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Let’s raise a 100th-birthday toast to the BBC • 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

Gramophone Magazine • Volume 100 Number 1220

GRAMOPHONE Editor's choice

GRAMOPHONE CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARDS 2022 • Memorable moments from our ceremony on October 4

Jakub Hrůša takes over at the ROH

ONE TO WATCH • Nicolò Balducci Countertenor

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St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead, London • In our series exploring recording venues Tim Parry finds out what makes this north London church such a valued space for ensembles of all sizes

FXR’s new Stuttgart role

Jesus College’s new Director

Daniel Barenboim steps back

Sally Groves • The Chair of the Vaughan Williams Foundation on plans for the charity

WHAT NEXT? • In our guide to further listening, Andrew Farach-Colton takes as his starting point Mozart’s gently intimate Clarinet Quintet – where will his musical journey lead?

GRAMOPHONE NEXT MONTH DECEMBER 2022

CARTE BLANCHE • Twenty five years after the conductor’s death, James Jolly meets the producer Michael Haas who made many of Solti’s recordings in the last chapter of his life

Letter of the Month • Acknowledging our critics’ great literary skills

NOTES & LETTERS • Write to us at St Jude’s Church, Dulwich Road, London SE24 0PB or gramophone@markallengroup.com; email is preferable at this time

OBITUARIES

MAGIC & enchantment • As Les Talens Lyriques marks its 30th anniversary with three new albums, Richard Lawrence hears from founder-director Christophe Rousset about his musical passions and numerous other upcoming projects

REMASTERING THE RING • Georg Solti’s Decca recording of Wagner’s epic cycle is already a best-selling icon of the studio – but the latest technology reveals even greater sonic brilliance. Peter Quantrill reports

A PERFECT FIT • As Robert Treviño and the Basque National Orchestra release their second Ravel recording, the conductor tells Clive Paget about music-making rooted in shared commitment and friendship

GRAMOPHONE RECORDING OF THE MONTH • Edward Breen celebrates an album that plugs a significant gap in the recorded catalogue of William Byrd with stylish performances by The Sixteen and Fretwork

Orchestral

Rachmaninov’s Isle of the Dead • John Wilson talks to Rob Cowan about conducting this art-inspired evocative tone poem

Chamber

Emanuel Feuermann • Jeremy Nicholas celebrates the great Austrian cellist who rose to prominence at an early age, was held in high esteem by his colleagues and friends – but suffered a tragic, untimely death

Instrumental

Christian Winther Christensen • This Dane’s music is completely original and utterly distinctive, says Andrew Mellor, with an ability to shock and surprise while also exhibiting a remarkable clarity and quiet focus

Vocal

GRAMOPHONE Collector FROM ROME TO HAMBURG • David Vickers takes a tour of recent Baroque...