne shock on marimba? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
