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Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture: the complete guide - Gramophone
WEBA complete guide to Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, including how audiences, performers and the composer himself have responded to this iconic and surprisingly controversial work
The 50 best Mozart recordings - Gramophone
WEB50 of the finest Mozart recordings in history, featuring Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Martha Argerich and Claudio Abbado, plus extracts from the original Gramophone reviews
The 50 best Johann Sebastian Bach recordings - Gramophone
WEBThe 50 best Johann Sebastian Bach recordings. Gramophone Sunday, January 1, 2023. 50 of the finest JS Bach recordings available – complete with the original Gramophone reviews – featuring Glenn Gould, Angela Hewitt, Isabelle Faust, Murray Perahia and more.
Top 10 String Quartets - Gramophone
WEBTop 10 String Quartets Gramophone Thursday, January 12, 2023 Tracing the evolution of the string quartet from Haydn to Britten, via some of the greatest recordings available
250 greatest recordings of all time: chosen by 35 of the world's ...
WEBRevealed, the 250 greatest classical recordings, as selected for Gramophone by more than 30 leading musicians. Below, contributing editor and reviewer Rob Cowan muses on why artists and critics might choose differently
Handel's Messiah: a complete guide to the best recordings
WEBHandel's Messiah: a complete guide to the best recordings Tuesday, April 12, 2022 The perennial fame of Handel’s oratorio has inspired a host of contrasting approaches to text and performance. David Vickers mulls over the finest recordings Painting of George Frideric Handel from c1748-49 by Thomas Hudson (1701-79), showing the composer holding sheets of music from Messiah (photography ...
The 50 best Beethoven recordings - Gramophone
WEB50 of the finest Beethoven recordings available, complete with the original Gramophone reviews, featuring Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Mitsuko Uchida, Murray Perahia, Takács Quartet and more.
The World's Greatest Orchestras - Gramophone
WEBThe World's Greatest Orchestras. The votes are in. Time to celebrate the best of the best. It’s a classical title showdown! Swapping gloves for glissandi and punches for prestos, players from around the globe square up for the hotly contested spot of World’s Best Symphony Orchestra.
Schubert: the 50 greatest recordings - Gramophone
WEBSchubert: the 50 greatest recordings. This list of albums is a great way to start exploring Schubert's music and includes many of the finest recordings from the last 100 years, featuring Sir Thomas Beecham, Alfred Brendel, Imogen Cooper, Gundula Janowitz, and …