Haydn: Symphonies 104, 88, 101Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra/Nicholas McGegan Philharmonia Baroque Productions PBP-02 *****Fri Aug 12 2011 - 01:00
Beyond All Mortal Dreams - America a CapellaChoir of Trinity College, Cambridge/Stephen Layton Hyperion CDA 67832 ***Fri Aug 12 2011 - 01:00
Elgar: String Quartet; Piano Quartet; Piano PiecesPiers Lane (piano), Goldner String Quartet Hyperion CDA 67857 ****Fri Aug 12 2011 - 01:00
Kilkenny Arts FestivalVarious venues, Kilkenny Until Aug 14th 056-7752175 kilkennyarts.ieFri Aug 05 2011 - 01:00
BBC Scottish SO/Martyn BrabbinsWalton: Symphonies; Siesta Hyperion CDA 67794 ****Fri Aug 05 2011 - 01:00
Slovak Radio SO, Slovak PO/Ondrej Lenard (r1989)Brian: Symphony No 1 (Gothic) Naxos 8.557418-19 (2 CDs) ***Fri Aug 05 2011 - 01:00
Eckart Runge (cello), Carle Trepat (guitar), Cuarteto CasalsBoccherini: La musical notturna delle strade di Madrid Harmonia Mundi HMC 902092 *****Fri Aug 05 2011 - 01:00
Walled City Music FestivalVarious venues, Derry Fri-Sun Aug 7th walledcitymusicfestival.com 048-71264455Fri Jul 29 2011 - 01:00
David Adams (viola), Gould Piano TrioStanford: Chamber Music Naxos 8.572452 ***Fri Jul 29 2011 - 01:00
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra/Daniel BarenboimSchoenberg: Variations OP31;Tchaikovsky Symphony No 6 (Pathetique) Decca 478 2719 ****Fri Jul 29 2011 - 01:00
Casella: Sinfonia Op 63; Elegia Eroica Op 29Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma/Francesco La Vecchia Naxos 8.572415 ****Fri Jul 22 2011 - 01:00
Ian Wilson: The Book of WaysCathal Roche (saxophones), RTÉ Vanbrugh String Quartet Limb from Limb Records LfL003 ***Fri Jul 22 2011 - 01:00
Martha Argerich, The Collection 4, Complete Philips RecordingsMartha Argerich (piano), various performers Decca 478 2746 (6 CDs) ****Fri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
Mozart: OverturesLa Cetra Barokorchester Basel/Andrea Marcon Deutsche Grammophon 477 9445 ****Fri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
Opera hits high notes despite the ill windsTHE PERMANENT signs at Loughcrew House and Gardens in Co Meath advertise an adventure course, a coffee shop, and walksMon Jul 11 2011 - 01:00
Sylvia O’Brien (soprano), RTÉ NSO/ Matthew WoodNCH, Dublin Tonight 8pm €10-€35 01-4170000Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Jean-Philippe Rameau: Orchestral SuitesLe Concert des Nations/ Jordi Savall Alia Vox AVSA 9882 A+B (2 CDs) ****Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Pierre Bartholomée: SoliOphélie Gaillard (cello), Francette Bartholomée (harp), Dominica Eyckmans (viola), Jean-Philippe Merckaert (organ) Aparté AP014…Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Zemlinsky: Early Chamber MusicLucie Hájková (soprano), Zemlinsky Quartet, Prazak Quartet, Vladimir Fortin (cello), Jaromír Klepác (piano) Praga Digitals PRD…Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
A dramatic turn that led all the way to centre stageActing was her first love, but soprano Claudia Boyle only found her calling when she decided she ‘didn’t want to be in the pit…Thu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
Manto And MadrigalsThomas Zehetmair (violin), Ruth Killius (viola) ECM New Series 4763827 ****Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
Irish Youth Choir/Greg BeardsellTriskel Christchurch, Cork Tonight 8pm 15 021-4272022; St Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick Tomorrow 8pm 15 061-331549; St Patrick’s…Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
Grieg: Symphonic Works Vol 1WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln/Eivind Aadland Audite 92.651 SACD **Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
West Cork Chamber Music FestivalAssorted venues, Bantry What fires up a composer of string quartets? The first weekend of Bantry’s festival provided an interesting…Tue Jun 28 2011 - 01:00
Beethoven: Diabelli VariationsPaul Lewis (piano) Harmonia Mundi HMC 902071 ****Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
West Cork Chamber Music FestivalBantry, Co Cork, Today-Sat July 2nd, 1850-788789Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
'I sing for one reason, I love the feeling it gives me'Wicklow tenor Robin Tritschler took the long road to opera, but he savours every momentThu Jun 23 2011 - 01:00
Schumann: Complete Works for Piano TrioChristian Tetzlaff (violin), Tanja Tetzlaff (cello), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) EMI Classics 094 180 2 (2 CDs) ***Fri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
Katia & Marielle Labèque (pianos), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/ Simon RattleNCH, Dublin, Mon 8pm 40-85 01-4170000Fri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
Vivaldi: The French Connection 2La Serenissima/Adrian Chandler Avie AV 2218 ****Fri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
How to catch the seedy undertones in the windThe bassoon is hardly the most glamorous instrument, but musician Peter Whelan enjoys being right there ‘when everything goes…Tue Jun 14 2011 - 01:00
John Tavener: The Whale; Celtic RequiemLondon Sinfonietta/David Atherton Apple Records 908 6352 ****Fri Jun 10 2011 - 01:00
