The best new classical albums: September 2018

• Thursday, August 9, 2018

Editor Martin Cullingford’s pick of the finest recordings from this month’s reviews

Birgit Nilsson at 100

• Wednesday, August 8, 2018

As we celebrate Birgit Nilsson’s centenary in 2018, Mike Ashman explores the great Swedish soprano’s legacy through the memories and accounts of her friends and colleagues

Video of the day: Vivaldi and Piazzolla – 'Tango Seasons'

• Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Capella Gabetta contrast works by Vivaldi and Piazzolla at the 2018 Gstaad Menuhin Festival

High-resolution audio: a beginner's guide

• Tuesday, August 7, 2018

With music now available in an ever-wider range of formats, many of them in files much larger than standard CD quality, Andrew Everard asks ‘What are the advantages? And why do you need them?’

Classics reconsidered: does Claudio Abbado's recording of Simon Boccanegra deserve its 'classic' status?

• Monday, August 6, 2018

Hugo Shirley and Richard Fairman revisit Abbado’s 1977 La Scala recording of Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra, only to confirm its classic status

Icon: Giuseppe Sinopoli

• Monday, August 6, 2018

Gavin Dixon pays tribute to the short-lived Italian conductor and polymath whose life and work were full of surprises and whose controversial interpretations often divided opinion

The Listening Room: Episode 39 (3.8.18)

• Friday, August 3, 2018

Video of the day: The King's Singers appear on the Tiny Desk Concert series

• Tuesday, July 31, 2018

The King's Singers bring their special brand of close harmony singing to NPR's office

The Listening Room: Episode 38 (27.7.18)

• Friday, July 27, 2018

After Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 6 - what next?

• Friday, July 27, 2018

Do you have a favourite piece of classical music and want to explore further? Our monthly feature suggests some musical journeys that venture beyond the most familiar works, with some recommended versions

Orchestra insight: Academy of Ancient Music

• Friday, July 20, 2018

Andrew Mellor profiles Britain’s first full-scale orchestra playing on period-specific instruments, which has made more than 300 recordings

What is a Prelude?

• Friday, July 20, 2018

Tim Parry continues our new series outlining a definition and brief history of different musical forms

Labels play a hugely important role in our listening lives

• Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Introducing Gramophone's August 2018 issue

• Monday, July 16, 2018

Bernstein – a centenary celebration

The best new classical albums: August 2018

• Monday, July 16, 2018

Martin Cullingford’s pick of the finest recordings from this month’s reviews