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CONTENTS August 2013 Features Vote for your Artist of theYear Help decide who wins the coveted title – see page 9 PRELUDES 10 NEWS ANALYSIS Jonas Kaufmann joins Sony; Decca signs South African soprano 13 MUSICIAN’S DIARY Guy Johnston strives to broaden the cello’s repertoire CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS The quintessential minimalist, Philip Glass 14 15 SESSION REPORT Gianandrea Noseda and the BBC Philharmonic record Casella 16 ICONS The peerless virtuosity of Leopold Godowsky 20 THE MUSICIAN AND THE SCORE Osmo Vänskä probes Sibelius’s Symphony No 4 22 LETTERS & OBITUARIES 24 ALFRED BRENDEL: IN HIS OWN WORDS 28 The legendary pianist reflects on a remarkable career in recording and recalls his most significant collaborations THE OPULENT MARIINSKY II 34 Geoffrey Norris witnesses the opening celebrations of Valery Gergiev’s resplendent new opera house in St Petersburg CHARLES-VALENTIN ALKAN 36 Jeremy Nicholas fights the neglected pianist-composer’s corner MUSICAL JOURNEYS 93 The Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic tackles Mahler; Lorca in song HIGH FIDELITY A special report from the Munich High End Show 2013 99 NEW RELEASES & REVIEWS INDEX 110 MY MUSIC 114 The actor Tom Conti on duetting with Paco Peña 6 GRAMOPHONE AUGUST 2013 28 Alfred Brendel: a life in front of the microphones 34 Gergiev’s luxurious Mariinsky II in St Petersburg 93 Sascha Goetzel premieres Mahler in Istanbul gramophone.co.uk I P O B , I V A N , / D E C C A D A P R A H E R R : P H O T O G R A P H Y
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A V A I L A B L E A T M I D - P R I C E Britten Orchestral Works This newly remastered recording presents a varied selection of orchestral works by Benjamin Britten, performed by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra under Richard Hickox, to mark the great composer’s centenary year. The disc is also a part of The Richard Hickox Legacy series, paying tribute to the conductor and leading advocate of twentieth-century British music. CHAN 10784 X The Richard Hickox Legacy Series Richard Hickox was a great champion of neglected music in general, and of British music in particular. His sudden death in November 2008 robbed the world of a most vital and industrious musician, whose discographical legacy remains a treasure trove of the recorded catalogue. This commemorative series looks back at some of the highlights of his long-standing conducting career with Chandos Records. AVAILABLE AT MID-PRICE AVAILABLE AT MID-PRICE AVAILABLE AT MID-PRICE AVAILABLE AT MID-PRICE 2 CDs foR ThE PRICE of 1 Britten Finzi Holst Choral Works CHAN 10783 X Howells Music for Strings CHAN 10780 X Britten Spring Symphony Welcome Ode Psalm 150 CHAN 10782 X www.chandos.net www.theclassicalshop.net (24-bit downloads, lossless, MP3) Rossini Stabat Mater CHAN 10781 X Elgar The Dream of Gerontius Parry Choral Works CHAN 241-46 STAY I N THE KNOW New releases • Reviews • Special offers • Artist features

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CONTENTS

August 2013

Features

Vote for your Artist of theYear Help decide who wins the coveted title – see page 9

PRELUDES

10

NEWS ANALYSIS

Jonas Kaufmann joins Sony; Decca signs South African soprano

13

MUSICIAN’S DIARY

Guy Johnston strives to broaden the cello’s repertoire

CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS

The quintessential minimalist, Philip Glass

14

15

SESSION REPORT

Gianandrea Noseda and the BBC Philharmonic record Casella

16

ICONS

The peerless virtuosity of Leopold Godowsky

20

THE MUSICIAN AND THE SCORE

Osmo Vänskä probes Sibelius’s Symphony No 4

22

LETTERS & OBITUARIES

24

ALFRED BRENDEL: IN HIS OWN WORDS 28 The legendary pianist reflects on a remarkable career in recording and recalls his most significant collaborations

THE OPULENT MARIINSKY II

34

Geoffrey Norris witnesses the opening celebrations of Valery Gergiev’s resplendent new opera house in St Petersburg

CHARLES-VALENTIN ALKAN

36

Jeremy Nicholas fights the neglected pianist-composer’s corner

MUSICAL JOURNEYS

93

The Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic tackles Mahler; Lorca in song

HIGH FIDELITY

A special report from the Munich High End Show 2013

99

NEW RELEASES & REVIEWS INDEX 110 MY MUSIC 114 The actor Tom Conti on duetting with Paco Peña

6 GRAMOPHONE AUGUST 2013

28 Alfred Brendel: a life in front of the microphones

34 Gergiev’s luxurious Mariinsky II in St Petersburg

93 Sascha Goetzel premieres Mahler in Istanbul gramophone.co.uk

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I V A N

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P H O T O G R A P H Y

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