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Friday, March 11, 2022

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The American soprano talks about the three operatic heroines who are the focus of the new recording

DG signs Freiburger Barockorchester

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

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Period-instrument ensemble to record albums themed around a particular region or historical court

Presto and six labels launch fundraising campaign for Ukraine

Friday, March 11, 2022

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All proceeds from a selection of Ukrainian albums go to help humanitarian efforts

DG and Verbier label: plans unveiled

Monday, March 14, 2022

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Launch albums of the online series revealed

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

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

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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

Icon: Charles Rosen

Thursday, April 7, 2022

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Well known as an academic who wrote about Classical style, this American was an equally celebrated pianist who worked with notable 20th-century composers, says Jed Distler

Video of the Day: Mozart's Regina Coeli, from Keble College

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

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The film showcases the Oxford choir's newly released album, 'Resurrexi!'

New film: ‘I Stand upon a Landscape of Infinity’ from Mårten Jansson’s ‘Requiem Novum’

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

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

An album of unity

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Tuesday, April 19, 2022

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The New York Youth Symphony's Music Director introduces his ensemble's new recording

Emmanuelle Haïm on 20 years of Le Concert d’Astrée

Friday, April 22, 2022

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The French conductor and harpsichordist celebrates the anniversary of her ensemble

Video of the Day: Louise Alder singing Strauss's Four Last Songs

Friday, April 22, 2022

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'Beim Schlafengehen' and 'Im Abendrot' - recorded at the Leeds Lieder Festival, with Joseph Middleton

An introduction to the theorbo – a strange and beautiful instrument

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Friday, May 13, 2022

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This giant bass lute can be over 6 feet long, typically has 14 or so strings and is characterised by it’s rich but clear sound, an ideal accompaniment to the human voice

The great mezzo Teresa Berganza has died

Friday, May 13, 2022

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Mezzo Teresa Berganza died on May 13 in Madrid. We pay tribute...

Glenn Gould: an introduction to the life and best recordings of a piano icon

Thursday, May 26, 2022

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Glenn Gould was a truly extraordinary pianist who left a brilliant recorded legacy

Nicholas Phan and Nico Muhly on the genesis of 'Stranger'

Friday, July 8, 2022

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Composer and singer discuss the title-work on a new album from Avie, and consider the resonances of cultural identity explored in the new work, written for Phan

Video of the Day: Easter, from Vaughan Williams's Five Mystical Songs

Monday, July 18, 2022

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Roderick Williams sings a never-before-recorded arrangement by the composer himself

The Minnesota Orchestra names its new Music Director

Friday, July 29, 2022

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The 52-year-old Danish conductor Thomas Søndergård succeeds Osmo Vänskä

Introducing the September 2022 issue of Gramophone, featuring Alison Balsom

Monday, August 8, 2022

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In the September issue we speak to Alison Balsom, whose new album explores the meeting points of classical and jazz

Gramophone Editor's Choice: September 2022 | The best new classical recordings

Monday, August 8, 2022

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Featuring outstanding new recordings of Mahler's Symphony No 4, Schubert's Symphonies Nos 8 and 9, Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and more

Mahler from a new perspective, with François-Xavier Roth

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

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François-Xavier Roth and Les Siècles’ period-instrument recording of Mahler’s Fourth Symphony looks set to bring about a renewed understanding of this music, finds Hugo Shirley

Video of the Day: a captivating Handel aria from Mary Bevan and Davina Clarke

Friday, September 30, 2022

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Enjoy this beautifully-produced performance of 'Meine Seele' from Handel's Neun Deutschen Arien

Video of the Day: VOCES8 - 'and the Swallow' by Caroline Shaw

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

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VOCES8 and Jack Liebeck perform Caroline Shaw's 'And the swallow' ahead of their LIVE From London concert exploring our relationship with birds

Music, and the unique joy that radio can bring: Alan Davey on celebrating the BBC centenary

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Thursday, November 10, 2022

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Alan Davey, controller at BBC Radio 3, takes us through celebrations for the BBC's centenary, reflecting on the unique joy in sound that radio can bring

Celebrating Gramophone's Label of the Year, Chandos, with Jean-Efflam Bavouzet