Leonard Bernstein: 'It’s much harder to write a tune in F major than to compose a three-hour 12-tone sonata’ | Classic interview
- Monday, January 2, 2023
Leonard Bernstein spoke to Alan Blyth for the September 1970 issue...
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Birgit Nilsson interview: 'I passed over a bridge I thought really of jumping in. If performing in opera was like this, I couldn’t go on' | Classic interview
- Monday, January 2, 2023
Birgit Nilsson spoke to Alan Blyth for Gramophone's January 1970 issue...
Mozart's violin concertos: a quick guide to the essential recordings
- Sunday, January 1, 2023
If you are discovering Mozart's violin concertos for the first time, here are three great recordings to get you started
50 Great Conductors
- Sunday, January 1, 2023
A great conductor illuminates music you thought you knew in a way that you couldn't possibly have imagined. Here are 50 of the finest, with recording recommendations
The 50 greatest Chopin recordings
- Sunday, January 1, 2023
Complete with the original Gramophone reviews of 50 of the finest Chopin recordings available
Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 2: A quick guide to the best recordings
- Sunday, January 1, 2023
A quick guide to the greatest recordings of Rachmaninov's much-loved concerto
The 50 greatest George Frideric Handel recordings
- Sunday, January 1, 2023
The definitive guide to the 50 greatest Handel recordings, featuring extracts from the original Gramophone reviews
The 50 greatest Tchaikovsky recordings
- Sunday, January 1, 2023
The perfect introduction to Tchaikovsky's music, featuring recordings by Herbert von Karajan, Martha Argerich, Mstislav Rostropovich, Julia Fischer, Valery Gergiev and many more
Video of the Day: Francesca Dego and the London Symphony Orchestra
- Sunday, January 1, 2023
The violin virtuoso performs a lesser-known concerto from an 18th century French composer
Schubert: the 50 greatest recordings
- Sunday, January 1, 2023
This list of albums is a great way to start exploring Schubert's music and includes many of the finest recordings from the last 100 years, featuring Sir Thomas Beecham, Alfred Brendel, Imogen Cooper, Gundula Janowitz, and many more
The 50 best Mahler albums
- Sunday, January 1, 2023
A beginner's guide to the 50 greatest Mahler recordings, featuring extracts from the original Gramophone reviews
Wagner's Tristan und Isolde: the opera that changed music
- Sunday, January 1, 2023
Hugo Shirley reflects on the lasting influence of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde
The 50 best Johannes Brahms albums
- Sunday, January 1, 2023
50 of the finest Brahms recordings available, complete with the original Gramophone reviews and an exclusive playlist
Video of the Day: GOOSED! A short film from I FAGIOLINI
- Monday, December 26, 2022
The vocal ensemble performs the 16th century masque by Giovanni Croce
Introducing the January 2023 issue of Gramophone, celebrating Rachmaninov at 150
- Friday, December 23, 2022
Rachmaninov: the great pianist and composer – in America and on record | The King's Singers and Fretwork record Byrd and Weelkes | The best recordings of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto
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