Gramophone

[mikealdren]

A favourable review no doubt . Cannot remember the last time EG gave a record a bad one !

He was one of the critics who so savaged Carlos Kleiber in 1981 that he never conducted on London again.

Mike

[Il Grande Inquisitor]

http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/Boo...ngs_Ivan_March

It looks like poor old Ted has withdrawn from the Penguin Guides.

The only surprise there is that Robert Layton is still listed as an editor, as he does very little reviewing these days. I can't remember the last time he did one for IRR, but they were getting increasingly shorter.

[Alison]

IGI

Do you not have a Christmas bash when all you reviewers get together ?!

[Alison]

I wonder why Robert Layton left Gramophone while Ted and Ivan still remain on board ?

[barber olly]

The only surprise there is that Robert Layton is still listed as an editor, as he does very little reviewing these days. I can't remember the last time he did one for IRR, but they were getting increasingly shorter.

I think I gave up the Penguin Guides before I gave up The Gramophone. Are they any good now?

[Il Grande Inquisitor]

IGI

Do you not have a Christmas bash when all you reviewers get together ?!

Sadly not.

I wonder why Robert Layton left Gramophone while Ted and Ivan still remain on board ?

I think quite a few reviewers and staff left Gramophone after the Haymarket takeover, from which IRR was largely born.

I think I gave up the Penguin Guides before I gave up The Gramophone. Are they any good now?

I also gave up buying them about 5-6 years ago as the reviews were largely regurgitated from earlier editions. It seemed as if it was a copy-and-paste job with new reviews squeezed in. I found what was required reading when I was first building a collection became less... essential as the years went by.

[Mahlerei]

Martin Cullingford is the new editor.

[VodkaDilc]

I would suggest MickyD.
Otherwise, perhaps Martin Cullingford or someone from another Haymarket magazine - perhaps the current Assistant Editor from a completely unrelated magazine like Practical Caravan.

Written, tongue-in-cheek, on 26 Oct!

So, no change on Gramophone, then!

[barber olly]

Written, tongue-in-cheek, on 26 Oct!

So, no change on Gramophone, then!

No doubt you've been on the road since then!

[Alison]

Oh yes, just read Jimmy's last editorial.

[MickyD]

Martin Cullingford is the new editor.

This comes as no surprise, he was never off the Gramophone Forum when it opened. To his credit, he did have the temerity to weigh in on some of the arguments going on about the removal of the cover CD and was always very courteous with his replies. I just hope that he continues to listen to public opinion.

[PaulT]

I was looking at the latest issue in WH Smiths this afternoon and noticed Inverne listed as Contributing Editor and announcing in his own column that this was to be his last issue. I wonder why they didnt announce Martin's appointment at the same time.

As its an in-house appointment I wonder if any aspects of the so-called recent redesign were down to Martin. I noticed that the reviews in the current issue seemed to feature more "selected comparisons" although in the case of some reviews these comparisons were not even mentioned by the disc's reviewer. Rather curious?

I agree with MickyD, Martin has shown himself to be a frequent and remarkably frank communicator in spite of some pretty harsh criticism of the magazine. When I was a subscriber we exchanged emails a number of times and I always found his approach refreshing compared to some others.

Welcome Martin and I look forward to your input with renewed interest.

[Alison]

A promising cover for the Feb featuring a composer rather than a glam soloist.

Alas many of the reviews still seem really short.

[Barbirollians]

I looked at a copy in WH Smith yesterday - it felt really like cheap paper . The reviews very short and still far too much guff.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I looked at a copy in WH Smith yesterday - it felt really like cheap paper . The reviews very short and still far too much guff.

Agreed: but I wouldn't mind about the paper (especially if this resulted in a cheaper price!) if the content were back to the standard that made it unmissable for me in the '70s and '80s.