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The 16th century witnessed four major musical phenomena: the polyphonic school reached its zenith, the tradition of instrumental music was founded, the first opera was produced and music began to be printed for the first time. Here's our beginner's guide to the greatest composers of the Renaissance period

Osmo Vänskä on the Minnesota Orchestra, Gramophone's Orchestra of the Year

Podcasts

Friday, March 25, 2022

| Gramophone

As he prepares to add the Ninth Symphony to his Mahler cycle for BIS, the Minnesota Orchestra's Music Director talks about his 19-year tenure in Minneapolis

Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra: a celebration of our Orchestra of the Year and their Music Director

Features

Friday, March 25, 2022

| Gramophone

A celebration of our Orchestra of the Year, the Minnesota Orchestra, and their Music Director Osmo Vänskä, featuring interviews and reviews

Samuel Mariño, the Venezuelan male soprano, has signed to Decca

Classical Music News

Friday, March 25, 2022

| Gramophone

New album to feature 18th century castrato, soprano and ‘trouser role’ arias

Video of the Day: 'Pie Jesu', from Mårten Jansson’s ‘Requiem Novum’

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Friday, March 25, 2022

| Gramophone

Barnaby Smith conducts Anna Dennis, the VOCES8 Foundation Choir and the Philharmonia Orchestra

Jóhann Jóhannsson’s Drone Mass: an introduction

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

| Gramophone

Artists discuss what the Icelandic composer's powerful work means to them

Emőke Baráth interview: ‘I had no vision for anything in my future but music’

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

| Gramophone

The Hungarian soprano Emőke Baráth has enjoyed exploring the lower register of her voice in ‘Dualità’, her new solo album for Erato, which sees her teaming up with countertenor Philippe Jaroussky as conductor, discovers Amanda Holloway

Video of the Day: Stuart MacRae's 'Ursa Minor', by the Hebrides Ensemble

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

| Gramophone

Exclusive filmed preview from the forthcoming Delphian album

‘The St Matthew Passion is one of the most extraordinary human immersive experiences of all’ | Inside Bach's masterpiece, with Raphaël Pichon

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

| Gramophone

Raphaël Pichon reveals to Lindsay Kemp a studious and collaborative approach to this epic work

Respighi’s Fountains and Pines of Rome: a deep dive into the greatest recordings

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

| Gramophone

The composer’s Eternal City depictions are as much showpieces for recording engineers as they are for orchestras, says Mark Pullinger

Warner Classics celebrates Sergei Diaghilev

Classical Music News

Monday, March 21, 2022

| Gramophone

The great Russian impresario, who gave the world some of the last century's greatest ballet scores, is remembered on CD, LP, to stream and in a series of podcasts

Video of the day: Johan Dalene performs Nielsen's Violin Concerto

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Friday, March 18, 2022

| Gramophone

Watch his winning performance from the 2019 Carl Nielsen International Competition

Gramophone Editor’s Choice: April 2022 | The best new classical recordings

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Friday, March 18, 2022

| Gramophone

Featuring outstanding new recordings of Bach's St Matthew Passion, Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Vivaldi's L’estro armonico, the complete Sibelius symphonies, Mendelssohn's String Quintets and more

Introducing the April 2022 issue of Gramophone, featuring Klaus Mäkelä

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Friday, March 18, 2022

| Gramophone

Klaus Mäkelä: superb Sibelius from the most talked-about conductor of his generation | Handel’s Messiah: the finest recordings to hear | Johan Dalene: the young violinist’s concerto album | Glenn Gould: the making of a piano icon

Paul Hillier on Jóhann Jóhannsson's Drone Mass

Podcasts

Friday, March 18, 2022

| Gramophone

Theatre of Voices' director on recording a 'contemporary oratorio' by the late Icelandic composer

10 Years of Early Music Day: A Decade Celebrating a Millennium

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

| Gramophone

The 10th Early Music Day will celebrate music from Gregorian chant to baroque ballet, and much more

Richard Strauss’s Don Quixote: a guide to the greatest recordings

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

| Gramophone

Strauss’s portrayal of the legendary knight errant offers brilliant dramatic opportunities for bold cellists, conductors and orchestras. Hugo Shirley surveys a recorded history reaching back nine decades