W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, Why we love it ?
The reasons are: 1. Relentless tunes Pure and simple. Have you ever tried to get “I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major General” out of your head after…
W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, Why we love it ?
The reasons are: 1. Relentless tunes Pure and simple. Have you ever tried to get “I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major General” out of your head after…
Gramophone’s editor introduces the new changes on March issue
Shortly after the death of Claudio Abbado, the Sunday Express asked me to write its main arts feature on the great maestros of the past, and how they differ from today’s. The…
Gramophone’s editor introduces the new changes on March issue
Shortly after the death of Claudio Abbado, the Sunday Express asked me to write its main arts feature on the great maestros of the past, and how they differ from today’s. The…
The 100 most popular composers guides on Gramophone
One of the most interesting features of the newGramophone website are the Composer pages. Click on the COMPOSERS tab (above) and you will be taken directly to the COMPOSERS homepage. At the top of COMPOSERS homepage is…
The mystery of Stonehenge may revealed ?
Researchers from London’s Royal College of Art bashed more than 1,000 types of rock and found the bluestones of the prehistoric monument ‘sing’ when hit. This discovery could shed light…
Florian Boesch and Roger Vignoles’ Der Wanderer from Schubert, on Hyperion
[asa]B00GY73B04[/asa] Hot on the heels of his revelatory account of Die schöne Müllerin, this fine new collection of Schubert songs from the Austrian baritone Florian Boesch offers a typically searching tour d’horizon around…
Florian Boesch and Roger Vignoles’ Der Wanderer from Schubert, on Hyperion
[asa]B00GY73B04[/asa] Hot on the heels of his revelatory account of Die schöne Müllerin, this fine new collection of Schubert songs from the Austrian baritone Florian Boesch offers a typically searching tour d’horizon around…
Concert audience encouraged by Conductor to use mobile phone cameras
After a performance of Ravel’s Bolero, the conductor Leonard Slatkin turned to address the audience, saying: “For the first time I’d like to invite you to turn [on] your cellphones for a…
About Gramophone March 2014 issue
In the March 2014 issue of Gramophone it focus on the art of the encore. Martin Cullingford speaks to violinist Hilary Hahn about her new album of 27 specially-commissioned encores for violin and piano and…