Latest News: Classical, Gramophone Choices
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - November 2023 13th November 2023
Chris 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 2023
Chris 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 2023
Chris 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 2023
Chris 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 2023
Chris 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 2023
Chris 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 2023
Chris 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 2023
Chris 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 2023
Chris 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 2023
Chris 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 2023
Chris 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 2023
Chris 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 2022
Chris 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 2022
Chris 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 2022
Chris 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.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - October 2022 20th September 2022
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by Chilean-American tenor Jonathan Tetelman's 'fabulous debut disc' of arias and duets by Zandonai, Mascagni, Verdi and more on Deutsche Grammophon...
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - September 2022 9th August 2022
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by a 'deliciously honest' account of Mahler's Symphony No. 4 from Les Siècles and François-Xavier Roth on Harmonia Mundi.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - August 2022 12th July 2022
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by a survey of Fauré's complete songs from French lyric tenor Cyrille Dubois and Tristan Raës which 'should have all lovers of French mélodies salivating'...
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - July 2022 15th June 2022
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by 'extraordinary and revelatory' Ravel from Cédric Tiberghien, Stéphane Degout, Les Siècles and François-Xavier Roth on Harmonia Mundi.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - June 2022 18th May 2022
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by a 'lively, supple' account of Handel's early oratorio La Resurrezione on Linn from Harry Bicket and The English Concert.
