The St Petersburg Philharmonic has reported on its website the death of its long-serving chief conductor Yuri Temirkanov. He was 84. Naturally gifted, he rose swiftly through the Soviet system, becoming music director of the Kirov (now Mariinsky) Opera in 1976. A dozen years later he moved over to become chief of the Leningrad Philharmonic.
The Sixth is the outlier among Beethoven’s symphonies, rural and rustic where the others are driven and dramatic. Richard Osborne makes a selection of the best versions from a rich recorded history
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Ravel’s vivid orchestration of Mussorgsky’s gallery has long eclipsed the piano original in popularity. Mark Pullinger ranges across 10 decades in his search for the finest recording