Franz Schubert
Vanitas: Lieder by Schubert, Beethoven and Rihm review | Andrew Clements's classical album of the week
Nigl’s controlled, supple voice is aided by Pashchenko’s fierce accompaniment in a thoughtful selection
Andrew Clements
05, Nov, 2020 @3:45 PM
Schubert: where to start with his music
The most poetic musician who ever lived? It’s hard to disagree with Liszt’s appraisal of Schubert, who, in his short life, used his astonishing gift for melodic and harmonic invention to create many enduring masterpieces
Andrew Clements
30, Sep, 2020 @11:00 AM
Solitude review | Erica Jeal's classical album of the month
Singer James Gilchrist and pianist Anna Tilbrook explore aspects of being alone with composers including Purcell and Schubert on a powerful, poised album
Erica Jeal
09, Jul, 2020 @2:00 PM
Ibragimova/Bezuidenhout - Wigmore Hall review – music-making held in almost miraculous balance
Perfectly paired, violinist Alina Ibragimova and pianist Kristian Bezuidenhout’s recital was a masterclass in how familiar repertoire can be lifted from the page and fashioned anew
Flora Willson
16, Jun, 2020 @3:46 PM
In a stew over your Lancashire hotpot | Brief letters
Brief letters: Parenting classes | Theatre | Alternative music | Stews | Donald Trump
Letters
10, Feb, 2020 @6:24 PM
Schubert Symphony No 9 review | Erica Jeal's classical album of the week
Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev inspires the SCO in Schubert’s massive work, with grandeur and great washes of feeling
Erica Jeal
14, Nov, 2019 @3:00 PM
Schubertiade festival review – Levit and Feng dazzle amid outstanding talent
The festival sticks closely to its relatively narrow musical margins, but with world-class musicians offering fresh insights into familiar works, there was plenty to intrigue and move audiences
Alan Rusbridger
02, Sep, 2019 @3:24 PM
Schubert: Sonatas & Impromptus review | Andrew Clements's classical album of the week
A 19th-century Viennese fortepiano shows off its special tonal qualities in this magnificent detailed and expressive double disc set
Andrew Clements
11, Apr, 2019 @11:00 AM
Schubert/Berio review – casting light on each other's magic
Combining Schubert’s Ninth Symphony with Berio’s reinterpretation of his unfinished Tenth, this disc has style and spirit
Erica Jeal
21, Jun, 2018 @2:00 PM
Home listening: Llŷr Williams’s Beethoven at Wigmore Hall; Marc-André Hamelin does Schubert
The Welshman’s nine sonata concerts arrive on box set; as does Hamelin. Plus: Inside Music gets better and better
Stephen Pritchard
06, May, 2018 @7:00 AM
The Schubert Ensemble review – quintet bid farewell with gentle wit and Weir
With a programme of Schubert, Chausson and Weir, the chamber group stuck to the formula that has proved so successful for them
Andrew Clements
25, Mar, 2018 @3:18 PM
No question of Melvyn Bragg’s durability | Letters
Letters: Retired TV critic Richard Last recalls Bragg’s ambitious plan to bring culture to ITV viewers, and his South Bank Show reviews
Letters
19, Jan, 2018 @4:53 PM
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