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The DJ combines programmed beats with live drumming in a beguiling mix of abstraction and resolution
The performance capitalised on the dramatic potential of Shakespeare-inspired music
Album combines gentle folk-rock with clenched-fist sentiments and voice software-distorted vocals
Marches and an elliptic multi-time pulse are tied to floaty guitar Americana, sparse piano, synth and bass
As she prepares for Covent Garden’s new ‘Rosenkavalier’, the opera singer talks about her remaining ambitions
The artist continues to sing love songs, but the romance is enfolded into ambitious arrangements
Recording captures swooping strings, wailing flutes and rattling percussion in full flow
A performance endowed with abundant detail, an impressive depth of sound and a suppleness in lyrical passages
A tribute to vintage synthesisers, an artfully arranged constellation of electronic chimes, bleeps and whooshes
The solo voices of Collegium Vocale Gent, directed by Philippe Herreweghe, turn the emotions on a sixpence
Mitsuko Uchida’s virtues marry the range of colours on offer from a concert grand with a classical purity
Soloist Renaud Capuçon rises to ethereal heights, accompanied by various orchestras and conductors
Spotify and Apple Music help Warner and others towards second year of expanding sales
Greg Lake, who died this week, had a worldwide hit with this thoughtful Christmas song
Jürgen Flimm’s production is silly, but there are substantial musical compensations
Skill, athleticism and imaginative staging made this a gig to remember
Buddy Holly’s 1958 performance inspired the young Mick Jagger to form his own band
The grime star’s show on his home territory celebrated his cussed independence
Relocated to 1920s Hollywood, the production is busy and colourful but not challenging
John Adams conducted his opera-oratorio with a composer’s authority
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The band’s gig focused on past glories — but gave a nod to the future
The album showcases Abel Tesfaye’s sweet vocals with taut hooks and an attractive R&B; groove
Daniel Barenboim plays with lightness of touch and a cultivated sound that is pleasingly old-fashioned
Saxophone riffs are airy rather than driving, and the music has a sunny sense of space
