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Friday, January 3, 2025

| Gramophone

Featuring outstanding new recordings of Mozart's Horn Concertos and Piano Concertos, Bach's organ works, Schubert's 'Death and the Maiden' and more

A letter from New York: Golijov’s Ainadamar at the Met; Nathalie Joachim’s Had To Be

Friday, January 3, 2025

| Gramophone

Golijov’s Ainadamar at the Met; Nathalie Joachim’s Had To Be; William Grant Still’s Symphony No 4, Autochthonous

Porpora: Polifemo at Versailles | Live Review

Monday, December 9, 2024

| Opera Now

The Versailles production is a masterclass in how historically-informed stagings can succeed

Verdi: Otello at Teatro La Fenice | Live Review

Monday, December 2, 2024

| Opera Now

Ceresa’s over-embellishment of the opera’s extreme elements align with the ambitions of a composer at the height of his powers

BMOP/sound: a guide to the award-winning record label

Friday, January 3, 2025

| Gramophone

In this month’s introduction to a classical record label, Tim Parry celebrates a company that promotes neglected orchestral music

Live stream: Czech Philharmonic and Semyon Bychkov live at Carnegie Hall

Monday, December 2, 2024

| Gramophone

On December 4, Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic will perform Smetana's Má vlast in New York

Benjamin Nicholas on Gabriel Jackson's The Christmas Story

Podcasts

Friday, November 29, 2024

| Gramophone

The conductor discusses Merton College, Oxford's recording of a major new commission

Mozart: the Gramophone Award-winning recordings

Thursday, January 2, 2025

| Gramophone

Here is every Mozart recording to have won a Gramophone Award since 1977

Contemporary composer: Detlev Glanert

Friday, January 24, 2025

| Gramophone

Guy Rickards champions the German composer, now in his sixties, much of whose vast and intriguing output is still to be set down on record

The five unmissable new classical recordings this week, from Palestrina to Weill

Friday, January 17, 2025

| Gramophone

Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, Ravel's complete solo piano works and Weill's The Seven Deadly Sins

Editor's Choice: February 2025 | The best new classical recordings

Friday, January 24, 2025

| Gramophone

Featuring outstanding recordings from Sir Simon Rattle, Paavo Järvi, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Calidore Quartet, The Nash Ensemble and more

Verdi: Aida at the Metropolitan Opera | Live Review

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

| Opera Now

Martin Mayer’s shiny, new production, it turns out, is almost every bit as grand and conventional as was Sonja Frisell’s in 1988

The Gramophone Guide to … Audio Housekeeping!

Friday, January 24, 2025

| Gramophone

Modern systems require a lot less fiddling and adjustment to optimise performance than their historic counterparts, but there are a still a few tips to try

Ermonela Jaho and Michael Spyres: keepers of the flame

Thursday, February 6, 2025

| Opera Now

Opera Rara’s Artist Ambassadors Ermonela Jaho and Michael Spyres take a break from recording Donizetti songs to discuss their passion for exploring rare operatic repertoire

Ullmann & Mozart: KaiserRequiem at Volksoper Wien | Live Review

Monday, January 27, 2025

| Opera Now

Despite the satire in the piece, the resulting production is slick, sensitive and respectful

The five unmissable new classical recordings this week, featuring María Dueñas and Benjamin Appl

Friday, February 14, 2025

| Gramophone

Record label guide: Signum Records

Friday, February 21, 2025

| Gramophone

In the latest guide to a classical record label, Tim Parry traces the origins and history of a popular British company

Introducing the Spring 2025 issue of Opera Now, featuring Ermonela Jaho and Michael Spyres

News

Thursday, February 6, 2025

| Opera Now

Ermonela Jaho and Michael Spyres, Opera Rara’s renowned Artist Ambassadors, speak to Opera Now | Philip Venables: the eclectic composer on his new project for Dutch National Opera

Bruckner Piano Works (Mari Kodama)

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

| International Piano

Mari Kodama brings it to life in a fiery performance. In the G major Fantasie we glimpse the mature creator, not the Bruckner sound we all love (or hate)

Video of the Day: Joanna Harries performs Laura Netzel’s 'Säg mig du lilla fogel'

News

Friday, January 24, 2025

| Gramophone

The single can be found on her upcoming debut album ‘Letters from Scandinavia’

Choral Communities: Glasgow’s Bearsden Choir

Friday, February 21, 2025

| Choir and Organ

Clare Stevens begins her series exploring amateur choirs across the UK with Glasgow’s Bearsden Choir

Introducing Choir & Organ’s New Music partners for 2025: The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge

Friday, February 21, 2025

| Choir and Organ

Introducing Choir & Organ’s New Music partners for 2025, Matthew Power talks to Steven Grahl, Director of The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, and finds a synthesis of intellect and community there

Margaret Bonds: a gifted composer who celebrated Black identity

Friday, February 21, 2025

| Choir and Organ

Raised in a world divided by segregation, composer Margaret Bonds used her music to challenge negative stereotypes and celebrate Black identity. Leah Broad speaks to Dr Samantha Ege about the composer

The five unmissable classical albums this week, featuring Sir Stephen Hough and Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha