Today, we revealed the 11 albums to have won the recording categories at this year's Gramophone Classical Music Awards, and which will now go on to compete to be named Recording of the Year on October 5. You can read more about them here - but to listen to Editor-in-Chief James Jolly, Editor Martin Cullingford and Reviews Editor Tim Parry discuss these extraordinary recordings - and to hear excerpts from all 11 of them - download our special Gramophone Awards Podcast. 

This week's Gramophone Podcast is in association with Leipzig – the City of Music, where in June and July 2022 the Leipzig Opera Festival will focus on the music of Wagner. For full information at visit wagner22.de 

You can listen to the Podcast above. To hear other Gramophone podcasts, or to subscribe for free to new editions, search for 'Gramophone Magazine' in your Podcast App of choice, or visit Gramophone's page on Apple Music podcasts.

This year's Gramophone Classical Music Awards are presented with Apple Music, E.Gutzwiller and Help Musicians. The Contemporary Award is sponsored by PPL & PRS for Music, the Instrumental category by Nordoff Robbins, and the Voice & Ensemble Award by Medici TV.