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Travel and touring in a post-pandemic world • Founded in 1923 by Sir Compton Mackenzie and Christopher Stone as ‘an organ of candid opinion for the numerous possessors of gramophones’
THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS
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GRAMOPHONE Editor's choice • Martin Cullingford’s pick of the finest recordings from this month’s reviews
RECORDING OF THEMONTH
FOR THE RECORD • Rattle to leave London for the Bavarian RSO
ONE TO WATCH
GRAMOPHONE Online • The magazine is just the beginning. Visit gramophone.co.uk for …
ARTISTS & their INSTRUMENTS • Emmanuel Pahud on his trusty 14-carat gold Brannen-Cooper flute
GRAMOPHONE GUIDE TO … Piano Quartet • Richard Bratby explores a form that seems to draw strength from its apparent limitations
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra • Our monthly series telling the story behind an orchestra
Piano lessons
Arthur Grumiaux box
FROM WHERE I SIT • The distinctions between musicals and operas are growing increasingly blurred, says Edward Seckerson
FROM PARIS with love • Hilary Hahn’s new album, which pays tribute to the French capital city, marks the end of a year-long sabbatical that reminded her what’s worth fighting for, writes Andrew Mellor
THE EUROPEAN GIANTS OF AMERICAN MUSIC • Following on from his piece on neglected mid-20th-century US composers, conductor Gerard Schwarz turns his attention to five composers in particular who emigrated to the US around that time whose music deserves greater recognition
COMPOSER FOCUS: FIVE PROFILES
AND THEN THERE WERE MORE …
GRAMOPHONE RECORDING OF THE MONTH • Edward Seckerson hails an auspicious beginning to a Rachmaninov cycle of impeccable pedigree from The Philadelphia Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Orchestral
Christian Lindberg • The versatile conductor (and trombonist and composer) discusses the latest recording in his outstanding survey of Allan Pettersson’s symphonies
Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2 • Piotr Anderszewski talks to Jed Distler about his selection process for 12 Preludes and Fugues
Chamber
DEFINING MOMENTS
Alfred Brendel • In celebration of the great Austrian pianist and autodidactic Renaissance man’s 90th birthday, Harriet Smith takes a look at his fascinating, multifaceted career
THE ESSENTIAL RECORDING
Instrumental
HEININEN FACTS
Paavo Heininen • Andrew Mellor explores the octogenarian Finn’s long quest to reconcile his stringent principles with a changing world
EXPLORE HEININEN ON RECORD • A wide range of works showcasing his intriguing oeuvre
Vocal
WHAT NEXT? • Do you have a favourite piece and want to explore further? Our monthly feature suggests some musical journeys that venture beyond the most familiar works, with some recommended versions. This month Richard Whitehouse’s point of departure is …
Opera
JAZZ & WORLD MUSIC REVIEWS • The Editors of Gramophone’s sister music magazines, Jazzwise and Songlines, recommend some of their favourite recordings from the past month
ONLINE CONCERTS & EVENTS • Mark Pullinger enjoys a feast of European...