The 2019 Gramophone Classical Music Awards are now less than one month away. Our critics have spent many months listening to the hundreds of recordings in contention for our prestigious awards, and in the latest issue of Gramophone - our October issue - we reveal the shortlist of the top three albums in each category.

In the third and final of our three podcasts exploring the Gramophone Awards 2019 shortlist, Editor-in-Chief James Jolly, Editor Martin Cullingford and Reviews Editor Tim Parry discuss the Contemporary, Opera, Recital and Solo Vocal Awards.

You can listen to the Podcast above. To hear other Gramophone podcasts, or to subscribe for free to new editions, search for 'Gramophone Magazine' in your Podcast application of choice, or visit Gramophone's page at iTunes.