Clare Hammond on Hélène de Montgeroult

This month's Gramophone Podcast sees Editor Martin Cullingford joined by William Vann, Director of the Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, to talk about his new album of choral music by Elgar: Light out of Darkness, released on Somm Recordings. The wonderfully-chosen sele ...  Show more

The soprano Marina Rebeka and her husband, the sound engineer Edgardo Vertanessian, founded their record label, Prima Classic in 2018, and in the years since have built up an impressive catalogue. To coincide with the release of their latest project, Verdi's Simon Boccanegra, rec ...  Show more

Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero chooses the Schumann Fantasie performed by Clifford Curzon and Quintet Opus 18 by Mieczyslaw Weinberg, performed by the Borodin Quartet

The powerful song, Non, je ne regrette rien was made famous by Edith Piaf.Written in 1960 by Charles Dumont, in a fit of despair, he gave the music to lyricist Michel Vaucaire, but was surprised by the words he wrote. Dumont thought the song should be about war or revolution. Vau ...  Show more

Linton Stephens tries out a classical playlist on presenter Cherry Healey.Cherry's playlist:Julie Cooper - VENUS in Sunlight Grey Bedřich Smetana - Vltava (Má Vlast) Francesco Turini - Sonata à 31 (Madrigali, Book 1: No. 18) Erik Satie - Gnossienne No. 1 Rosanna Scalfi Marcello - ...  Show more

Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto - famously featured in David Lean's film "Brief Encounter" - is one of the world's most popular pieces of classical music. Some of its fans describe the way in which it has touched and shaped their lives. Featuring a pianist from Taiwan whose memo ...  Show more