Benjamin britten a ceremony of carols

The appendicitis that led to the postponement of Edward VII’s coronation also scuppered the premiere of Elgar’s Coronation Ode, composed for the same occasion. When it did finally get its first royal

Works by RR Bennett, Holst, Tavener, Cecilia McDowall, Francis Pott, Caroline Shaw et al Tenebrae/Nigel Short Signum Classics SIGCD880 80:45 mins Nigel Short’s experience as a King’s Singer has rubbed

How Chaucer reshaped English poetry

Andrew Nethsingha (main conductor) The Choir of Westminster Abbey et al; Fanfare Trumpeters of the Royal Air Force, Coronation Orchestra Decca 552 8383 One explanation given for the lapses in choreogr

The BBC Proms changed the face of classical music when ‘the people’s festival’ was launched in 1895. The perennially popular event features some of the nation’s favourite tunes from composers inspired by the countryside of the British Isles. Here Kitty Corrigan selects her top ten

Night and day: photographer Jamie Russell managed to ...