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The value in variety of both artists and styles • Founded in 1923 by Sir Compton Mackenzie and Christopher Stone as ‘an organ of candid opinion for the numerous possessors of gramophones’

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GRAMOPHONE Editor’s choice • Sir Simon Rattle’s extraordinary feel for Janá∂ek’s music, the LSO’s beautiful playing and wonderful soloists make for a superb second release in this series of his operas.

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WHAT NEXT? • For this month’s listening journey Hugo Shirley takes as his starting point Schubert’s evergreen Trout Quintet

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Mathieu Herzog • The founder of Appassionato on Mer(s), their album celebrating the sea

CARTE BLANCHE • Reporting from California, James Jolly meets the President of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, David Stull, to hear about his vision for the institution

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OBITUARIES

Sinking into PARSIFAL • Jonas Kaufmann returns to one of Wagner’s great roles, in a production now issued by Sony Classical. He tells Mark Pullinger about being part of an all-star performance in an empty opera house – and reveals a wish list of future plans

In love with LANGUAGE • James Jolly meets the French tenor Cyrille Dubois to talk about song, the music of Benjamin Britten and unearthing the mélodies of Louis Beydts

A conductor’s CALLING • As she reaches the twin milestones of her 70th birthday and 25 years heading the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta chats with Peter J Rabinowitz about her enduring desire for musical discoveries, about taking chances – and about continuing to learn on the job

GRAMOPHONE RECORDING OF THE MONTH • Tim Ashley recalls a stunning concert account of Janáček’s Katya Kabanova with a recording that fully conveys the dramatic intensity of the live performance

Orchestral

Beethoven’s ‘Hammerklavier’ Sonata • Beatrice Rana joins Harriet Smith to talk about finding a path through this unique work

Chamber

Mstislav Rostropovich • Julian Lloyd Webber celebrates the artistry of a legendary fellow cellist, a Russian musician who was an outspoken advocate of human rights and an inspiration for many composers

Instrumental

Elena Ruehr • A magisterial series of string quartets forms only one part of this US composer’s multifaceted output, finds Guy Rickards

Vocal

GRAMOPHONE Collector JEWELS FROM VERSAILLES • David Vickers listens in on a selection of recent recordings made at the magnificent Royal Chapel at the Palace of Versailles

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Michael Waldron • The conductor on his new Vaughan Williams album and his work with the London Choral Sinfonia

ONLINE CONCERTS & EVENTS • Mark Pullinger explores a range of web-based operas

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