Latest News: Classical, Gramophone Choices
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - April 2024 26th March 2024Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a 'deeply impressive' account of Mahler's Symphony No. 6 from Sir Simon Rattle and the Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks on the orchestra's own label.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - March 2024 13th March 2024Chris introduces this month's Choices, headed by a live recording of Janáček's Katya Kabanova from Simon Rattle, the London Symphony Orchestra and a cast headed by American soprano Amanda Majeski as a Katya of 'harrowing immediacy'.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - February 2024 14th February 2024Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a display of 'compelling musicianship and awe-inspiring pianism' from Behzod Abduraimov in works by Prokofiev, Saidaminova and Ravel.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - January 2024 15th January 2024Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a Franco-Belgian programme from French cellist Bruno Philippe (with Tanguy de Williencourt, Christoph Eschenbach & the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra) on Harmonia Mundi.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - December 2023 13th December 2023Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by the 'magnificent' final instalment of Debussy's solo piano works from Steven Osborne on Hyperion.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - November 2023 13th November 2023Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a 'polished and beautifully-presented' recording of Offenbach's La princesse de Trébizonde on Opera Rara, conducted by Paul Daniel and starring Anne-Catherine Gillet, Virginie Verrez and Josh Lovell.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - Awards Issue 2023 10th October 2023Chris introduces this issue's selection, headed by a 'lived-in and confident' account of the Monteverdi Vespers from Pygmalion and Raphaël Pichon on Harmonia Mundi.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - October 2023 18th September 2023Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by the world premiere recording of Parry's Scenes from Shelley's 'Prometheus Unbound' from the London Mozart Players, Crouch End Festival Chorus and William Vann on Chandos.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - September 2023 22nd August 2023Chris introduces next month's selection, with 'an absolute belter' of a Tchaikovsky Five from Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in pride of place as Recording of the Month...
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - August 2023 8th August 2023Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a recording of the Ysaÿe Sonatas that 'will be difficult to equal, let alone surpass' from Hilary Hahn on Deutsche Grammophon...
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - July 2023 12th July 2023Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a 'superb', 'charismatic' account of Handel's Serse with Emily D’Angelo in the title role...
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - June 2023 12th June 2023Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a 'meticulously plotted' German Baroque requiem from Vox Luminis and Lionel Meunier...
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - May 2023 15th May 2023Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by the final instalment of Les Arts Florissants & Paul Agnew's 'compelling' Gesualdo series on Harmonia Mundi...
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - April 2023 12th April 2023Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by Quatuor Ebène and Antoine Tamestit's 'new benchmark' recording of Mozart's string quintets on Erato...
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - March 2023 13th March 2023Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by Antonio Pappano's 'magnificently recorded' account of Puccini's Turandot (using Alfano's original, uncut completion and starring Sondra Radvanovsky, Jonas Kaufmann and Ermonela Jaho) on Warner Classics.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - February 2023 14th February 2023Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by Toutes les nuits - a 'stunning, intelligently paced' album of nocturnal Renaissance songs from Romain Bockler, Bor Zuljan and Dulces Exuviae on Ricercar.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - January 2023 17th January 2023Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by Signor Gaetano - Mexican tenor Javier Camarena's 'hugely enjoyable and unusually satisfying' recital of arias from Donizetti's Italian operas on Pentatone.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - December 2022 20th December 2022Chris introduces the latest selection, headed by a display of 'fearless daredevilry' from pianist (and high-flying international lawyer) Paul Wee in transcriptions by Liszt and Alkan on BIS...
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - November 2022 28th November 2022Chris introduces the latest selection, headed by 'an exquisite album of unparalleled beauty' from The Sixteen and Fretwork...
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - Awards Issue 2022 19th October 2022Chris introduces the latest selection, headed by Marc Minkowski's 'formidable re-evaluation' of Meyerbeer's influential but under-recorded supernatural opera Robert le Diable on Bru Zane, with John Osborn in the title-role.