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Schütz’s Musicalische Exequien: the best recordings

Friday, June 14, 2024

| Gramophone

Heinrich Schütz’s German Requiem has become one of the most-recorded works of 17th-century German sacred music. Fabrice Fitch investigates its rich discography

Apple’s classical ambitions: how BIS and Platoon are looking to the future of classical music

Features

Friday, August 9, 2024

| Gramophone

In this month’s column, James Jolly finds out about Apple’s obvious commitment to classical music and, especially, about one of its two labels, the London-based Platoon

The real reason men dominate major piano competitions

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Friday, August 30, 2024

| International Piano

Rhonda Boyle presents peer-reviewed evidence to explain the lack of women among the top prize winners at major piano competitions – this does not involve jury bias

Book review - Tchaikovsky’s Empire: A New Life of Russia’s Greatest Composer (by Simon Morrison)

Review

Friday, September 6, 2024

| Gramophone

Morrison’s Tchaikovsky is a rationalist who rather enjoys himself and aspires to a Mozartian poise and finish

Review - Berl Senofsky: American Virtuoso

Review

Friday, September 6, 2024

| Gramophone

This Senofsky double pack is revelatory, especially Brahms’s Third Sonata, a thrilling account with pianist Claude Fran

Review - ‘Movements’ (George Li)

Review

Friday, August 30, 2024

| International Piano

A fully convincing display of the still-young pianist’s musicianship, blending maturity, intelligence and sensitivity with fully fledged prowess

WNO orchestra announces strike action

News

Thursday, September 5, 2024

| Opera Now

Action short of a strike will take place during the opening night of Verdi's Rigoletto at Cardiff's Millennium Centre

Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ Symphony: a guide to the best recordings

Features

Friday, October 20, 2023

| Gramophone

The Sixth is the outlier among Beethoven’s symphonies, rural and rustic where the others are driven and dramatic. Richard Osborne makes a selection of the best versions from a rich recorded history

Beethoven’s ‘Moonlight’ Sonata: a deep dive into the best recordings

Features

Tuesday, January 2, 2024

| Gramophone

Beethoven’s most popular sonata, the ‘Moonlight’, has been performed and recorded by hundreds of pianists over the past century. Jed Distler compares a judicious selection of recordings

Contemporary composer: Benet Casablancas

Features

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

| Gramophone

This Catalan’s many and varied interests are evident throughout both his small- and his large-scale output, says Gavin Dixon

Contemporary Composer: Arlene Sierra

Features

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

| Gramophone

The substantial and individual work of this UK-based, US-born composer is championed by Richard Whitehouse

Icon: Fritz Kreisler

Features

Friday, August 9, 2024

| Gramophone

Tully Potter celebrates the prototypical Viennese-style violinist who for half a century was adored among peers, critics and audiences, and who made hundreds of recordings

Icon: Edwin Fischer

Features

Monday, January 9, 2023

| Gramophone

Celebrating the qualities of his playing and the many and varied achievements of this Swiss pianist, Stephen Cera highlights the fact that he deserves greater recognition as an innovator

Rostropovich: what made the cellist a 20th-century musical icon?

Features

Thursday, April 25, 2024

| Gramophone

Julian Lloyd Webber celebrates the artistry of a legendary fellow cellist, Mstislav Rostropovich, a Russian musician who was an outspoken advocate of human rights and an inspiration for many composers

Contemporary composer: Oliver Leith

Features

Friday, August 9, 2024

| Gramophone

Hattie Butterworth explores this young British composer’s unique influences and how collaborations are crucial to his work

Icon: Grace Bumbry

Features

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

| Gramophone

A tribute to the American soprano/mezzo Grace Bumbry who dreamt of becoming a Lieder singer then fell into opera

The Best Classical Music Albums of 2024 (So Far)

Features

Monday, October 7, 2024

| Gramophone

All of these outstanding classical albums were Editor's Choices in Gramophone magazine and are highly recommended. If you are searching for an inspirational new recording, look no further

Resurrecting an English rarity: Stanford’s The Critic at Wexford Festival Opera

Features

Thursday, October 3, 2024

| Opera Now

As Wexford Festival Opera prepares to stage Stanford’s English satire The Critic, we explore the work’s history and its place in the composer’s operatic output

A Puccini Century: 10 defining moments

Features

Thursday, October 3, 2024

| Opera Now

Looking back on 10 key operatic moments in 100 years since Puccini’s death

Announcing the winners of the 2024 Gramophone Classical Music Awards

Classical Music News

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

| Gramophone

Revealing all of this year's winners from the 2024 Gramophone Classical Music Awards

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Schütz’s Musicalische Exequien: the best recordings

Apple’s classical ambitions: how BIS and Platoon are looking to the future of classical music

The real reason men dominate major piano competitions

Book review - Tchaikovsky’s Empire: A New Life of Russia’s Greatest Composer (by Simon Morrison)

Review - Berl Senofsky: American Virtuoso

Review - ‘Movements’ (George Li)

WNO orchestra announces strike action

Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ Symphony: a guide to the best recordings

Beethoven’s ‘Moonlight’ Sonata: a deep dive into the best recordings

Contemporary composer: Benet Casablancas

Contemporary Composer: Arlene Sierra

Icon: Fritz Kreisler

Icon: Edwin Fischer

Rostropovich: what made the cellist a 20th-century musical icon?

Contemporary composer: Oliver Leith

Icon: Grace Bumbry

The Best Classical Music Albums of 2024 (So Far)

Resurrecting an English rarity: Stanford’s The Critic at Wexford Festival Opera

A Puccini Century: 10 defining moments

Announcing the winners of the 2024 Gramophone Classical Music Awards

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