Kremer has never limited himself to standard repertoire. As he comments in his autobiography, remembering his early experiences of building recital programmes: "It was not the stringing-together of ...

The technical aspects of this release run the risk of overwhelming its musical qualities: this version of Dvořák’s "New World" symphony is spread over six 45rpm LP sides and is, remarkably, a wholly ...

There is a quality about Leonard Bernstein’s music which has kept it fresh and cool for decades. Saturday’s Opus 2014 Gala Concert opened with Three Dance Episodes from On the Town. I wonder if ...

Never in my life did I expect to hear a timpani concerto, let alone two, and those two in back-to-back seasons. Opening weekend of 2014 included a timpani concerto by William Kraft, and this last ...

The Sinfonia di Speranza was Andrzej Panufnik's ninth and penultimate symphony, completed in 1986. It's cast in a huge, single span, lasting over 40 minutes, which like so many of Panufnik's later ...

What is it? The sound of distant thunder! The noise of tumbling avalanches! The booming heartbeat of the universe! Also known as that bloody big drum that sounds unstoppable and looks like so much fun ...