Rostropovich: my precious memories of the great cellist and conductor

• Thursday, March 2, 2017

Thomas Beecham: the life and legacy of the conductor

• Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Rob Cowan speaks to musicians who played under Beecham in order to understand what made him such an inspirational conductor

Carlos Kleiber: a guide to the great conductor's lesser-known recordings

• Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Gramophone critic David Gutman examines the reclusive conductor whose legendary career began with his father Erich writing, ‘What a pity the boy is musically talented’

Wilhelm Furtwängler: The Man and Myth

• Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Rob Cowan reflects on the triumphs and controversies of one of the greatest conductors of all

Directing Handel, by Peter Sellars

• Tuesday, February 28, 2017

'Handel possessed an outrageous sense of humour and a stunning sense of theatre...'

Video: Bach's Keyboard Concerto No 1, with Jean Rondeau

• Tuesday, February 28, 2017

A video from the recording sessions of Rondeau's new Editor's Choice album, 'Dynastie'

Top 10 Rostropovich recordings

• Monday, February 27, 2017

Ten essential recordings, featuring Rostropovich as cellist and conductor

Playlist: inspirational castratos

• Monday, February 27, 2017

James Jolly traces the influences of castrato singers on the great composers

Playlist: a history of the countertenor voice on record

• Monday, February 27, 2017

James Jolly traces the development of countertenor singing, from Alfred Deller to the present day

On the road with Rostropovich, by Steven Isserlis

• Monday, February 27, 2017

He may be a star cellist, but Steven Isserlis is also a huge Rostropovich fan. So, when he went to San Francisco to play Britten under his hero’s baton in 2007, he kept a journal…

Gramophone obituary: Mstislav Rostropovich

• Friday, February 24, 2017

Tully Potter pays tribute to the great cellist, Gramophone, July 2007

Rostropovich, and his towering musical legacy

• Friday, February 24, 2017

Best new classical albums – March 2017

• Friday, February 24, 2017

The finest recordings from this month's reviews, chosen by Martin Cullingford

Introducing Gramophone's March 2017 issue

• Friday, February 24, 2017

Video exclusive: Víkingur Ólafsson plays Philip Glass

• Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Olafsson performs Glass's Etude No 14 from his DG debut album