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Introducing Gramophone’s January 2020 issue

Thursday, January 2, 2020

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Beethoven’s music and the history of recording | The mighty Hammerklavier: the best version to own | Simon Callow: what Beethoven means to me | Sheku Kanneh-Mason on Elgar’s Cello Concerto

Editor's Choice – the best new classical albums: January 2020

Features

Thursday, January 2, 2020

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Including new albums by Stephen Hough, Vasily Petrenko, Fretwork and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra

The tenor Peter Schreier has died

Classical Music News

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

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Born July 29, 1935; died December 25, 2019

Sofia Philharmonic: ‘A historic orchestra, in its prime’

Features

Friday, December 20, 2019

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Bulgaria’s leading orchestra, the Sofia Philharmonic, is reaching new artistic heights under its music director, Nayden Todorov

Rachel Portman on Mimi and the Mountain Dragon

Podcasts

Friday, December 20, 2019

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The composer discusses her score for BBC One's animation of Sir Michael Morpurgo's book

Critics’ Choice 2019: our writers name their favourite classical albums of the year

Features

Friday, December 20, 2019

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Our critics each choose a favourite recording from the past 12 months. If you’re after the perfect gift guide for Christmas, look no further!

Recordings of the Year 2019: FREE digital magazine!

Classical Music News

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

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Explore all of this year's Editor's Choice albums and Recordings of the Month, as well as our Gramophone Award winners, in our FREE digital magazine

The Listening Room: Episode 87 (16.12.19)

Blogs

Monday, December 16, 2019

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Conducting has been life-changing - and game-changing for others too

Blogs

Monday, December 16, 2019

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BSO Resound's conductor on his path to the podium

Freddy Kempf on Prokofiev's piano sonatas

Podcasts

Friday, December 13, 2019

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A second Prokofiev sonata album, after a gap of 15 years, brings us Nos 3, 8 & 9

Pavel Haas Quartet: ‘We spent quite a few days with Shostakovich during recording, and I feel like we’ve lived with him. We didn’t only play him: we lived him’

Features

Thursday, December 12, 2019

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The Pavel Haas players share an easy rapport which translates into a profound musicianship, most recently evident in their approach to Shostakovich’s string quartets, finds Richard Bratby