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Gramophone Awards 2020: The Winners!
22nd Sep 2020by Chris O'Reilly
This year's victors in each of the ten categories were revealed this morning. -
Beethoven Complete Violin Sonatas
22nd Sep 2020by Ellena Taylor
Beethoven's ten sonatas for piano and violin, along with those by Mozart, constitute the heart of this classical music genre. Not only does Clive Brown's scholarly critical edition offer a meticulously edited text, but for the first time it presents a list of sources and a Critical Report. Find out more about Barenreiter's Beethoven publications here. -
Robin Ticciati on Strauss
21st Sep 2020by Katherine Cooper
The conductor talks to Katherine about his recording of *Tod und Verklärung*, *Don Juan*, and the *Brentano-Lieder* with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and soprano Louise Alder, out now on Linn. -
New Music Book Publications - 21st September 2020
21st Sep 2020by James Longstaffe
Two volumes on Richard Wagner, including the latest book from best-selling author, Alex Ross; an updated biography of Bach from the *Master Musicians* series; the memoirs of song accompanist, Helmut Deutsch; a companion to more than 400 orchestral works; an historical survey of the Renaissance flute; a collection of essays discussing the concept of rhythm; and a guide to singing in Mandarin. -
Beethoven and Gossec from François-Xavier Roth & Les Siècles
18th Sep 2020by David Smith
François-Xavier Roth and Les Siècles put a revolutionary new spin on Beethoven's immortal Fifth, and make the case for his much-neglected contemporary Gossec. -
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 18th September 2020
18th Sep 2020by Joshua Lee
This week's round-up includes Terje Rypdal's first recording as a bandleader in seven years, the formless, flowing third record from pianist Christian Sands, and a lockdown-inspired suite from Brad Mehldau. -
Rymden - Space Sailors
18th Sep 2020by Joshua Lee
A trio of Scandinavian jazz heavyweights set a course for the stars on *Space Sailors*, embracing the sounds of psychedelia and krautrock along the way. -
New Release Round-Up - 18th September 2020
18th Sep 2020by Katherine Cooper
Messiaen from Mannheim, Mozart from Mühlemann, and Jamie Barton in song-cycles by Jake Heggie, with the composer himself at the piano. -
Johannes Pramsohler on Baroque music in Berlin
17th Sep 2020by David Smith
The violinist and director of Ensemble Diderot talks about the latest stage of his accidental musical tour of the capitals of Baroque Europe – next stop Berlin! -
Boxed Set Selections - September 2020
16th Sep 2020by Chris O'Reilly
The complete works of Ravel on Warner Classics, a fortieth birthday collection from Ricercar, and anthologies celebrating Zubin Mehta, Maria João Pires and Jóhann Jóhannsson.Featured product
Ravel: The Complete Works
Bertrand Chamayou (piano), Alexandre Tharaud (piano), Anne Queffélec (piano), Samson François (piano), Claire-Marie Le Guay (piano), Beatrice Rana (piano), Ingryd Thorson, Julian Thurber, Martha Argerich (piano), Alexander Mogilevsky (piano), Jean-Pierre Armengaud (piano), Olivier Chauzu, Jean-Philippe Collard (piano), Michel Béroff (piano), Giorgia Tomassi (piano), Alessandro Stella (piano), Alexandre Rabinovitch, Dag Achatz (piano), Yukie Nagai (piano), Renaud Capuçon (violin), Franck Braley (piano), Quatuor Ebène (string quartet), Annie Challan (harp), Gautier Capuçon (cello), Frank Braley (piano), Christian Ferras (violin), Pierre Barbizet, Jacques Rouvier (piano), Vadim Repin (violin), Basler Sinfonie Orchester, Mady Mesplé (soprano), José van Dam (baritone), Jean-Christophe Benoit (baritone), Jessye Norman (soprano), Elly Ameling (soprano), Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano), Victoria de los Angeles (soprano), Gabriel Bacquier (baritone), Marianne Crebassa (mezzo-soprano), Dame Felicity Lott (soprano), Gérard Souzay (baritone), Valérie Millot, Orchestre de Paris-Sorbonne, Jacques Grimbert, Ensemble vocal Philippe Caillard, Philippe Caillard, Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique Orchestre de Paris, Philharmonia Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Orchestre National de Lyon, Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Jean Martinon, Carlo Maria Giulini, Riccardo Muti, André Cluytens, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Sir Simon Rattle, Kent Nagano, Charles Munch, Alexander Vedernikov, Emmanuel Krivine, Michel Plasson, Lorin Maazel, Armin Jordan, Mikko Franck
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - October 2020
15th Sep 2020by Chris O'Reilly
Chris introduces this month's Choices, headed by an 'exciting, committed, necessary and brilliantly recorded' *Peter Grimes* starring Stuart Skelton on Chandos.Featured product
Britten: Peter Grimes
Stuart Skelton (Grimes), Erin Wall (Ellen), Roderick Williams (Balstrode), Susan Bickley (Auntie), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (Mrs Sedley), Robert Murray (Bob Boles), James Gilchrist (Horace Adams), Marcus Farnsworth (Ned Keene) Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner
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Gramophone Awards 2020 - the top three in each category
14th Sep 2020by Katherine Cooper
The final contenders in each of the ten genres were revealed on Friday… -
Jonas Kaufmann & Helmut Deutsch: Selige Stunde
11th Sep 2020by Katherine Cooper
Recorded 'in private quarters' during lockdown, the German tenor and pianist's recital of songs by Schubert, Strauss, Grieg, Zemlinsky, Mahler and others is a 'blessed hour' indeed. -
New Release Round-Up - 11th September 2020
11th Sep 2020by Chris O'Reilly
Respighi from Riccardo Chailly and the Orchestra of La Scala, a lockdown-inspired recital from Igor Levit, Franz Schmidt’s complete symphonies from Paavo Järvi, and Vivaldi with a twist from Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Il Giardino Armonico. -
Jan Garbarek-Bobo Stenson Quartet - Witchi-Tai-To
11th Sep 2020by Joshua Lee
With a varied repertoire and unmatched chemistry, *Witchi-Tai-To* is one of the landmark releases of both the ECM sound and 'Nordic tone', as well as one of Garbarek's favourites of his catalogue. -
Chick Corea - Plays
11th Sep 2020by Matt Groom
Chick Corea brings a lifetime of musical influences, and elements of game playing, to these brilliant live recordings, with the audience very much part of the act. -
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 10th September 2020
10th Sep 2020by Joshua Lee
This week's round-up of new releases includes two new piano recordings from Mack Avenue, piano and bassoon duets, and a trio of European jazz releases from straight-ahead bands to eccentric compositions. -
Ermonela Jaho on Anima Rara
10th Sep 2020by Katherine Cooper
The Albanian soprano talks to Katherine about her debut solo recording on Opera Rara, focusing on the short but remarkable career of Rosina Storchio, who created the role of Madama Butterfly. -
Episode 4: Outside the Box with Tom McKinney
10th Sep 2020by Paul Thomas
Classical guitarist, broadcaster and new music curator Tom McKinney talks about all things contemporary music... with a bit of Haydn thrown in for good measure. -
Lang Lang on Bach's Goldberg Variations
9th Sep 2020by David Smith
The superstar Chinese pianist talks about his new double recording of Bach's keyboard masterwork, and about his approach to preparing and performing Baroque repertoire.