Gramophone Features

The Gramophone Hall of Fame
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The Gramophone Hall of Fame

Vote for the men and women who have shaped music on record

Remembering Wilhelm Furtwängler
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Remembering Wilhelm Furtwängler

David Bicknell, former Manager of International Artists at EMI, recalls the long process of securing the rights for the 'Rome Ring'

Shelving the shellac
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Shelving the shellac

As Jeremy Nicholas ponders what to do with his collection of 78s...

Digital discoveries
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Digital discoveries

…Jed Distler reports on how downloading has changed his musical world

Beethoven sonatas: lessons with Leon Fleisher
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Beethoven sonatas: lessons with Leon Fleisher

In an exclusive excerpt from his Kindle Single 'Beethoven’s Shadow', Jonathan Biss recalls first encountering the works

Sibelius Revisited
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Sibelius Revisited

How does Lahti's new chief follow Vänskä's iconic interpretations? With something very different, reports Andrew Mellor