Gramophone Features

Herbert von Karajan Remembered
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Herbert von Karajan Remembered

To mark the anniversary of Karajan's death, we reprint Richard Osborne's tribute from 1989

George Gershwin: 'Still Fairer Hopes'
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George Gershwin: 'Still Fairer Hopes'

75 years after Gershwin's premature death, Jeremy Nicholas asks: what would he have done next?

An Italian in Provence: Vittorio Grigolo’s La bohème
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An Italian in Provence: Vittorio Grigolo’s La bohème

The term ‘crossover’ does not do justice to the tenor discovered by Pavarotti, argues Stephen Mudge as he catches up with him in the Provençal town of Orange

A new composer for your collection?
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A new composer for your collection?

Andrew Mellor celebrates the music of Danish composer Rued Langgaard, who died 60 years ago today

Mahler's Symphony of a Thousand
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Mahler's Symphony of a Thousand

To celebrate Mahler's birthday on July 7, we ask: which recording of his vast Eighth Symphony is best?

A meeting of genius: Beethoven and Goethe, July 1812
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A meeting of genius: Beethoven and Goethe, July 1812

Richard Wigmore marks the 200th anniversary of this infamous coming-together

Have you got enough Kubelík in your collection?
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Have you got enough Kubelík in your collection?

To celebrate Rafael Kubelík's 98th birthday (June 29), we recommend a few of his greatest recordings