Gramophone Awards Shortlist: The Top 3 recordings in each category
Explore the outstanding recordings shortlisted for Gramophone Awards this year
Features
Johan Dalene interview: ‘You can be an emotional person even if you have not experienced serious struggles’
Johan Dalene talks to Andrew Mellor about his new album, which looks back to the great 20th-century virtuosos and rethinks their repertoire afresh – and about his career in general
Bruckner’s Fifth Symphony: a guide to the best recordings
Everest, or K2? Peter Quantrill surveys a peak of symphonic literature on record: Bruckner’s Fifth Symphony
Quatuor Ébène: from Mozart to ‘Milestones’
Since making an inspired return to jazz for its latest album, Quatuor Ébène has hired a new cellist who’s had to step into some formidable shoes. But, as Charlotte Gardner discovers, the Award-winning group is already settling into their new era in style
The Gramophone Podcast
Celebrating 50 years of BIS: Part 1
The founder of the Swedish label reminisces on half a century of making great recordings
Bryce Dessner on his new album 'Solos'
The composer explores his new release of work for solo artists
Anna Clyne on her new album 'Shorthand'
The composer speaks with Hattie Butterworth about her album of string music
News
Introducing the October 2024 issue of Gramophone, featuring Johan Dalene
Johan Dalene: a celebration of violin virtuosity | Gramophone Awards: the 2024 shortlist | New Season Guide: the best events of 2024-25
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Editor's Choice
The Best Classical Music Albums of 2024 (So Far)
All of these outstanding classical albums were Editor's Choices in Gramophone magazine and are highly recommended. If you are searching for an inspirational new recording, look no further
Editor's Choice: October 2024 | The best new classical recordings
Featuring outstanding new recordings from the Calidore String Quartet, La Serenissima and Adrian Chandler, Joshua Bell, Steven Isserlis and Jeremy Denk
Hi-Fi, Books, Reissues & Archive Reviews
Book review - Pierre Boulez: Organised Delirium (by Caroline Potter)
Neither a biography of his early years, nor a close analysis of the pieces that blew up post-war...
Review - Berl Senofsky: American Virtuoso
This Senofsky double pack is revelatory, especially Brahms’s Third Sonata, a thrilling account with...
Book review - Tchaikovsky’s Empire: A New Life of Russia’s Greatest Composer (by Simon Morrison)
Morrison’s Tchaikovsky is a rationalist who rather enjoys himself and aspires to a Mozartian poise...
Review - Max Rostal: Concert Tours 1956-1965
These are engaging, spontaneous-sounding performances that if widely heard could well spark off a...
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Gramophone Presents … My Classical Music
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Gramophone Presents ... Mahler
Our special edition reproduces the most significant articles about his music from our archives
Gramophone Presents ... Mozart
Our special edition draws on 99 years of the finest writing about the composer's music
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Showcasing classical artists on a global stage
Editor Martin Cullingford introduces the October issue of Gramophone
Remember the radio?
Terrestrial radio tuners are something of a rarity these days – but even with the FM service looking set to remain for a while, is the answer to switch to online listening?
Reflecting recording’s past, present and future
Editor Martin Cullingford introduces the September issue of Gramophone
Exploring excellence across generations of classical musicians
Editor Martin Cullingford introduces the August issue of Gramophone, featuring interviews with Joana Mallwitz and Leonard Slatkin
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