Classical music's blurred boundaries

• Tuesday, June 27, 2017

The ‘classical music’ label is proving outdated for many of today’s creative artists who thrive on the ever-decreasing gap between the art form and other music genres, writes Kate Molleson

Video of the day: Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra

• Monday, June 26, 2017

A complete live performance by the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and Andrés Orozco-Estrada

Classic interview: David Oistrakh

• Thursday, June 22, 2017

Alan Blyth had the rare opportunity to interview the great violinist for Gramophone in May 1973

The plight of the dispossessed resonates with us all – especially in music

• Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Exclusive recording: Czech Philharmonic and Semyon Bychkov pay tribute to Jiří Bělohlávek

• Monday, June 19, 2017

The Czech Philharmonic play one of Bělohlávek's favourite piece in their first concert since the conductor's death

An ever-changing industry grows and blooms

• Monday, June 19, 2017

The Karajan Ring at 50

• Monday, June 19, 2017

Revisiting the groundbreaking recording project that burst into life 50 years ago

Special offer: free seven-day access to the Berlin Philharmonic's Digital Concert Hall

• Monday, June 19, 2017

Find out how to enjoy the Digital Concert Hall for free, courtesy of the Berlin Philharmonic and Gramophone

Competition: Win DG's remastered Karajan Ring cycle on Blu-ray

• Monday, June 19, 2017

We are giving two readers the opportunity to win the entire Karajan Ring, courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon

Alberich, by Andrew Shore

• Monday, June 19, 2017

Getting under Alberich's skin is a joy, says Andrew Shore, who has performed the role in both English and German

Brünnhilde, by Deborah Voigt

• Monday, June 19, 2017

Deborah Voigt gives an insight into the extraordinary demands that are placed on her shoulders when she assumes the role of Brünnhilde

Wotan, by John Tomlinson

• Monday, June 19, 2017

One of the great Wotans of our time explores the particular demands of the role

Wagner's greatest roles

• Monday, June 19, 2017

How does it feel to encounter, at first hand, the Herculean demands made by Wagner’s most iconic roles? By Arnold Whittall

Reputations: Régine Crespin

• Monday, June 19, 2017

Despite the 'unearthly, silvery beauty' of her voice, the unforgiveable reality of Régine Crespin's career, says Patrick O'Connor, is that no record company offered her a complete opera in French when she was at the height of her powers

The Karajan Ring: the original reviews (1967-1970)

• Monday, June 19, 2017

Alec Robertson's original reviews of Karajan's DG recordings of Wagner's Ring cycle offer a masterclass in critical listening