Gramophone Features

The movie music collector
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The movie music collector

Ten great studio recreations of soundtracks

Sergei Diaghilev: a celebration of his contribution to music on his birthday
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Sergei Diaghilev: a celebration of his contribution to music on his birthday

A cornucopia of great ballet scores

Sir William Walton (March 29, 1902 – March 8, 1983)
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Sir William Walton (March 29, 1902 – March 8, 1983)

Celebrating one of the UK's finest 20th-century composers

Setting the scene
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Setting the scene

Giant elephants, flying skeletons and a 30-foot singing dragon - welcome to the opera props department

Walter Legge (June 1, 1906 – March 22, 1979) remembered on the anniversary of his death
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Walter Legge (June 1, 1906 – March 22, 1979) remembered on the anniversary of his death

The legendary EMI producer left a still-unmatched legacy of classic recordings

Victoria de los Angeles: 60 years on from her Met debut
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Victoria de los Angeles: 60 years on from her Met debut

The Catalan soprano who won hearts the world over

Centuries of change
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Centuries of change

David Skinner begins a 10-year, 30-disc project to explore three centuries of English choral music. Richard Lawrence reports

Tomás Luis de Victoria – a 400th anniversary profile
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Tomás Luis de Victoria – a 400th anniversary profile

Edward Breen celebrates Spain's first great composer

Sir Thomas Beecham: April 29, 1879 - March 8, 1961
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Sir Thomas Beecham: April 29, 1879 - March 8, 1961

The Gramophone obituary by David Bicknell