Choral shortlist - listen to the latest Gramophone Podcast

Welcome to the latest edition of our Podcasts exploring the shortlisted recordings in the Gramophone Classical Music Awards, which this year are presented in association with Steinway & Sons.

Today it's the turn of the Choral category. Gramophone Online editor Martin Cullingford and reviewer Adrian Edwards discuss the three recordings which have made it to the shortlist: James MacMillan's Visitatio Sepulchri and Sun-Dogs, on BIS; Elgar's The Kingdom from Sir Mark Elder, on the Hallé label; and Delius's Appalachia and The Song of the High Hills, from Sir Andrew Davis and Chandos. 

You can stream the Podcast below. We'll be publishing Podcasts discussing all the cateogory shortlists over the coming weeks: you can download them, and subscribe for free, at Gramophone's iTunes page.