From Handel and Hendrix to Joseph Bologne, the power of context in appreciating music
- Saturday, June 17, 2023
Understanding history can add much to the impact of composers and their works
Understanding history can add much to the impact of composers and their works
David Fray’s L’Offrande Musicale festival brings world class music-making to hundreds of disabled people, and the result is magnificent and moving
‘High costs and a vast catalogue concentrate the mind, and the result is release schedules full of purpose and creativity’
Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman make the case for exploring Beethoven's symphonies in their piano duet arrangements by Xaver Scharwenka
Making a video, sharing speeches, signing petitions: it all makes a difference
The early music pioneer and prolific record-maker's centenary fell last year – but why aren't more of his albums available?
Gramophone's Editor introduces a special anniversary edition of the magazine
The extraordinary work holds a particularly personal power for Stella Chen - so how did early critics get it so wrong?
Chairman John Gilhooly uses occasion to send a message to government
A schools’ matinee at Covent Garden wonderfully demonstrates why opera is worth fighting for
Gramophone goes behind the scenes as Sir Antonio Pappano and his hand-picked soloists record Turandot
Hanna Grzeskiewicz of the Hermes Experiment questions how new music can be powerfully conveyed through a more collaborative commissioning process
What should an orchestra be in the third decade of the century? James Jolly discusses the challenges with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s new CEO, Mark Williams
Pianist Paul Wee writes about his latest CD, Gramophone's December Album of the Month, recording transcribed solo piano versions of renowned orchestral works
Our Editor introduces a special edition of Gramophone, out now, celebrating music for the movies
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