Elgar’s Symphony No. 1 has a unique power to move us in passage after passage. In the end, all we can say is that the composer has created something uncommonly beautiful. So too have conductor Daniel Barenboim and his musicians in this recording.

Although I have heard Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra give stunning performances over the years, too often they seem to be on automatic pilot. Let’s hope they can summon up some energy and inspiration for Friday’s Roy Thomson Hall performance.

The Dover Quartet make their recording debut with an all-Mozart album on Cedille Records and it's absolutely stunning.

Two new albums from Gerald Finley and Anne Sofie von Otter offer are a stark reminder of how much repertoire from Sibelius is still waiting to be re-discovered.

The London Philharmonic Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin release their latest with Dvořák: Symphony Nos 6 & 7.

New, three-CD set offers an important addition to the appreciation of Maureen Forrester.

Ottawa-based pianist David Jalbert tackles formidable Russian ballet piano transcriptions in his latest album from Montreal label ATMA Classique.

A look at the Berlin Philharmonic's Digital Concert Hall, one of its most innovative projects and some of its most notable recordings.

While Thielemann’s results may not be to everyone’s taste, he gets what he wants and what he wants is uncommonly good.

Two new recordings by conductors Skrowaczewski and Blomstedt prove that they still have much to offer besides experience.