Gramophone Awards Shortlist: The Top 3 recordings in each category
Explore the outstanding recordings shortlisted for Gramophone Awards this year
Features
Johan Dalene interview: ‘You can be an emotional person even if you have not experienced serious struggles’
Johan Dalene talks to Andrew Mellor about his new album, which looks back to the great 20th-century virtuosos and rethinks their repertoire afresh – and about his career in general
Bruckner’s Fifth Symphony: a guide to the best recordings
Everest, or K2? Peter Quantrill surveys a peak of symphonic literature on record: Bruckner’s Fifth Symphony
Quatuor Ébène: from Mozart to ‘Milestones’
Since making an inspired return to jazz for its latest album, Quatuor Ébène has hired a new cellist who’s had to step into some formidable shoes. But, as Charlotte Gardner discovers, the Award-winning group is already settling into their new era in style
The Gramophone Podcast
Baritone Huw Montague Rendall on his debut album 'Contemplation'
The British singer makes his solo debut with a collection of opera arias, songs and a number from a classic Broadway show
Celebrating 50 years of BIS: Part 2
The founder of BIS talks about some of the outstanding artists who have recorded for his Swedish label
Celebrating 50 years of BIS: Part 1
The founder of the Swedish label reminisces on half a century of making great recordings
News
Video of the Day: Dvořák Symphony No 8 - Fourth Movement (Czech Philharmonic / Semyon Bychkov)
Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic perform the final movement from Dvořák's masterpiece, the Eighth Symphony
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Editor's Choice
The Best Classical Music Albums of 2024 (So Far)
All of these outstanding classical albums were Editor's Choices in Gramophone magazine and are highly recommended. If you are searching for an inspirational new recording, look no further
Editor's Choice: October 2024 | The best new classical recordings
Featuring outstanding new recordings from the Calidore String Quartet, La Serenissima and Adrian Chandler, Joshua Bell, Steven Isserlis and Jeremy Denk
Hi-Fi, Books, Reissues & Archive Reviews
Book review - Pierre Boulez: Organised Delirium (by Caroline Potter)
Neither a biography of his early years, nor a close analysis of the pieces that blew up post-war...
Review - Berl Senofsky: American Virtuoso
This Senofsky double pack is revelatory, especially Brahms’s Third Sonata, a thrilling account with...
Book review - Tchaikovsky’s Empire: A New Life of Russia’s Greatest Composer (by Simon Morrison)
Morrison’s Tchaikovsky is a rationalist who rather enjoys himself and aspires to a Mozartian poise...
Review - Max Rostal: Concert Tours 1956-1965
These are engaging, spontaneous-sounding performances that if widely heard could well spark off a...
Special Editions
Gramophone Presents … My Classical Music
Your favourite stars on the composers, artists and albums they love
Gramophone Presents … Film Music
Our Editor introduces a special edition of Gramophone, out now, celebrating music for the movies
Gramophone Presents ... Mahler
Our special edition reproduces the most significant articles about his music from our archives
Gramophone Presents ... Mozart
Our special edition draws on 99 years of the finest writing about the composer's music
Blogs
A letter from New York: the art of programme-building at Klavierhaus
Klavierhaus is a hub for pianists, and Jed Distler reports on the venue’s inspiring recital programmes
Showcasing classical artists on a global stage
Editor Martin Cullingford introduces the October issue of Gramophone
Remember the radio?
Terrestrial radio tuners are something of a rarity these days – but even with the FM service looking set to remain for a while, is the answer to switch to online listening?
Reflecting recording’s past, present and future
Editor Martin Cullingford introduces the September issue of Gramophone
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