Gramophone Magazine

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Exploring the extrordinary music of Mahler • 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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Editor’s choice • Martin Cullingford’s pick of the finest recordings from this month’s reviews

FOR THE RECORD • Westminster Abbey appoints Andrew Nethsingha

Jonathon Heyward in Baltimore

Luka Faulisi signs for Sony

Personal and eclectic autumn albums

Dónal McCann Organist

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King’s College Chapel, Cambridge • In our series exploring recording venues Tim Parry drops in on a famous building that will forever be an icon of the Anglican chroral tradition

Mahan Esfahani • The pioneering harpsichordist on winning the Wigmore Medal

WHAT NEXT? • In our new guide to further listening, Mark Pullinger takes as his starting point Debussy’s scintillating La mer – where will his musical journey lead?

Let’s make an orchestra! • In the third of a free-ranging new series, James Jolly meets the conductor Paavo Järvi and violinist Florian Donderer to find out how you create a great orchestra

NOTES & LETTERS

Praise for the fine voice of Gianni Poggi

OBITUARIES

NEXT MONTH OCTOBER 2022

SKETCHES of AMERICA • Alison Balsom’s new album explores music from an era when jazz and classical met and mingled. Martin Cullingford talks to the trumpeter about her fascinating personal project

Storytelling • Fatma Said’s new album takes the listener on a colourful global journey through styles, languages and dance. Mark Pullinger meets the award-winning soprano

MEETING MOZART • It’s the first time recording the Mozart violin concertos for both Sir Roger Norrington and Francesca Dego – and for the veteran conductor, Vol 2 is his final recording. They speak with Lindsay Kemp about their partnership – and playing Mozart

EXCEPTIONAL EARLY MUSIC on DELPHIAN

RECORDING OF THE MONTH • Edward Seckerson hears Mahler’s Fourth Symphony with fresh ears thanks to this superlative recording from Les Siècles and François-Xavier Roth

Orchestral

Haydn’s String Quartet Op 77 No 2 • For Takács Quartet violinists Edward Dusinberre and Harumi Rhodes, the composer’s final completed quartet is life affirming – and a lot of fun, as they tell Richard Bratby

Chamber

John-Henry Crawford • The cellist discusses his new album, which takes us on a highly personal Latin American journey

Hollywood String Quartet • Tully Potter celebrates the ensemble made up of top players from the Hollywood film studio orchestras – who came together because they were ‘dying to make good music’

Instrumental

REPERTOIRE RARITIES ON RECORD • Jeremy Nicholas makes some fresh discoveries worth seeking out among new piano releases

Kevin Volans • Three decades on from the South African composer’s Kronos breakthrough, Liam Cagney takes stock of his music

Vocal

Smiles, Strads and scordatura • Charlotte Gardner explores a range of web-based performances and...