Yet I came away from the Bach reflecting that, four decades or so back, period-conscious Baroque music-making of this quality and commitment would still have struck most listeners as a revolution – ...

Les Arts Florissants and Amala Dianor Company present the Passion story through a challenging fusion of music and dance. An empty stage with just a raised platform at the back conjured not only the ...

1 Review: BBC PROMS: MAHLER'S FIRST BY HEART, Royal Albert Hall 2 Review: BBC PROMS: RACHMANINOV’S ‘PAGANINI’ VARIATIONS, Royal Albert Hall 3 Review: BBC PROMS: ROSSINI'S 'STABAT MATER', Royal Albert ...

Stephen Layton conducted both Polyphony and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment for this stirring afternoon, in which the opening movement sounded like a brewing storm. At first it sounded ...

We have all heard it, yet most of us would not be able to name it. The term polyphony (from the Greek for “many sounds”) is used to describe music that employs simultaneous yet independent melodies.

For its first “White Light Festival,” Lincoln Center has assembled a colorful expeditionary force of Chinese monks, Sufi musicians, Latvian choristers, and professional virtuosos to strike into the ...

The Polyphony Foundation-an organization dedicated to using the power of classical music to bridge the divide between Arab and Jewish communities in Israel-will host performances by four young Arab ...

The male vocal quartet, who live up to their name as gifted musical representatives of their home city, like to break out of the ancient-music confines that their label implies. Accordingly, they sing ...

Fretwork with Helen Charlston and The Tallis Scholars perform old and new compositions. The Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall is not our favourite venue, nor is it that of many others, but on Friday night, ...

There are dozens (and frankly probably hundreds) of excellent recordings in the catalogue that revolve around two staple subjects: romantic love and religious devotion. But for their latest album, New ...