Handel: a podcast portrait

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

In the final episode of the series, Andy takes a look at some of Beethoven’s later works and asks his guests to explain which 1 piece of his music best describes the great composer’s legacy and influence. References to tour merch, Wimpy and privet hedges may also feature. Many th ...  Show more

For the first ASOT podcast of 2022, Ruben de Ronde sat down with Trance veteran Richard Durand! Discover more about Richard’s brand-new album, what his first days in the music scene were like and how he experienced one of the most pivotal moments in his life: winning the A Sta ...

Series exploring famous pieces of music and their emotional appeal. Richard Strauss was 84 when he completed his last work. It was the Four Last Songs, which, although about death, convey a sense of calm acceptance. It was written of its time in 1948, but it still touches the hea ...  Show more

Über eine berühmte Persönlichkeit wie die des Komponisten und Dirigenten Richard Strauss wissen wir deshalb so viel, weil über 13 000 Fotos aus seinem Leben und viele Handschriften erhalten geblieben sind - zusammengetragen von seiner Schwiegertochter und der Familie. Im Richard- ...  Show more