The Best Classical Music Albums of 2024
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: December 2024 | The best new classical recordings
Featuring outstanding new releases from Alisa Weilerstein and Inon Barnatan, Xiayin Wang, James Ehnes, Jean-Guihen Queyras and more
Editor's Choice: November 2024 | The best new classical recordings
This month we highlight outstanding recordings from François-Xavier Poizat, Gautier Capuçon, Hanni Liang, The Tallis Scholars and more
Editor's Choice: Awards issue 2024 | The best new classical recordings
Featuring outstanding new recordings from Vilde Frang, Klaus Mäkelä, Johan Dalene, Ensemble Correspondances, Latvian Radio Choir and many more
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
Editor's Choice: September 2024 | The best new classical albums
This month's selection includes ‘The Kurt Weill Album’ from Berlin Konzerthaus Orchestra and Joana Mallwitz
Editor's Choice: August 2024 | The best new classical recordings
This month we feature outstanding new recordings from Konstantin Krimmel, Rebeca Omordia, Paavo Järvi and Gustavo Dudamel
Editor's Choice: July 2024 | The best new classical recordings
Introducing outstanding new albums from Bertrand Chamayou, Laura van der Heijden, Janine Jansen, Takács Quartet, Magdalena Kožená and more
Editor's Choice: June 2024 | The best new classical recordings
Introducing outstanding new albums from Antje Weithaas and Dénes Várjon, Paul Wee, Rachel Podger, Yuja Wang, John Adams and more
Editor's Choice: May 2024 | The best new classical recordings
Featuring outstanding new recordings of Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius, Chopin’s Études, Bartók’s The Wooden Prince, Mendelssohn’s Symphonies and more
Editor's Choice: April 2024 | The best new classical recordings
Mahler's Symphony No 6, Smetana's Má vlast, Stravinsky's Petrushka, Bruckner's Symphony No 8, Wagner's Parsifal and much more
Editor's Choice: March 2024 | The best new classical recordings
This month: Janáček's Katya Kabanova from the LSO and Sir Simon Rattle, Handel's Theodora by Arcangelo and Jonathan Cohen, and Marc-André Hamelin plays his own piano music
Editor's Choice: February 2024 | The best new classical recordings
Featuring outstanding new releases from Behzod Abduraimov, Avi Avital, Sol Gabetta, Elena Urioste, Piotr Anderszewski, Cyrille Dubois, Les Talens Lyriques and more
Editor's Choice: January 2024 | The best new classical recordings
Introducing outstanding new recordings of Saint-Saëns' Cello Concerto No 1, CPE Bach's Six Hamburg Symphonies, Beethoven's Violin Concerto and more
Editor's Choice: December 2023 | The best new classical recordings
Music by Debussy, Mozart, Rachmaninov, Beethoven, Josquin and more is featured on this month's Editor's Choice recordings
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