His work, largely unknown outside Britain until late in his career, was often based on historical treatises. It was seen by ...

Roger Norrington, a conductor acclaimed for historically informed performances during more than a half-century leading orchestras in Europe and the United States, has died. He was 91. Norrington died ...

Sir Roger Norrington, who has died aged 91, was a leading figure in the period-instrument movement and a vigorous and often controversial champion of musical authenticity.

Mahler probably went to his grave, in 1911, never having heard an orchestra with strings vibrating away in modern manner. Although some solo violinists were... Skip to Main Content Skip to footer.

He turned to us with cheek in his eyes, a "That's-all-folks!" smile plastered on his face, brandishing his baton for a carrot, as if he and the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra had (yet again) just ...

Mahler's grand-scale "Resurrection" Symphony marked the real beginning of his career as a composer. It's the work with which he answered the metaphysical challenge of Beethoven's Ninth, with a ...

Gustav Mahler: Origins. From a vast and mysterious opera rehearsal stage (Gustav Mahler's "home away from home" for much of his life), San Francisco Symphony Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas ...

In less than 24 hours, Mahler's Ninth Symphony was performed by the L.A. Phil under Michael Tilson Thomas and the Pacific Symphony led by Carl St.Clair — to great effect.

While a surprising amount of Mahler cycles make the Eighth their decided weak-point, Antoni Wit (Naxos) makes it his strong suit. It’s another grand, weighty, and magnificent reading. The ...

Alsop smartly paired Mahler’s First (composed between 1887 and 1888) with a world premiere BSO co-commission from composer Huang Ruo. “Tipping Point” is a piece explicitly concerned with the ...

Well, that's a first. With the final upbeat of the rustic second movement, Sir Roger Norrington Bugs Bunnied the audience. He turned to us with cheek in his eyes, a "That's-all-folks!" smile plastered ...