Even though his lifespan was brief, only 31 years, Schubert ranks as one of the most prolific composers of classical music. He created over 600 vocal works, mostly songs, completed seven symphonies, ...

His grasp of Schubert’s scale and ebullience means this is among the finest recordings of one of the composer’s final sonatas Steven Osborne’s third album of Schubert for Hyperion is the first to ...

Prokofiev: Piano Concertos 1-5 Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, BBC Philharmonic/Gianandrea Noseda (Chandos) Two of Prokofiev's five piano concertos are so well-embedded in the ...

For the past two centuries, composers, academics and fans of classical music have puzzled over Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 8, which he abandoned in 1822 after writing the first two movements. Why ...

Let’s just say of the Sunday-afternoon third in his series that it always fascinated even when it felt odd or wrong, and that Barenboim put Schubert’s infinite variety to the test with an unusual ...

Put yourself in the offices of the German wing of EMI records in 1985. A leading group, the Alban Berg Quartett – named after the famous modernist composer from their home country of Austria – has ...

Sakuntala Trio’s excellent debut album includes a completion of Schubert’s first string trio. And Jamie MacDougall and Mr McFall’s Chamber revel in songs and chamber music from Mexico At first glance, ...

Amazon mp3: NA | Amazon CD: $11 | ArkivMusic: $18 | Qobuz download: £13.50 - 19 (Hi-Res) | iTunes mp3: $12 Krystian Zimerman is an elusive figure in classical music, which has become a rare thing in ...

In classical music, referring to a composer as "great" or "canonic" might be done with the best of intentions. But a kind of calcification takes place, freezing that composer into something abstract ...

Although it always seems fashionable to forecast the downfall of classical music, enterprising musicians both young and not so young continue to make deeply satisfying recordings. For this visit to ...