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Elgar’s Sea Pictures: a guide to the best recordings

Monday, November 6, 2023

| Gramophone

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

Classics Reconsidered: Walton’s Cello Concerto (Gregor Piatigorsky, Boston Symphony and Charles Munch)

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Wednesday, October 2, 2024

| Gramophone

Charlotte Gardner and Richard Bratby discuss Piatigorsky’s premiere recording of Walton’s Cello Concerto, made in 1957

Contemporary composer: Daníel Bjarnason

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Friday, September 6, 2024

| Gramophone

Andrew Mellor shines a spotlight on the fascinating Icelandic composer probably best known as a conductor

Inside Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No 2, with Zlata Chochieva

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Wednesday, October 2, 2024

| Gramophone

Zlata Chochieva talks to Jeremy Nicholas about playing this uniquely demanding work

Beginnings and Endings: A personal view of Mahler through his First and Ninth Symphonies

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Tuesday, October 29, 2024

| Gramophone

Conductor David Bernard describes how exploring Mahler’s First and Ninth Symphonies together unlocks insights about Mahler and his Music

Gramophone Label of the Year 2024: Opera Rara

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Wednesday, October 2, 2024

| Gramophone

A unique organisation that champions lesser-known opera gems on record and stage

Gramophone Young Artist of the Year 2024: Yunchan Lim

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Thursday, October 3, 2024

| Gramophone

Rarely has a young pianist made such an impression so quickly, as competition success and a debut studio album confirm Yunchan Lim to be an exceptional talent

BBC Singers and National Youth Choir announce partnership to nurture next generation of singers

News

Friday, October 4, 2024

| Choir and Organ

The three-year partnership was formally marked by a joint performance at the Barbican, London

Video: Carolyn Sampson reflects on winning Gramophone's Artist of the Year Award 2024

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Thursday, October 17, 2024

| Gramophone

In an interview filmed on the night of the Gramophone Classical Music Awards, Carolyn Sampson reflects on what this Award means to her

Exploring Mander Organ Builders

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Friday, November 8, 2024

| Choir and Organ

Paul Hale visits the workshops of Mander Organ Builders, near Canterbury, where a variety of projects add to Britain’s organ-building heritage. Photos courtesy of the organ builder

Celebrating David Oistrakh with Bruno Monsaingeon

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Friday, November 1, 2024

| Gramophone

To mark the 50th anniversary of the death of the legendary violinist David Oistrakh, Bruno Monsaingeon has curated a commemorative set. James Jolly went to visit him

Bryan Dunnewald: meeting the newly named president of Schoenstein & Co

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Friday, November 8, 2024

| Choir and Organ

Bryan Dunnewald, newly named president and tonal director of California organ builder Schoenstein & Co, has emerged as one of the most prodigious young people on the US organ scene. He talks to Jonathan Ambrosino. Photos courtesy of the organ builder.