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The Best Classical Music Albums of 2024 (So Far)

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

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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

Editor's Choice: April 2024 | The best new classical recordings

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Friday, March 22, 2024

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Mahler's Symphony No 6, Smetana's Má vlast, Stravinsky's Petrushka, Bruckner's Symphony No 8, Wagner's Parsifal and much more

Editor's Choice: March 2024 | The best new classical recordings

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Friday, February 23, 2024

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This month: Janáček's Katya Kabanova from the LSO and Sir Simon Rattle, Handel's Theodora by Arcangelo and Jonathan Cohen, and Marc-André Hamelin plays his own piano music

Editor's Choice: February 2024 | The best new classical recordings

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Monday, January 29, 2024

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Featuring outstanding new releases from Behzod Abduraimov, Avi Avital, Sol Gabetta, Elena Urioste, Piotr Anderszewski, Cyrille Dubois, Les Talens Lyriques and more

Editor's Choice: January 2024 | The best new classical recordings

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024

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Introducing outstanding new recordings of Saint-Saëns' Cello Concerto No 1, CPE Bach's Six Hamburg Symphonies, Beethoven's Violin Concerto and more

Editor's Choice: December 2023 | The best new classical recordings

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Friday, December 1, 2023

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Music by Debussy, Mozart, Rachmaninov, Beethoven, Josquin and more is featured on this month's Editor's Choice recordings

Editor's Choice: April 2023 | The best new classical recordings

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Friday, March 17, 2023

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Gramophone's Editor Martin Cullingford selects the 12 best recordings from the April issue's reviews

Editor's Choice: March 2023 | The best new classical recordings

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Monday, February 20, 2023

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Puccini's Turandot, Bartók's Dance Suite, Nielsen's Symphonies Nos 2 & 6 and Rachmaninov's Études‑tableaux are among this month's Editor's Choice albums

Editor's Choice: February 2023 | The best new classical recordings

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Friday, January 27, 2023

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Poulenc from Véronique Gens, Anne Queffélec's Beethoven sonatas, and Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Fazıl Say play Bartók, Brahms and Janáček

Editor's Choice: January 2023 | The best new classical recordings

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

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The Editor's pick of the albums reviewed in the January 2023 issue, featuring new releases from Javier Camarena, Roderick Williams and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra