Why are so many in the dark about Germany’s leading musical light?

In troubled times for Russia, this album hints at the future of the country’s music

Three sonatas by Brahms? The clarinet adaptation, to no surprise, doesn’t work

Weinberg is an absolute master of intimated emotion

The Czechs always have talent to spare on the bench

Orchestras should be ashamed of their aversion to the composer

2021 has yielded more memorable albums than you can count on the fingers of two hands

British pianist Peter Donohoe’s recital is a perfect pick-me-up for Covid gloom

The Larghetto’s organic optimism transcends present woes and looks to bright eternity

Taken together, it’s not the kind of music you want to hear in isolation