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Classical musicians are ‘clone-like’ these days, says Nigel Kennedy

Renowned violinist applauds the technical proficiency of young players although he finds new teaching methods a ‘brain and heart turn-off’

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The week in classical: Proms 30: Sinfonia of London/Wilson; Prom 31: Dialogues of the Carmelites; Oxford piano festival – review

The Albert Hall swooned to the sound of the Sinfonia of London and was silenced by Glyndebourne’s semi-staged Poulenc, while in Oxford you couldn’t move for great pianists

The Guardian - UK

At last, Hyperion recordings are streamable. We pick some of the standouts

The British classical label is now part of Universal Music and its superb catalogue is being made available to stream. From Hildegard of Bingen to Hough, Hewitt and Hamelin, we look over some of the greatest recordings now available

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Bachelorette Charity Lawson had a big hard time in the Big Easy

Charity takes the men to New Orleans as the group is whittled down from six to four.

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Hooked on classics? But if you want to learn to play, you’d better be posh

My state school taught me the value of Bach and Vivaldi. Today’s pupils aren’t so lucky

The Guardian - UK

In celebration of Wendy Carlos: composer, inventor, genre creator and pioneer

Without Wendy, music and technology might be very different today

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The week in classical: 74th Aldeburgh Festival; Werther – review

From thundering Thorvaldsdóttir to late-night Bach, it’s a standout year for Britten’s music festival, while at the ROH Jonas Kaufmann made a subdued Werther

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Meta's MusicGen AI makes high-quality music clips from text — here's how to try it

MusicGen is a new open-source AI tool from Meta that allows you to create free AI-generated audio clips with just a text prompt. Here's how it works.

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Webern: String Quartets; Bach: The Art of Fugue review – warm performances of enigmatic works

The pairing of Bach’s unfinished composition with Webern’s spare pieces for string quartet works well, although background noise takes the shine off

The Guardian - UK

Procol Harum: The epic story of A Whiter Shade Of Pale

More than half a century ago Procol Harum recorded the unlikeliest, best-selling, most bitterly-contested drug anthem of all time

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Piano concert raises £2411 for Perth's Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance

Organised by Aberfeldy and District Rotary Club the concert was conceived by and performed at the town hall by Roger Wilson, a local musician

Daily Record

Jennifer Wong: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

The comedian and food enthusiast shares what makes her laugh online. Unsurprisingly, there are two jokes about pasta

The Guardian - AU

Conquest by Nina Allan review – alien invasion, coding and Bach

A science fiction story from the 50s propels this brilliantly digressive exploration into art, ecology and the psychology of conspiracy theories

The Guardian - UK

New Stat Says Yr Fiancé Is Probs Being A Dirty Dog At Their Bach Party This Is Why I’m Single

New research says that a bunch of your fiancés are probs cheating during their bachelor and bachelorette parties. Yippeeeee!!!!

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The top 20 best Tenacious D songs ever

The 20 best songs by the greatest band on earth – these are Tenacious D’s most epic anthems

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Brahms By Arrangement Vol Two: Orchestrations by Robin Holloway review – dialogue with the past brings present benefits

The English composer pays reverent and inventive homage to music by the German grandee with the help of the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Mann

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Benjamin Grosvenor review – pianist’s virtuosity preferences power over pastel colours

An ambitious programme that ranged from Busoni’s Bach to Prokofiev confirmed why the pianist is a favourite here

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The week in classical: Blue; Bach: Mass in B Minor – review

A potent US tale of Black lives hits home with fervour and humanity at ENO. Plus shock and roar from John Eliot Gardiner at 80

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Train stations will play classical music to scare yobs away after successful trial

Northern Rail says it has been playing composers such as Bach and Beethoven in railway stations and has already seen a dramatic fall in anti-social behaviour

MusicRadar

How Wendy Carlos became music technology's greatest living pioneer

From laying the foundations of ambient music to advising Bob Moog, Wendy Carlos’ impact cannot be understated

The Guardian - UK

‘Like sex and religion, we don’t like to talk about memory’: pianist Angela Hewitt on how she keeps hers in shape

From eavesdropping to iPads and beetles to Bach, the pianist reflects on the extraordinary feats of memory required of concert soloists, and how she continues to exercise that muscle

The Guardian - UK

Anna Dennis / Nicholas Daniel / Mahan Esfahani review – poetry and animal magic

The soprano, oboist and harpsichordist delighted in a varied recital from velvety Bach arias to new insect-inspired sketches by Michael Berkeley, and an emotional Elena Langer song cycle

The Guardian - UK

St John Passion review – Polyphony and OAE deliver an outstanding, vivid rendition

An extraordinarily moving Bach passion contained intensity, radiance and, from Nick Pritchard, the finest live account of the Evangelist this critic has heard

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Apple Music Classical has landed: here's everything you need to know

Apple Music Classical has now launched – here's everything you need to know about it, plus our first impressions.

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Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou: the Ethiopian nun who was one of history’s most distinctive pianists

Emahoy, who has died aged 99, was a classically trained musician and society girl who turned towards faith – and cultivated a style of playing like no other

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