Vasily Petrenko led a sometimes fierce survey of Grieg, Shostakovich and Strauss, with a closing flourish that sent shivers down the spine

This selection of songs captures the crystalline qualities in the voice of the rising soprano and her confiding way with text

The skilled conductor just about kept control of Lang Lang’s wayward piano and, despite a chorus lacking in power, the actors were exquisite

Ukrainian Vadym Kholodenko plays with intelligence and skill, and able support from orchestra and conductor

Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 18 May 1906: The Norwegian composer is now in his sixty–third year, and the present foreign tour is understood to be the last he intends to make

Stephen Hough brings impressive brightness and wonderful directness to this collection of 27 of Grieg’s Lyric Pieces

Grieg's explorations of Norwegian identity come to the fore in the latest survey of his orchestral work from Naxos, writes Tim Ashley

Some pianists prefer a bright tone in Liszt, but Peter Jablonski opted for something darker, so that the obsessive left-hand chromatic scales heaved with menace, writes Tim Ashley

Pianist Stephen Hough's ability to recast old works as new comes to the fore in this striking recording of Grieg and Liszt, writes Stephen Pritchard

This account of Janáček's Violin Sonata could have done with toning it down a bit, says Andrew Clements

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Noseda peered back over his tenure to remind us of its high points, but it was the non-nostalgic Grieg that was the most superb achievement, writes Tim Ashley