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Gramophone Awards 2017: The Winners!
1st Sep 2017
This year's victors in each of the twelve categories were revealed at noon today.
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New Release Round-up - 1st September 2017
1st Sep 2017
Haydn from Steven Isserlis, Mozart from Alina Ibragimova, Martha Argerich from Lugano and Vladimir Ashkenazy conducting Rachmaninov feature this week.
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Boxed Set Selections - August 2017
23rd Aug 2017
Chris introduces the picks of this month's heavyweights, including collections focusing on Maria Callas, Daniel Barenboim, Rudolf Serkin and Joshua Bell.
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16th Aug 2017
Chris rounds up ten of the most promising piano recitals coming up this autumn, including magisterial live Beethoven from Evgeny Kissin.
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Gramophone Awards 2017 - the top three in each category
16th Aug 2017
The final contenders in each of the twelve genres were revealed this morning…
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - September 2017
14th Aug 2017
Chris introduces this month's Choices, with a fresh new Mendelssohn cycle from the Chamber Orchestra of Europe taking pride of place…
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New Release Round-up - 11th August 2017
11th Aug 2017
Stravinsky from violinist Ilya Gringolts and conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Richard Strauss from soprano Louise Alder and Shostakovich's ballet 'The Golden Age' are just a selection of the highlights from this week's releases.
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Presto CD - 20 new Sony and RCA titles
10th Aug 2017
Lucia Popp's final recording of Strauss's Four Last Songs (made just months before her death) is among this week's reissues.
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BBC Music Magazine - September 2017 Choices
9th Aug 2017
Chris introduces this month's choices, with a baroque recital from one of the stars of last night's Prom taking pride of place as Recording of the Month.
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Gramophone Awards 2017 shortlist
31st Jul 2017
The 72 shortlisted recordings (six in each of twelve categories) have just been revealed…
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Boxed Set Selections - July 2017
26th Jul 2017
Chris introduces the best of this month's heavyweights, including elaborate birthday tributes to two veteran pianist-conductors…
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Presto CD - 25 new Sony and RCA titles
24th Jul 2017
Featured artists include Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax, Murray Perahia, and the Juilliard Quartet.
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New Release Round-up - 21st July 2017
21st Jul 2017
Operas by Richard Strauss, Mozart and Gordon Getty, plus orchestral music from Rachmaninov, choral music from Łukaszewski, a collection of Arthur Grumiaux's mono recordings are just some of this week's selections.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - August 2017
20th Jul 2017
Chris introduces this month's Choices, with a haunting new song-cycle from Jonathan Dove in the lead as Recording of the Month.
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BBC Music Magazine - August 2017 Choices
13th Jul 2017
Chris introduces next month's Choices, with radiant accounts of three Bach cantatas for soprano leading the pack as Recording of the Month…
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Mendelssohn from Isabelle Faust and other forthcoming highlights
5th Jul 2017
The German violinist's account of one of the best-loved of all violin concertos sees her join forces with Pablo Heras-Casado and the Freiburger Barockorchester.
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New Release Round-up - 30th June 2017
30th Jun 2017
Including vocal music by Donald Swann from a luxury cast of distinguished singers, a celebration of the Venice Carnival of 1729 from Ann Hallenberg, and new recordings of Bach from conductor Maasaki Suzuki and pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy.
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Presto CD - 35 new Sony and RCA titles
28th Jun 2017
Highlights from the latest batch include two stupendous early Evgeny Kissin recitals - and Pierre Boulez conducting Handel!
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - July 2017
21st Jun 2017
Chris introduces this month's Gramophone Editor's Choices, with I Fagiolini's Other Vespers at the head of the pack…
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Boxed Set Selections - June 2017
19th Jun 2017
Chris highlights the best of this month's collections, including tributes to André Cluytens, Karl Böhm, Dinu Lipatti and Gundula Janowitz at 80.
