Early music

The week in classical: Mavra/Pierrot lunaire; LSO/ Tilson Thomas; Gabrieli/ McCreesh

Covent Garden’s future stars make the most of a tricky double bill

Fiona Maddocks

21, May, 2022 @11:30 AM

Groundbreaking female composer’s lost madrigals to be heard for first time in 400 years

Maddalena Casulana’s newly discovered songs will feature on BBC Radio 3 to mark International Women’s Day

Dalya Alberge

05, Mar, 2022 @3:00 PM

Andrew Garrett obituary

Other lives: Harpsichord maker and restorer whose historical instruments were prized for their immaculate craftsmanship

Christopher Nobbs

24, Dec, 2021 @3:31 PM

From wassails to Wexford: the best classical Christmas albums of 2021

From an empty King’s College chapel to a treble duo with a cause, domestic Elizabethan music to the balm of vocals and kora, small-scale is beautiful

Fiona Maddocks

18, Dec, 2021 @12:00 PM

Crowe/Byrne/Nordberg review – London international festival of early music: enchantment, engagement and swagger

Lucy Crowe, Liam Byrne and Jonas Nordberg performed music from the 17th and 18th centuries, and revelled in the graciousness of Errollyn Wallen’s brand new Angel Waters

Flora Willson

11, Nov, 2021 @3:52 PM

Classical home listening: Quatuor Ébène and the Gesualdo Six

The French quartet play late-night Schoenberg, jazz and more, while Josquin is the springboard for Owain Park and his crack vocal ensemble

Fiona Maddocks

16, Oct, 2021 @11:00 AM

Classical home listening: Schubert Symphonies 4 & 5; Zacara da Teramo

René Jacobs and the B’Rock Orchestra fizz in youthful Schubert. Plus, the complete works of a Renaissance eccentric

Fiona Maddocks

04, Sep, 2021 @11:00 AM

Love in the Lockdown review – a virtual romance drawn with emotional subtlety

This moreish serial drama finds new terrain with excellent performances from Rachael Stirling and Alec Newman

Arifa Akbar

28, Apr, 2021 @7:00 PM

Classical home listening: animal magic, Purcell's stage music and Pelham Humfrey

All creatures great and small and mythical feature on Ensemble Dragma’s album of late medieval song

Fiona Maddocks

30, Jan, 2021 @12:00 PM

The Sixteen: A Choral Odyssey review – an inspired journey through music and history

The Sixteen excel in choral gems from Purcell to Pärt, with Simon Russell Beale the ideal guide

Fiona Maddocks

05, Dec, 2020 @12:30 PM

From Messiah to Jonas Kaufmann: the best classical Christmas albums of 2020

This year’s festive zingers take you from Berlin to Buckfast Abbey, from Mexico to Kaufmann in full-on crooner mode

Fiona Maddocks

05, Dec, 2020 @12:00 PM

Classical home listening: John Tavener: No Longer Mourn for Me; Josquin Masses and more

Steven Isserlis and friends record a heartfelt tribute to the late, great British composer, while the Tallis Scholars conclude their epic Josquin mass cycle

Fiona Maddocks

07, Nov, 2020 @12:00 PM