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THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS
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GRAMOPHONE Editor's choice • Martin Cullingford’s pick of the finest recordings from this month’s reviews
RECORDING OF THE MONTH
FOR THE RECORD • Tenor Freddie De Tommaso joins Decca Classics
ONE TO WATCH • Toby Hughes Double bass
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ARTISTS & their INSTRUMENTS • Ksenija Sidorova on her Italian, custom-made ‘Pigini’ accordion
The Gulbenkian Orchestra and Choir • Our monthly series telling the story behind an orchestra
GRAMOPHONE GUIDE TO Waltz • Richard Wigmore delves into the history of this refined offshoot of the Austrian Ländler
FROM WHERE I SIT • The Russian view and the Western view of Prokofiev symphonies sets Edward Seckerson thinking
Onwards & upwards • With multiple concerts and recordings each year, life’s busy for Renaud Capuçon – even in lockdown. Refusing to give up on himself or the young artists he supports, the violinist has launched several projects – not least an all-Elgar recording, he tells Charlotte Gardner
FINIDING LIGETI • His earliest attempts led to defeat, but a decade ago Danny Driver learnt to embrace fully Ligeti’s fiendish Études – first in concert and now on a new recording for Hyperion, he tells Harriet Smith
GRAMOPHONE RECORDING OF THE MONTH • David Gutman is impressed by Hilary Hahn’s blend of musical cogency and cool precision on a highly personal album of three works that share a Parisian connection
Orchestral
GRAMOPHONE Focus LIVE MAHLER FROM BERLIN • Peter Quantrill on a multi-conductor cycle of Mahler’s symphonies from the Berlin Philharmonic, beautifully presented as a luxury box-set
Weber’s Der Freischütz • Conductor Laurence Equilbey enthuses to Richard Lawrence about this opera and its energy
Chamber
GRAMOPHONE Focus COMPLEMENTARY VIEWS OF HAYDN’S OP 76 • David Threasher hears the London Haydn and Chiaroscuro quartets play Haydn’s finest chamber music
DEFINING MOMENTS
Osian Ellis • In tribute to the Welsh harpist, who recently died at the age of 92, Geraint Lewis looks back at the career of the man internationally acknowledged as the leading harpist of his generation
Instrumental
GRAMOPHONE Focus THE ART OF JOSEF LHEVINNE • Jeremy Nicholas salutes the complete recordings – fleshed out with newly issued rarities – of a master pianist
JOLAS FACTS
Betsy Jolas • Her intriguing music defies formal analysis, which is exactly this French composer’s intention, says Richard Whitehouse
JOLAS IN RECORDINGS • Covering various genres and spanning her broad career
Vocal
GRAMOPHONE talks to ... Jodie Devos • The soprano discusses her latest album, with songs from England, France and her native Belgium
WHAT NEXT? • Do you have a favourite piece of music and want to explore further? Our monthly feature suggests some musical journeys that venture beyond the most familiar works, with some recommended versions. This month James Jolly’s point of departure is...