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• Music of Today/Philharmonia

  

  Dec 4 2008:

  Royal Festival Hall, London Pride of place went to a glorious performance of Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto

• Les Contes d'Hoffmann

  

  Nov 27 2008:

  Royal Opera House, London Rolando Villazón has been erratic of late, though this is unquestionably one of his finest achievements, says Tim Ashley

• Susanna's Secret/A Husband at the Door

  

  Nov 26 2008:

  Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool Vasily Petrenko conducts with his usual hip-swivelling elegance and bags of panache

• Eighth Blackbird

  

  Nov 24 2008:

  St George's Concert Room, Liverpool
  They sustain the ferocious complexity of Reich's counterpoint with almost nonchalant ease, says Tim Ashley

• Emerson Quartet

  

  Nov 22 2008:

  Wigmore Hall, London
  The demands on both players and listeners are formidable. It was a measure of the Emersons' greatness that they were able to sustain the over-arching mood and momentum

• Hallé/Lazarev

  

  Nov 17 2008:

  Classical music review: Alexander Lazarev's brilliant performance with the Hallé raised complex questions about Prokofiev's aims

• Classical review: Verdi: Il Trovatore; Jones/Simionato/Prevedi/Glossop/Covent Garden Opera Chorus and Orchestra/Giulini

  

  Nov 14 2008:

  Vocally, this recording of the legendary 1964 production is not quite as consistent as one would have hoped

• Classical review: Schumann: Frauenliebe Frauenliebe und -leben; Liederkreis Op 39, etc; Connolly/Asti

  

  Nov 14 2008:

  Connolly's singing frequently suggests the sad analysis of emotion from a retrospective or nostalgic viewpoint

• Classical review: Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben; Liederkreis Op 39, etc; Connolly/Asti

  

  Nov 14 2008:

  This is an unnerving voyage, awash with intimations of the horrors that lurk unsuspected in the corners of the psyche

• Classical review: Beethoven: Symphonies 2 and 7; Minnesota Orchestra/Vänskä

  Nov 14 2008:

  Few rival versions have quite so effortlessly captured the Second Symphony's Janus-faced nature

• Classical review: Handel: Arias; Kasarova/Il Complesso Barocco/Curtis

  

  Nov 14 2008:

  This choice of arias allows Kasarova to avoid the mannerisms that have marred her recent performances

• Classical review: Handel: Arias; DiDonato/Les Talens Lyriques/Rousset

  

  Nov 14 2008:

  DiDonato cleverly gets us away from the idea that recitals always have to be about love

• CD review: Chopin: Preludes; Sonata No 3

  

  Nov 14 2008:

  Emotional directness and a willingness to explore the music's percussive, rhythmic potential make Chopin sound startlingly new

• Philharmonia/Hickox

  

  Nov 11 2008:

  Royal Festival Hall, London If ever a concert were ruined by coughing and mobiles, this was it, says Tim Ashley

• Elektra

  

  Nov 10 2008:

  Royal Opera House, London The whole thing is unremitting and extreme, as Elektra always should be but rarely is

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