Sir John Eliot Gardiner: breaking out of the Baroque

• Thursday, July 27, 2023

Edward Breen welcomes the reissue of John Eliot Gardiner’s pioneering Erato legacy

The art of the song recital

• Wednesday, July 26, 2023

David Patrick Stearns talks to leading pianists, singers and composers shaping the art song tradition for today

Plínio Fernandes plays Bach in a beautiful new video

• Friday, July 21, 2023

The Brazilian guitarist also reveals details of his new Decca Gold album

How composers find musical inspiration in real life stories

• Friday, July 21, 2023

Penelope Thwaites reflects on how the stories of real people inspire and motivate her compositional process

Maria Callas – the operatic icon who transcends time

• Thursday, July 20, 2023

Maria Callas embodies the drama, the passion and, ultimately, the tragedy that makes opera what it is

George Frideric Handel: six years in a life

• Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Richard Wigmore explores Handel’s work through the lens of six pivotal years in his life, relating to both his music and his biography

The special appeal of historic recordings

• Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Rob Cowan's Replay column, which celebrates the best of recent reissues, has now been a crucial part of Gramophone for 30 years

Shining a light on a hidden Renaissance gem: Obrecht's Missa Maria zart

• Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Cappella Pratensis have created a unique new manuscript to get even closer to the heart of Obrecht’s Missa Maria zart, the longest Renaissance Mass setting

Vaughan Williams’s Concerto for Oboe and Strings: a guide to the best recordings

• Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Vaughan Williams’s 1944 Concerto for oboe and strings is one of few such works to maintain a foothold in the repertoire. David Threasher listens to a selection of the available recordings

Which all-in-one audio system is right for you?

• Tuesday, July 4, 2023

The days of the old radiograms and music centres may be past, but there’s no shortage of ideas for compact, high-performance hi-fi – it can save space and is easy to use, too

The enduring legacy of Arturo Toscanini: ‘a life force from a vanished age whose work refuses to date’

• Monday, July 3, 2023

‘Toscanini was a classicist at heart, with a classicist’s love of light, logic, orderliness and physical beauty’

Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2023: our sponsors and partners

• Saturday, July 1, 2023

After Biber’s Rosary (Mystery) Sonatas – What Next?

• Thursday, June 29, 2023

In our guide to further listening, Mark Seow starts with Biber’s Rosary (Mystery) Sonatas – and the ensuing musical journey takes some weird and wonderful turns

Anthems on a grand scale with the choir of Merton College, Oxford

• Tuesday, June 27, 2023

The expanding choral department of Merton College, Oxford, has been no stranger to Gramophone’s review pages. Now it presents its biggest recording yet...

How William Byrd's music continues to inspire composers and musicians 400 years after his death

• Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Ahead of a 12-day BBC Radio 3 celebration of the music of William Byrd, leading composers of today reflect on what his work means to them