A selection of M&V 'trombone' articles

DVD Spotlight. Outrageously Flamboyant - Christian Lindberg as trombonist, composer and conductor, recommended by Ron Bierman. '... an extraordinary character ...'

CD Spotlight. Poignant Sounds - String quartets by Peter Garland, heard by Patric Standford. '... remote and apparently disengaged ...'

Ensemble. A very happy occasion - A promotional recording of Oliver Rudland's 'The Conquests of Zeus', heard by Robert Anderson

Ensemble. Very Welcome - Robert Hugill experiences Stephen Oliver's 'Euridice'

The Past Cannot Be Changed - Oscar Strasnoy's 'Un Retour', recommended by Giuseppe Pennisi

CD Spotlight. Flight of Eloquence - Blomstedt conducts Bruckner, heard by Robert Anderson. '... opulence and splendour ...'

CD Spotlight. Joyously Guiltfree - Haydn's 'Creation', heard by Robert Anderson. 'Haydn is on top form throughout ...'

Ask Alice - On personnel problems in orchestras, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

CD Spotlight. Great Poise - Petrenko conducts Shostakovich symphonies, recommended by Paul Sarcich. '... care and thoughtfulness ...'

Ask Alice - On end-pin stoppers, music exams and godparents, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ensemble. Expert Playing - Music for voices and brass, reviewed by Mike Wheeler

Record Box. Dazzling Works - Contemporary music from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, recommended by Patric Standford

Record Box. Virtuosic Turns - Solo sonatas by Benedetto Marcello, reviewed by Gerald Fenech

Record Box. Highly Contrasting - Microtonal music, reviewed by Patric Standford

Record Box. Well Produced - The structured improvisations of Alexandra Gardner, reviewed by Patric Standford

CD Spotlight. Unfamiliar Territory - Mike Hall plays baroque music on alto trombone, reviewed by Malcolm Tattersall. '... a voyage of discovery ...'

Ask Alice - More questions and answers with classical music's agony aunt, Alice McVeigh