We're coming to you LIVE from London, England, for a concert at Wigmore Hall featuring Dutch pianist Hannes Minnaar ...

One of the greatest and most enigmatic composers of the late 20th century is made considerably more accessible in "Arvo Part: 24 Preludes for a Fugue." Both an interview and a study of the creative ...

Maurizio Pollini's latest recital disc follows the same plan as his previous Chopin collection, grouping together works from the late 1830s by opus number, in this case Opp 27, 28, 30 and 31. That ...

In outline, Rachmaninov’s 24 Preludes, the Op. 23 and 32 sets plus the famous C Sharp Minor, follow on from the examples of Bach and Chopin. These, though, are truly virtuoso pieces, a high-point of ...

Though Rachmaninov's 24 preludes might seem to make a satisfyingly round number in musical terms, and each contains a piece in each of the major and minor keys, the set was never conceived so ...

Debussy's preludes are given the orchestral treatment with this luscious new album from the Royal Scottish National Orchestra When one thinks of Debussy, one thinks of vast, visionary ideas condensed ...

In 2011 Christopher Brown began composing 24 Preludes and Fugues for piano, completing them in time for his 70th birthday in 2013. Although the project took six years longer than anticipated, the work ...

Following his acclaimed recordings of Thalberg, Chaminade and Alkan (he aims to record the complete works of the latter two over the next few years), Mark Viner continues his mission of championing ...

Lucy Parham chooses her favourite recording of Rachmaninov's 24 piano preludes. Rachmaninov's 24 piano preludes in all the 24 major and minor keys are a glorious treasure trove of different pianistic ...

Among record collectors there are desert-island discs –the handful of discs you’d take to said isolated island– and dream discs –recordings that would have gone to the top of the charts if only the ...

Although Sergei Rachmaninov was one of the most successful 20th century composers, he has been snubbed by some musical elitists, even historians. One famous music history book devotes a mere seven ...