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FEATURED June 1998 Reputations: Renata Tebaldi Gramophone critic Patrick O'Connor, who died last month, had a gift for capturing the essence of great singers of the past. In June 1998 he launched our Reputations series by exploring the legacy of Renata Tebaldi more > Elisabeth Söderström (1927-2009) remembered June 2004 Three English Masters MARCH 1984 Britten conducts the first recording of Peter Grimes October 1959 The Development of the Record Industry - by Brian Rust April 1977		On This Day Eugene Ormandy conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra in the first live TV relay of an orchestral concert (1948) CLASSIC REVIEW November 1991 Chandos Records' recording of Britten's War Requiem, winner of the 1992 Choral Award and featuring the late Philip Langridge, remains a powerful modern challenger to the composer's own Decca recording. more > Solti's Mahler Eighth OCTOBER 1972 Pletnev conducts Tchaikovsky's 6th JANUARY 1992 Emil Gilels's searching recording of Grieg's Lyric Pieces MARCH 1975 Barbirolli's Mahler Fifth DECEMBER 1969

The 1980s were the years in which some of today's biggest stars first came to the music world's attention - not least Britain's Simon Rattle and Nigel Kennedy. It also saw the introduction of the CD, which revolutionised the nature of recorded music. Nigel Kennedy's Elgar Violin Concerto DECEMBER 1984 Simon Rattle on Weill and Britten APRIL 1983 West Side Story - the composer conducts APRIL 1985
Composer of the Week Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) Prokofiev died on the same day as Stalin. Apart from the final years of his life, he managed more successfully than any other Great Russian composer living under the dictatorship to maintain his... more > Felix Mendelssohn (1809-47) Gustav Holst (1874-1934) Leos Janácek (1854-1928) Sir Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006)		Artist in Focus Sir Charles Mackerras We explore the career and recordings of the modest maestro and tireless ambassador for Czech music more > Paul Lewis Sir Simon Rattle Jiri Belohlavek Sir Roger Norrington