Editor's Choice recordings – March 2016

• Friday, February 26, 2016

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

Elgar the Outsider

• Wednesday, February 24, 2016

The composer’s Edwardian image has blinded generations to the loneliness and beauty in his music, says Andrew Farach-Colton

A special meeting of classical and Irish traditional musicians

• Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Chopin's Berceuse

• Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Bryce Morrison talks us through Chopin's exquisite miniature, as played by Murray Perahia on Sony

Gramophone Icons: Josef Hofmann

• Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Jeremy Nicholas celebrates the art and artistry of the Polish-born American pianist who inspired a generation of musicians during a career that spanned more than half a century

Exclusive video: Luciano Pavarotti sings at La Scala in 1967

• Thursday, February 11, 2016

An extract from the film 'Teatro alla Scala - The Temple of Wonders', coming to cinemas on May 26, 2016

Bartók’s piano concertos – the pianist’s sternest test

• Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Tackling Bartók’s three piano concertos is tantamount to conquering Mount Everest – but is the view from the summit worth the climb, asks Geoffrey Norris

Puccini and the Cinema

• Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Ian Haydn Smith traces the use of Puccini's music through movie history, from You Said a Mouthful in 1932 to Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

BBC Ten Pieces and music education in the UK

• Monday, February 8, 2016

Inside Bartók's Solo Violin Sonata

• Friday, February 5, 2016

Rob Cowan talks to violinist James Ehnes about the demands of Bartók’s Solo Violin Sonata

Interview: Michael Tippett on the genesis of The Mask of Time

• Friday, February 5, 2016

A fascinating insight into Tippett's creative process from the Gramophone archive. Interview by Ivor Humphreys

How William Byrd inspired my new choral work 'Show me, deare Christ'

• Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Obituary: Michael Tippett (Jan 2, 1905 - Jan 8, 1998)

• Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Revisit the English composer's original Gramophone obituary from March 1998

Reputations: Michael Tippett

• Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Michael Oliver examines the legacy of a remarkable musical mind