Linton Stephens showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including two contrasting final symphonies from Brahms and Sibelius. Plus the Z.E.N. Trio play Shostakovich. Show more ...

In his earliest memory of listening to music, there is Johannes Brahms. Throughout his boyhood, his parents filled the house with Brahms’ German Requiem. It was one of the Brahms masterworks ...

In 1985, Karajan went so far as to mention him – probably mischievously – as a candidate for the Berlin succession. Where Brahms is concerned, his Soviet background will have done little to help. With ...