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FEATURED January 26, 2011 Every month we put a newly transferred Archive recording on to our Gramophone Player. Here's Dowland's 'Flow, my tears', sung by René Soames. 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 Today marks the anniversary of the death in 2008 of the composer and musicologist Wilfred Mellers CLASSIC REVIEW October 1952 THE CLASSIC REVIEW This classic account of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde, sung by Kathleen Ferrier and conducted by Bruno Walter, remains a catalogue favourite - but how did we first review it? more > Karl Böhm's Pastoral FEBRUARY 1972 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

The 1950s were a fantastically exciting time for classical music. Maria Callas and Glenn Gould were becoming legendary figures that still excite passionate debate today, while the growth of the LP was radically changing home listening. West Side Story - the composer conducts APRIL 1985 Simon Rattle on Weill and Britten APRIL 1983 Nigel Kennedy's Elgar Violin Concerto DECEMBER 1984
Composer of the Week Gustav Holst (1874-1934) The February 2011 edition of Gramophone includes a feature about the composer and his music - here's a further chance to explore his life and music more > Robert Schumann (1810-56) Felix Mendelssohn (1809-47) Sergei Prokofiev (1891- 1953) Leos Janácek (1854-1928)		Artist in Focus Julian Bream A wonderful musician, but also one who through his advocacy for both the guitar and contemporary repertoire has left a remarkable legacy for future generations more > Itzhak Perlman Paul Lewis Sir Simon Rattle Jiri Belohlavek