Beethoven's Ninth Symphony: the greatest recordings
Richard Osborne traces the evolution of this great work over nearly a century of recordings
Richard Osborne traces the evolution of this great work over nearly a century of recordings
The Italian conductor believes that, in his final symphony, Beethoven reached beyond humanity
Twenty great Puccini recordings, featuring Victoria de los Ángeles, Luciano Pavarotti, Angela Gheorghiu, Renata Tebaldi, Maria Callas, Leontyne Price and more
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
An anniversary conversation on one of the great works of Western classical music
The bass gives us songs by Mussorgsky, Schubert, Richard Strauss, Ireland, Finzi, Gurney, Head and Warlock
The violinist on his new album of two beautifully lyrical 20th century works
Tenor and pianist discuss the songs of a powerful musical voice
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony will be celebrated with performances and broadcasts around the world, and we offer in-depth guides to the symphony and its greatest recordings
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Featuring outstanding new recordings of Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius, Chopin’s Études, Bartók’s The Wooden Prince, Mendelssohn’s Symphonies and more
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Our special edition draws on 99 years of the finest writing about the composer's music
We owe it to Maddalena Casulana to bring her music into the present and by recording it and publishing a modern score for further live performances, sending it into the future
The 20th Malko Competition highlighted a generational shift in what we think of as ‘a conductor’ - is the end nigh for the age of the maestro?
Pianist Théo Fouchenneret introduces two new recordings in the Schumann Collection: ‘Works With Wind Instruments’ and ‘Trios and Quartet For Piano and Strings (live)’
Editor Martin Cullingford introduces the April 2024 issue of Gramophone
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