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We're going to miss her, indeed. And if you are, too, Classicalites, just answer the following quiz correctly--by our standards, at least--and win Deutsche Grammophon's two-CD Iolanta set of Netrebko, Sergey Skorokhodov, Alexey Markov, Vitalij Kowaljow and the Emmanuel Villaume-led Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra. We'll throw in another live Blu-Ray of her Verdi, Mozart and Puccini at Salzburg, as well. -
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Will Go To Conjunto Pioneer Flaco Jiménez
The 73-year-old accordionist pioneered the modern conjunto genre, an American-born style of music has reached many spheres of Latin America over the past 200 years. Along the way, Jiménez made friends in high places, including Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones. -
Violinist Daniel Hope on Yehudi Menuhin, Carl Sagan and the Music of His Solo Album ‘Spheres’ on DG
British violinist Daniel Hope tells the story of the exceptionally long gestation period of his latest solo album, 'Spheres.' -
Violinist Daniel Hope Talks ‘Vivaldi Recomposed,’ Max Richter’s Re-Imagining of ‘The Four Seasons’ on DG/Universal
Daniel Hope, violin soloist of Max Richter's 'Vivaldi Recomposed,' talks about his initial adverse reaction to the idea of rewriting Vivaldi, and how Richter's imaginative version thoroughly won him over. -
Indie Classicalites from Radiohead, Arcade Fire, Punch Bros. (Not Andrea Bocelli & Lindsey Stirling) are Saving the Music Industry
No, classical music isn't dead. In fact, classical music has become the latest vanity endeavor for most contemporary musicians. -
Mandolin Virtuoso Avi Avital Talks New Album ‘Between Worlds’ and Carnegie Hall Debut
Mandolinist Avi Avital released his second Deutsche Grammophon album, 'Between Worlds,' on January 14. Between the release of his new album and his Carnegie Hall recital debut on January 17, it's a crucial time, both for Avital and for the instrument whose legacy he is trying to revitalize. -
Metropolitan Opera Guild Lunches James Levine Back, Deutsche Grammophon Releases Carnegie Hall Return Concert
The Metropolitan Opera Guild welcomed James Levine back to his Metropolitan Opera post during a lunch held at the Waldorf-Astoria on November 11. Metropolitan Opera patrons and several generations of Met singers gathered to say "Welcome home, Jimmy!" at this special... -
Classicalite Recording News: The Decca Sound Dead in the U.S. as Universal Music Classics is Born
How to interpret the news that Universal is to drop the Decca company name in the United States? The first thing to say is that it's not as bad as it looks at first glance. The second thing is that, in fact, it might even indicate that... -
James MacMillan, Nicola Benedetti Launch Cumnock Tryst Festival in Scotland
Another artist-led music festival has been announced, this one run by a composer and located in his native Scotland. And the composer is Scotland's finest, James MacMillan. Not only that, but Scotland's best known violin export, Nicola... -
Gramophone-Winning Pianist Jan Lisiecki, 18, Releasing Sophomore Album on Deutsche Grammophon
Earlier this week, 18-year-old Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki was named Young Artist of the Year during the Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2013 in London. This award comes on the heels of news that Lisiecki has made his second... -
And Here are Gramophone Magazine's Classical Music Awards for 2013 (Part Two!)
Having announced the individual recording category award winners some weeks ago, in a departure from tradition (or rather, a return to an old tradition, sort of), the leading classical music awards have been announced. The rest of them. -
Decca Invites Pavarotti Fans to Record Their Versions of Puccini's "Nessun Dorma"
"Nessun Dorma" indeed--"none shall sleep"--in many opera-loving households this month, as Luciano Pavarotti's record company, Decca, marks 50 years since the late, great Italian tenor's international debut with a remarkable online...
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