Die Frau ohne Schatten; Organ Gala Launch Concert – review
The Royal Opera's production of Strauss's four-hour epic is opaque but the music is magnificent, writes Fiona Maddocks
Ludwig Thuille: Songs – review
Richard Strauss's best friend has too long been overlooked. These lovely songs will do much to restore his reputation, writes Tim Ashley
Mariinsky Stradivarius Ensemble/Gergiev – review
Antique strings filled London's newest concert venue with rich sound, although the pacing varied under Gergiev's baton
Fidelio; Elektra – review
High musical standards salvage ENO's radical new Fidelio, while Royal Opera's Elektra is outstanding, writes Fiona Maddocks
Capriccio – review
Renée Fleming has been in better voice, but her characterisation is remarkable in a Strauss concert with many highlights, writes Tim Ashley
Lohengrin; Ariadne auf Naxos; La Donna del Lago – review
Wagner's detractors were drowned out on his 200th birthday by the fanfares of the WNO, writes Fiona Maddocks
Strauss: The Complete Songs Vol 6 – review
Soprano Elizabeth Watts turns on the glamour again for this recording, which includes works that thrilled the Wigmore Hall, writes Stephen Pritchard
Intermezzo – review
This production of Strauss's sardonic portrait of his own marriage under strain is utterly gripping and superbly sung, says Tim Ashley
RCO/Jansons – review
An all-Strauss programme by the Concertgebouw Orchestra provided lashings of beauty, if a little lack of tension, writes Tim Ashley
LSO/Eötvös – review
Eötvös shows himself to be a highly impressive interpreter of varied repertoire in a programme of Bartók and Szymanowski, writes Tim Ashley
Jonas Kaufmann, Tristan und Isolde/CBSO/Nelsons; West-Eastern Divan Soloists – review
Exemplary vocal control is only part of the attraction as Birmingham thrills to Jonas Kaufmann, writes Fiona Maddocks
Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier – review
A 1961 archive recording of Strauss's Rosenkavalier in Buenos Aires will delight fans of the work, writes Tim Ashley
Der Rosenkavalier – review
What makes this revival so special is David McVicar's stagecraft and a cast that is dramatically and vocally excellent, writes George Hall
CBSO, Stephen Hough/Nelsons; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra/Nott – review
Andris Nelsons, Stephen Hough and a lost baton make for a thrilling CBSO season opener, writes Fiona Maddocks
LPO/Eschenbach/Fleming – review
Ten years after a still-remembered performance of Strauss's Four Last Songs, Fleming and Escenbach reprise it – with greater richness than ever, writes Tim Ashley