Throughout the Ring Wagner uses not only melody and harmony but instrumental tone colour to convey the mood or atmosphere or emotion of any particular instant. There are examples in Rheingold (the ...

Complete “Ring” cycles have been a feature of the recording industry for some 50 years, first as a platform for the star conductor and lately for the star director. There are fast “Rings,” profound ...

Renee Montagne talks to classical music commentator Miles Hoffman about one of the most important conductors of the 20th century: Sir George Solti. This Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of his birth ...

Georg Solti came late in his career to Liszt`s Goethean orchestral triptych, immersing himself deeply into the score before concerts and recording here last January. The decision was a wise one, for ...