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Heroic, short, callous, crumpled, Christlike: how artists portrayed Napoleon before Ridley Scott

From a battlefield avenger to a nude colossus, the Corsican conqueror was a rich subject for artists across Europe. But did Turner, who painted him as a fallen emperor, finally capture the truth?

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: West-Eastern Divan Ensemble; Meliora Collective; Sitkovetsky Trio – review

Michael Barenboim’s Israeli-Arab ensemble offer a model of spirited understanding, and a young new collective conjure a touch of jazz. Plus, Beethoven at his spookiest

The Guardian - UK

West-Eastern Divan Ensemble review – sublime playing full of joie de vivre

Mutual respect and conviviality were the watchwords in this scintillating performance from Michael Barenboim’s Israeli-Arab chamber group

The Guardian - UK

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“I've never been a fan of tapping, tricks or whammy bars. There have been a few greats, like Edward Van Halen and Randy Rhoads, but what they did came from somewhere”: Kiss's Paul Stanley names 11 guitarists who shaped his sound

The stalwart rhythm guitarist gets back to the roots of his brand of hard-rock showmanship: why AC/DC and Kiss share a similar guitar mentality, how Mitch Mitchell elevated Jimi Hendrix, and what makes Jimmy Page the Beethoven of guitarists

Guitar World

Piotr Anderszewski review – raw and astonishing, Beethoven is transformed

The Polish pianist is an understated presence but in his hands, a programme that also included Bach, Webern and Szymanowski, was muscular and full of ferocious energy amid meticulous playing

The Guardian - UK

The longer you look, the darker it gets: reassessing Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss

Is the woman unconscious? Could the man’s embrace be violent? A new film invites us to challenge our preconceptions about the gilded masterpiece

The Guardian - UK

LPO/Canellakis review – poetic Beethoven and a clear, if careful, take on Shostakovich’s wartorn masterpiece

Karina Canellakis gave the Soviet-era symphony an eerie resonance, while soloist Jonathan Biss was at his poetic best in Beethoven’s second piano concerto

The Guardian - UK

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Paul McCartney fans in Newcastle express emotions ahead of show

'It's like seeing Beethoven. Paul is living music history.'

Newcastle Herald

Beethoven: String Quartets album review – Chiaroscuro Quartet’s versions are unforced and striking

The period-instrument quartets recording of Beethoven’s Ops 74 and 130 offers many rewards

The Guardian - UK

Even Beethoven got bad reviews. John Malkovich reads them aloud as 'The Music Critic'

A new live stage show features actor John Malkovich transformed into some of the meanest music critics ever — in real reviews skewering the work of great composers like Beethoven, Brahms and Chopin.

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Gold vinyl for aliens may outlive humanity

Letter: This record of our existence is now gliding through space, way beyond our solar system – we may as well forget about it, writes Antony Barlow

The Guardian - UK

‘The rockets didn’t stop us’: Odesa violinist gears up for symbolic concert

Kyrylo Markiv, whose instrument was nearly destroyed in Russian attack, to perform in Berlin to mark Independence Day

The Guardian - UK

Tony Visconti says he doesn’t admire any modern producers because they’re making “bullshit records with loops”

“Everything’s sampled,” he says. “I think old-school production with a band is the only way to make great records”

MusicRadar

Prom 39 at the Royal Albert Hall: Budapest Festival Orchestra put on a night of surprises and spontaneity

The programme of Ligeti, Bartók and Beethoven included a virtuoso performance by soprano Anna-Lena Elbert

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‘The human stories behind the music we love’: Radio 3’s Composer of the Week turns 80

As the BBC programme celebrates a milestone, Donald Macleod – in the presenter’s chair for almost 25 years – reflects on its storytelling power and shares his own tales of Hollywood and handstands

Guitar World

So close you can see his scallops: behold Yngwie Malmsteen’s chops in greater detail than ever before with this astonishing multi-cam footage of Far Beyond the Sun

The exclusive performance heralds the launch of MaestroClass, a new 10-song lesson series with TrueFire

The Guardian - UK

Mao Fujita review – fresh and elegant Mozart from young Japanese star

In the first of five recitals of Mozart piano works the 24-year-old pianist found proportion and purpose to music that clearly means a great deal to him

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Ingrid Haebler obituary

Quintessentially Viennese pianist who brought delicacy and charm to her performances of Mozart and Schubert

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The Independent UK

Muti ends 13 seasons with Chicago Symphony Orchestra with praise and honors — and Beethoven

Riccardo Muti has ended 13 seasons as Chicago Symphony Orchestra's music director with praise and a series of honors

Louder

Steve Harley: The soundtrack of my life

Singer and songwriter Steve Harley picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals the song that reminds him of his first love, Glenda White from Wickford

Chicago Sun-Times

Riccardo Muti: ‘I leave the position of music director knowing that I have done my best’

The world-renowned conductor, who is stepping down from his post with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra later this month, plans to return to the podium at Symphony Center, but less frequently and without the demands of being the orchestra’s music director.

The Guardian - UK

French Open: Swiatek beats Haddad Maia to set up final with Muchova – as it happened

Karolina Muchova upset Aryna Sabalenka in a three-set classic and will meet Iga Swiatek in the final, the defending champion and world No 1, seeing off Beatriz Haddad Maia in another fine match

The Guardian - UK

Hallé orchestra/Stasevska review – Beethoven’s wit and Sibelius’s passion

A programme of Sibelius, Andrea Tarrodi and Beethoven – with soloists Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Benjamin Grosvenor and Hyeyoon Park – saw the Hallé on magnificent form, conducted with flair and grace

Newcastle Herald

Ohlsson takes up Australian challege

The old classics die hard.

Newcastle Herald

Piano man Garrick Ohlsson takes up Aussie challege

The old classics die hard.

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