BACKThe Guardian
Thom Yorke blasts Spotify on Twitter as he pulls his music
Radiohead star says ‘new artists get paid fuck all’ on streaming service, as producer Nigel Godrich adds ‘it’s bad for new music’
Interview: Salvatore Sciarrino – ‘My problem is I want to change the world’
His stage works are performed and acclaimed throughout Europe, but this week’s Buxton opera festival production is a UK first. Salvatore Sciarrino talks to Andrew Clements about how, and why, he composes
The Times
Danielle de Niese: lady of the manor
When the soprano Danielle de Niese goes home after a performance at Glyndebourne she doesn’t have far to go, says Neil Fisher
The Telegraph
A new app gives fresh insight into the music of Liszt
A new app from Touch Press describes Liszt’s great B minor sonata as we actually hear it, not as we ought to hear it. It’s a triumph, says Ivan Hewett.
The Independent
‘It is Wagner’s greatest misfortune that he became Hitler’s favourite composer’, says Israeli conductor
Gramophone
Sir John Eliot Gardiner named president of the Bach Archive, Leipzig
The leading conductor brings expertise and an international reputation to the role
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Seine erste Liebe war doch die Laute
Sowohl Gitarre als auch Laute beherrscht der Brite Julian Bream meisterlich. Der Virtuose mit seiner ausgefeilten Klanglichkeit wird achtzig Jahre alt.
Music Week
Spotify hires former iTunes PR Jason Roth
Former iTunes PR Jason Roth has been named communications director for Spotify US.
Universal Music to launch crowd-funded vinyl re-release service
Universal Music is to launch a service to re-print limited editions of vinyl records that are out of print.
International Cassette Store Day to take place in September
The first-ever International Cassette Store Day will take place in September with events in London, Los Angeles, New York and Tokyo, plus other cities across the globe.
The Telegraph