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For professional pianists and amateurs alike, Arthur Rubinstein's artistry was a thing of wonder, a touch that combined exquisite control with a feeling of tremendous ease, says Bryce Morrison

The best recordings of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 5, 'Emperor'

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Wednesday, February 15, 2017

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A quick guide to the most outstanding recordings of Beethoven's revolutionary piano concerto

Dvořák's Symphony No 9, 'From the New World': A quick guide to the best recordings

Features

Sunday, May 23, 2021

| Gramophone

A quick overview of the most outstanding recordings of Dvořák's final, and most popular, symphony

Playlist: German song-cycles

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Saturday, February 18, 2017

| Gramophone

James Jolly traces the development of the German-language song-cycle

Hollywood's Super Orchestra

Features

Monday, February 20, 2017

| Gramophone

For all the talk of the 'top five' America orchestras, it was a Hollywood studio that gave birth to one of the greatest of them all, writes Adrian Edwards

Reputations: Bernard Herrmann

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Monday, February 20, 2017

| Gramophone

Despite his struggle for acceptance in the concert-hall, Herrmann's triumphs on the cinema screen secure him a place in the composer's pantheon, argues Nick Shave

Stanisław Skrowaczewski has died at the age of 93

Classical Music News

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

| Gramophone

Born October 3, 1923; died February 21, 2017

On the road with Rostropovich, by Steven Isserlis

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Monday, February 27, 2017

| Gramophone

He may be a star cellist, but Steven Isserlis is also a huge Rostropovich fan. So, when he went to San Francisco to play Britten under his hero’s baton in 2007, he kept a journal…

A 21st-century Beethoven symphony cycle

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Tuesday, March 14, 2017

| Gramophone

Derek Walcott | My Music: ‘Even if my knowledge is limited, in terms of appreciation, Mozart swings!’

Features

Friday, March 17, 2017

| Gramophone

The Nobel Prize-winning poet on opera writing, music and Caribbean speech melodies

Iestyn Davies: countertenor with attitude

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Monday, March 27, 2017

| Gramophone

Iestyn Davies is in demand as a recitalist, opera singer and West End star. But, says Lindsay Kemp, now with a Bach disc to add to his name, this countertenor still has his feet firmly on the ground