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Top 10 Recordings for Revising: Contemporary Classical Edition

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Wednesday, May 15, 2024

| Gramophone

With exam season well under way, we've compiled 10 recordings that will help you on your revision journey

Top 20 Britten Recordings

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Wednesday, May 15, 2024

| Gramophone

Twenty outstanding recordings of Britten's music from John Wilson, Vilde Frang, Mstislav Rostropovich, Peter Pears and many more, including the composer himself

Video of the Day: Gwendolyn Masin and Francesca Ajossa perform Vitali's 'Chaconne'

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Wednesday, May 15, 2024

| Choir and Organ

The duo recorded this performance from Amsterdam's Orgelpark

Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No 2: a guide to the best recordings

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Monday, May 13, 2024

| Gramophone

Tchaikovsky’s Second Piano Concerto has long lived in the shadow of its ubiquitous predecessor and fallen victim to well-meaning editorial excisions. Jeremy Nicholas assesses its eight-decade discography

Meeting Masaaki and Masato Suzuki: ‘Look at Bach, he had so much energy. He’s an example for us all’

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Friday, May 10, 2024

| Choir and Organ

Father and son Masaaki and Masato Suzuki reflect on their relationship, the beginnings of Bach Collegium Japan and their prolific recording history

Ben Maton – The Salisbury Organist: ‘Never lose sight of the organist!’

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Friday, May 10, 2024

| Choir and Organ

The Salisbury Organist explores and films at two more country churches, while celebrating the work of George Herbert and questioning a tendency to forget the organist. Photos by Ben Maton

Gustav Holst at 150: a different planet

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Friday, May 10, 2024

| Choir and Organ

Surveying composer Gustav Holst’s choral works at 150 years since his birth, David Wordsworth looks at the composer’s interest in world music, poetry and his friendship with Vaughan Williams

Exploring the choral music of Avril Coleridge-Taylor

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Friday, May 10, 2024

| Choir and Organ

A new regular feature from Leah Broad looks into the choral music of underrepresented composers, beginning with the complex political world of Avril Coleridge-Taylor

Cappella Caeciliana: 30 years of music-making

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Friday, May 10, 2024

| Choir and Organ

Founded as an amateur liturgical Catholic choir for Northern Ireland, Cappella Caeciliana has emerged from the ashes of political unrest to become a leader in the country’s choral music scene

Introducing the new concert organ at Helsinki’s Music Centre

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Friday, May 10, 2024

| Choir and Organ

The wait for a concert organ fit for Helsinki’s Music Centre is over. Jan Lehtola introduces the technical and visual innovations of a major new instrument from Rieger Orgelbau

The past and future of the organ at Peterhouse, Cambridge

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Friday, May 10, 2024

| Choir and Organ

At Peterhouse, Cambridge, a desire to honour the college’s legacy of 18th-century material, in an organ required to accompany the liturgy, has led to a novel outcome

In conversation with... Tõnu Kaljuste

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Friday, May 10, 2024

| Choir and Organ

The Chief Conductor of the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra and Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tõnu Kaljuste, talks to David Hill

Explore ‘Dalia’s Mixtape’ with the Gramophone Podcast

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Friday, May 10, 2024

| Gramophone

Follow Dalia Stasevska's mixtape project with a new podcast as each new track is released

Walden Moore's legacy at Trinity-on-the-Green

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Friday, May 10, 2024

| Choir and Organ

Jonathan Ambrosino reviews the substantial legacy of Walden Moore, who this year retires after 40 years of service at the church of Trinity-on-the-Green, New Haven, Connecticut

'I assume people will be bored so I try to make roles as visceral as possible': Brindley Sherratt interview

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Thursday, May 9, 2024

| Opera Now

As he releases his recital disc on Delphian Records, bass singer Brindley Sherratt shares his approach to Wagner, route into opera and inspiration behind the recording

Top 10 Recordings for Revising: Choral Edition

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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

| Gramophone

With exam season well under way, we've compiled 10 recordings that will help you on your revision journey

Beethoven's Ninth Symphony: the greatest recordings

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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

| Gramophone

Richard Osborne traces the evolution of this great work over nearly a century of recordings

Beethoven's Symphony No 9, introduced by Riccardo Chailly

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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

| Gramophone

The Italian conductor believes that, in his final symphony, Beethoven reached beyond humanity

Top 20 Puccini Recordings

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

| Gramophone

Twenty great Puccini recordings, featuring Victoria de los Ángeles, Luciano Pavarotti, Angela Gheorghiu, Renata Tebaldi, Maria Callas, Leontyne Price and more

London’s Newest Attraction: Leipzig’s Gewandhausorchester

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

| Gramophone

In the summer of 2025, musicians will unite in the city for one of the most wide-ranging, comprehensive and star-studded festivals of Shostakovich’s music ever convened

Rostropovich: what made the cellist a 20th-century musical icon?

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Thursday, April 25, 2024

| Gramophone

Julian Lloyd Webber celebrates the artistry of a legendary fellow cellist, Mstislav Rostropovich, a Russian musician who was an outspoken advocate of human rights and an inspiration for many composers

Top 10 Tippett Recordings

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Thursday, April 25, 2024

| Gramophone

Ten outstanding recordings of Tippett's music from Colin Davis, Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, Richard Hickox, Heath Quartet and more

The Best Classical Music Albums of 2024 (So Far)

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

| Gramophone

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

Remembering Sir Andrew Davis: champion of Tippett's musical legacy

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

| Gramophone

From the age of 15, Michael Tippett's music was a source of profound inspiration for Andrew Davis

Sir Andrew Davis: 10 Essential Recordings

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Monday, April 22, 2024

| Gramophone

A selection of just a few of Sir Andrew Davis's finest moments on record, featuring music by Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Delius, Walton and Tippett

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Top 10 Recordings for Revising: Contemporary Classical Edition

Top 20 Britten Recordings

Video of the Day: Gwendolyn Masin and Francesca Ajossa perform Vitali's 'Chaconne'

Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No 2: a guide to the best recordings

Meeting Masaaki and Masato Suzuki: ‘Look at Bach, he had so much energy. He’s an example for us all’

Ben Maton – The Salisbury Organist: ‘Never lose sight of the organist!’

Gustav Holst at 150: a different planet

Exploring the choral music of Avril Coleridge-Taylor

Cappella Caeciliana: 30 years of music-making

Introducing the new concert organ at Helsinki’s Music Centre

The past and future of the organ at Peterhouse, Cambridge

In conversation with... Tõnu Kaljuste

Explore ‘Dalia’s Mixtape’ with the Gramophone Podcast

Walden Moore's legacy at Trinity-on-the-Green

'I assume people will be bored so I try to make roles as visceral as possible': Brindley Sherratt interview

Top 10 Recordings for Revising: Choral Edition

Beethoven's Ninth Symphony: the greatest recordings

Beethoven's Symphony No 9, introduced by Riccardo Chailly

Top 20 Puccini Recordings

London’s Newest Attraction: Leipzig’s Gewandhausorchester

Rostropovich: what made the cellist a 20th-century musical icon?

Top 10 Tippett Recordings

The Best Classical Music Albums of 2024 (So Far)

Remembering Sir Andrew Davis: champion of Tippett's musical legacy

Sir Andrew Davis: 10 Essential Recordings

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