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In this month’s Gramophone we celebrate the enduring legacy of the great Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson, talk to British baritone Roderick Williams about recording Schubert’s Winterreise in English, and meet with the Director of Music at St John’s College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha, to discuss his choir’s latest projects and plans.

Meanwhile, Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder is the subject of this month’s Collection feature (we name the leading versions) and, as always, our world-leading critics review the latest classical music releases, with the best being named Editor’s Choices – and the best of all being crowned the Recording of the Month.

Podcast: introducing the May issue

Gramophone’s Editor Martin Cullingford and Editor-in-Chief James Jolly discuss some of the main features and most significant releases covered in the latest issue of Gramophone

Free Birgit Nilsson CD

This issue comes complete with a free CD of live recordings by Birgit Nilsson, courtesy of Sony Classical and the Birgit Nilsson Foundation.