Contemporary composer: Gabriel Jackson
- Friday, May 16, 2025
This British composer’s output extends beyond the choral music for which he is best known, as Hattie Butterworth reveals
This British composer’s output extends beyond the choral music for which he is best known, as Hattie Butterworth reveals
In the latest guide to a classical record label, Tim Parry traces the history of a Chicago-based company that champions local musicians
Tchaikovsky’s card-game opera, based on Pushkin’s haunting novella, has received a range of treatments on stage, on film and in the studio. Mark Pullinger seeks out the ace in the pack
They are not only for all that crash-bang stuff in big action movies: chosen wisely, and set up correctly, subwoofers can make even more of your music, says Andrew Everard
From composer-soldiers to contemporary writers reflecting on the anniversary, Jack Pepper curates a playlist marking 80 years since the end of the Second World War in Europe
A moving collection of letters written to The Gramophone, chronicling the role of recorded music in the lives of service people during the Second World War
Margaret Fingerhut reflects on heritage, history, and hope in her recital and recording 'Ukraine – A Piano Portrait', featuring works by overlooked Ukrainian composers
Ahead of his performance with the English Chamber Orchestra at Cadogan Hall, Kariv discusses the titans who shaped the Israeli piano scene, with James Inverne
Claudio Abbado's miraculous account of Rossini's Il viaggio a Reims took the top prize at the 1986 Gramophone Classical Music Awards, but it was one of many benchmark recordings recognised that year
'Rhapsody is a vivid dialogue between civilizations,' Jandali explains. 'It celebrates the unity possible through the magic of music – a shared language that transcends borders.'
Nigel Kennedy's recording of Elgar's Violin Concerto with the LPO and Vernon Handley won the Recording of the Year in 1985, but it was a vintage year with other prizes for Jorge Bolet, Bernard Haitink, Elisabeth Söderström, Neeme Järvi and more
Karajan's live recording of Mahler's Ninth took to top prize – Recording of the Year – at the 1984 Gramophone Classical Music Awards
Among the winning recordings in 1983 were Tippett's Triple Concerto, Bach's Mass in B minor, Boulez's Pli selon pli, and 'A feather on the breath of God'
Prokofiev’s most popular concerto has inspired a range of interpretations since the composer’s own 1932 recording. David Gutman picks the finest from a burgeoning discography
Pierre-Laurent Aimard has recorded the largest selection yet from György Kurtág’s Játékok, and in the presence of the composer, who recently turned 99. Peter Quantrill attended the sessions in Budapest to discuss the project with the pianist
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