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In Part Two of our countdown to this month’s Music For Youth Proms at London’s Royal Albert Hall, composer and MFY Ambassador Jack Pepper curates a playlist of music written by the finest music teachers…
Outstanding recording of works by Mozart, Cage, JS Bach, Buxtehude and more, from the Latvian Radio Choir, Bach Collegium Japan and Vox Luminis
Michelle Assay traces a history of music inspired by William Shakespeare, uncovering a treasure trove of well-known as well as lesser-known gems
Composer, radio presenter and Gramophone contributor Jack Pepper is also a proud ambassador for UK national charity Music For Youth. This year’s MFY Proms will premiere songs from his new stage musical, which tells the true story of his piano teacher and has classical music at its heart
World Heartbeat Academy provides life-changing opportunities to children and young adults to experience music, from first lesson to first professional recording
Brahms’s Violin Concerto stands alongside Beethoven’s at the peak of the instrument’s repertoire. Charlotte Gardner makes a selection from almost a century of recordings
Janet Baker’s famous recording of Elgar’s song-cycle is justly regarded as a gramophone classic but Andrew Farach‑Colton sets sail in search of its challengers, old and new
The meditative Cantata No 82, among the most emotive of Bach’s 200 or so such works, has inspired a range of highly effective recordings over the past three-quarters of a century
Outstanding recording of works by Josquin, Gesualdo, Daser, Cardoso and more, from The Tallis Scholars, Les Arts Florissants and Huelgas Ensemble
50 of the finest Beethoven recordings available, complete with the original Gramophone reviews, featuring Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Mitsuko Uchida, Murray Perahia, Takács Quartet and more
50 of the finest Mozart recordings in history, featuring Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Martha Argerich and Claudio Abbado, plus extracts from the original Gramophone reviews
John Andrews has gained a well-earned reputation for brilliant recordings of unknown operas and operettas. As he turns his attention to Ethel Smyth’s Der Wald, Richard Bratby listens in
James Jolly previews the first state-wide celebration of the music of today that will be taking place in November
The Sixth is the outlier among Beethoven’s symphonies, rural and rustic where the others are driven and dramatic. Richard Osborne makes a selection of the best versions from a rich recorded history
DG’s new single destination for watching, listening and exploring classical music proves that streaming is changing for the better
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