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The important place of studio opera recording • 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 1223

GHAMOPHONE Editor’s choice • Martin Cullingford’s pick of the finest recordings from this month’s reviews

Barenboim steps down in Berlin

New Radio 3 Controller named

Yuja Wang’s new album unveiled

Glyndebourne cancels tour

Unheard Jessye Norman to be released

ONE TO WATCH

GRAMOPHONE Online • The magazine is just the beginning. Visit gramophone.co.uk for …

Symphony Hall, Boston • In our series exploring recording venues Tim Parry investigates a famous hall in Massachusetts that has been a beacon of excellence for 120 years

Kolesnikov’s Aldeburgh residency

Karabits steps down in Bournemouth

Poland inaugurates new organ

Sophie Kauer • The cellist on her debut acting role in the film Tár

WHAT NEXT? • In our guide to further listening, Hugo Shirley takes as his starting point Mendelssohn’s sunny, Italy-inspired Fourth Symphony – where will his musical journey lead?

NEXT MONTH MARCH 2023

Telling stories, supporting careers • How do you help an artist’s career reach its full potential? James Jolly discusses the challenges with two publicists, Lucy Maxwell-Stewart and Samantha Holderness

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

OBITUARY

Total Turandot • A major studio opera recording is rare nowadays, but add in Kaufmann, Radvanovsky and some unusual material and it has all the makings of something unique indeed. Neil Fisher visits Rome to sit in on Pappano’s ‘complete’ Turandot for Warner Classics

HARPSICHORD INNOVATOR • The exuberant, defiantly individual Mahan Esfahani has recorded three unfamiliar 20th-century Czech harpsichord concertos for Hyperion – one of which has a direct link to him via his beloved late teacher, he tells Richard Bratby

Celebrating SCHÜTZ • In conversation with David Vickers, seven renowned performers champion the extraordinary music of Schütz-–a composer routinely damned with faint praise as the most important German composer before Bach

ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS OF SCHÜTZ • A handful of releases reflecting his creative acuity

GRAMOPHONE RECORDING OF THE MONTH • Mark Seow is delighted by an album of gentle beauty and aching melancholy from baritone Romain Bockler and lutenist Bor Zuljan tracing a journey through the night

Orchestral

Britten’s Les illuminations • Mary Bevan chats with Mark Pullinger about the tricky nature of this characterful song-cycle

Chamber

Joaquín Achúcarro • David Patrick Stearns waxes lyrical about the sensitive playing of this Spanish pianist – who continues to inspire with live performances and recordings even as he turns 90

Instrumental

Edward Gregson • His name tends to be associated with brass band music, but, finds Richard Whitehouse, this composer has a whole lot...