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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:11:20 +0000Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:53:02 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/arts/music(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/6876ebde-d52d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fmusichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/6876ebde-d52d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlThough Vladimir Jurowski led a superb staging, the piece belongs in the more forgettable sector of the composer's legacy, writes Andrew Clark Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:11:20 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/63409160-d52d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fmusichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/63409160-d52d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlThis American band precisely capture the pretty acoustic guitars and crashing riffs of its source material – English folk-rock of the late-1960s and early-1970s, writes Ludovic Hunter-Tilney Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:11:20 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/f3318e42-d531-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fmusichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/f3318e42-d531-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlMike Hobart is impressed by two fresh American takes on the acoustic piano trioThu, 19 Nov 2009 23:11:20 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/bd656450-d464-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fmusichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/bd656450-d464-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlWith this staging, the opera seems the summit of Strauss's achievement, says George Loomis Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:16:46 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/58c8fb76-d39f-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fmusichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/58c8fb76-d39f-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.htmlThe mood at this promo concert for new album 'Rated R' was dark and aggressive, writes Ludovic Hunter-Tilney Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:37:24 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/707c5fec-d2d2-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fmusichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/707c5fec-d2d2-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlWithout Matt Bellamy's pyrotechnic guitar shredding this was standard post-grunge churn, writes Richard Clayton Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:33:53 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/72ae6fd0-d2d2-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fmusichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/72ae6fd0-d2d2-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlWhen the curtain fell, stunned silence preceded the inevitable ovation, writes Martin Bernheimer Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:33:53 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/64dcf49e-d2d2-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fmusichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/64dcf49e-d2d2-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Congolese band have an extraordinary back story. But what mattered at this gig was their extraordinary music, which confirmed them as the most exciting group to emerge from Africa in years, David Honigmann writesMon, 16 Nov 2009 22:33:53 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/633650ea-d2d2-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fmusichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/633650ea-d2d2-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlThe singing was excellent, the dancing immaculate, the spectacle dazzling – but the cumulative effect of the show's meticulously programmed bigness and bluster was ultimately wearing, writes David Cheal Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:37:38 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/bb47ac0e-d1fe-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fmusichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bb47ac0e-d1fe-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.htmlMike Hobart hears Sonny Rollins spin grandiose structures from the simplest materials in his headlining concert at the London Jazz FestivalSun, 15 Nov 2009 22:13:34 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/4734f0ae-d075-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fmusichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4734f0ae-d075-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0.htmlThe rural summer festival is so distinctive that it also flourishes away from home, writes Richard Fairman Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:13:34 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/59832ab8-cee6-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fmusichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/59832ab8-cee6-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.htmlThis was a cleverly plotted, low-budget perversion of Mozart's masterpiece, writes Martin Bernheimer Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:51:20 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/89b88fb4-cd4e-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fmusichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/89b88fb4-cd4e-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.htmlMartin Bernheimer sees the first two performances at this reopened venue – a tacky pops-concert followed by a grand, grand operaMon, 9 Nov 2009 22:12:53 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/25e02aea-ce1d-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fmusichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/25e02aea-ce1d-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.htmlSouth African tenor Johan Botha is the genuine article: heroic, imposing in manner, heartbreakingly vulnerable in extremis, writes Allan Ulrich Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:55:18 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/8bfc8816-cd4e-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fmusichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/8bfc8816-cd4e-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.htmlThe only disappointment in this imaginative programme was the size of the audience, writes Richard Fairman Mon, 9 Nov 2009 22:12:53 +0000