Meneses/Pires – review

Regular recital partners Maria João Pires and Antonio Meneses were on different wavelengths this time, says Andrew Clements

Arcanto Quartett – review

On the evidence of this Wigmore recital, the Arcanto Quartett deserve a similarly honoured profile as the Takács and the Kronos, writes Martin Kettle

The Prince Consort – review

This year's instalment of the annual Perth Schubertiade was right to focus on the composer in the context of his contemporaries, predecessors and successors, writes Kate Molleson

Schubert: Winterreise – review

The emotional complexity of Schubert's song cycle is beautifully realised by Christopher Maltman and Graham Johnson, writes Fiona Maddocks

Scottish Ensemble – review

The Scottish Ensemble's programme was all about homages and featured nimble, tightly sprung and sonorous playing, writes Andrew Clements

Daniel Barenboim – review

Playing Schubert, Barenboim exhibited all his creative personality, but without any Lang Lang theatrics, writes Martin Kettle

Mark Padmore/Paul Lewis – review

The engagement with Schubert song-cycles is of long standing: Padman may utter the words in a way that appears spontaneous, but the psychological insight is piercing, says Rian Evans

OAE/Goodman/Pizarro – review

This performance's bustling energy became a tribute to the partnership Charles Mackerras forged with the OAE, writes Rian Evans

Holl/Schiff – review

Robert Holl's rich bass-baritone and András Schiff's mesmerising accompaniments emphasised the song cycle's gathering weight, writes Martin Kettle

Steven Osborne – review

Osborne's playing is so refreshingly mannerism-free but Schubert's sonatas would have been better played separately, writes Andrew Clements