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Top 10 Symphony Composers

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  • Friday, January 28, 2022
    • | Gramophone
After the extraordinary musical developments of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven the composition of a symphony became a daunting challenge, for many years the ultimate challenge for any composer. Many rose magnificently to that challenge, not least Brahms, Mahler, Sibelius and Shostakovich

The Best Classical Albums of 2021

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  • Friday, December 31, 2021
    • | Gramophone
Featuring Hilary Hahn, Leif Ove Andsnes, Nathalie Stutzmann, Stephen Hough and many more – all of these outstanding classical albums were selected as Editor's Choice by Gramophone in 2021

Top 10 piano sonatas

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  • Thursday, February 3, 2022
    • | Gramophone
From Mozart to Prokofiev, here's a beginner's guide to 10 of the greatest piano sonatas ever written

Video - Beethoven's Fifth: interpreting genius

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  • Tuesday, February 9, 2021
    • | Gramophone
James Jolly and Rob Cowan discuss Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, the art of interpretation and how the great recordings of the past century compare, including extracts from Carlos Kleiber, Herbert von Karajan, John Eliot Gardiner, Mariss Jansons and more

Top 10 Classical era Composers

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  • Monday, January 24, 2022
    • | Gramophone
The Classical era was dominated by many of the greatest composers in the history of music, including Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn and Schubert

A brief history of classical music

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  • Friday, February 24, 2023
    • | Gramophone
A guided tour of the key composers and artistic movements that have made classical music the rich art-form that today still entrances, moves and uplifts

Icon: Carlos Kleiber

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  • Friday, March 4, 2022
    • | Gramophone
David Patrick Stearns offers a profile of Carlos Kleiber, a complex, fascinating conductor and an often prickly character under whose guidance even the greatest of artists would surpass themselves

Great Beethoven Recordings: Not The Usual Suspects

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  • Friday, February 24, 2023
    • | Gramophone
With Beethoven recordings, it’s often the same – justifiably famous – ones that regularly get recommended. We asked Rob Cowan to point us towards others – some of the most inspired and inspiring interpretations you probably haven’t heard

Top 10 Piano Concertos

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  • Thursday, February 3, 2022
    • | Gramophone
An introduction to 10 of the greatest piano concertos – from Mozart to Rachmaninov – with highly recommended recordings

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