Gramophone Features

Julian Bream interview
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Julian Bream interview

Emma Baker meets the influential guitarist

Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez: which recording is best?
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Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez: which recording is best?

William Yeoman seeks out the greatest recording of this ever-popular guitar concerto

Reviving the Russian Orthodox choral tradition in St Petersburg
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Reviving the Russian Orthodox choral tradition in St Petersburg

The inaugural Russian Orthodox composing competition yields surprising results

Remembering Yevgeny Svetlanov (1928-2002)
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Remembering Yevgeny Svetlanov (1928-2002)

Svetlanov talks to Alan Blyth (Gramophone, March 1970)

The best and worst Gramophone debuts
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The best and worst Gramophone debuts

The first appearances of legendary artists in Gramophone

Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro – the best recording
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Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro – the best recording

On the anniversary of the premiere on May 1, 1786, Richard Lawrence surveys the recordings of Mozart's opera