Gramophone

[Panjandrum]

Both excellent performances and what an orchestra the original Philharmonia was ! Dennis Brain's horn solos in the Brahms are magical.

I assume it is a one-off , If not I may well start buying it again regularly.

What's the rest of the magazine like?

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Has Gramophone decided to take over from Classic FM magazine in issuing free golden oldie recordings on its cover?

I saw an issue today in W H Smith with a naff reference to a Gramophone Hall fo fame - a concept straight from Classic FM but found myself buying it as there is a free CD on the cover of Karajan and the Philharmonia in Beethoven 5 and Brahms 2 .

Both excellent performances and what an orchestra the original Philharmonia was ! Dennis Brain's horn solos in the Brahms are magical.

I assume it is a one-off , If not I may well start buying it again regularly.

Sounds like a ray of hope.

[Barbirollians]

The reviews are still too short although there is less celebrity guff the magazine has been turned upside down so that letters etc are at the back of the magazine which I do not like. The headings of each review have been improved in that they do not tell you what is in it just what it is about but frankly they should scrap them

[Nick Armstrong]

I came across one of the few issues I haven't disposed of (with the exception of a couple of examples from the early 1980s, the first I bought, which are interesting to look at for historical value - inc. reviews by Stephen Plaistow!)...

Looking at the 'Awards 2011' issue I happened to find, I realise one thing that really puts me off is the silly 'sound bite' lines (in a text colour to tone in with the cover ) which appear at the head of each review.

The review of Gesualdo Madrigals Vol 3 by Delitiae Musicae is headed with

More exhilarating despair from music's most famous murderer



I flung the magazine towards the waste-paper basket.

[amateur51]

I think that 'innovation' was a Jolly/Inverne-ism, Caliban - it marked the beginning of the end pf gramophone as a serious publication for me. :sasdface:

I fired off a furious message to the old Gramophone forum but never heard a word back

And now Jolly James, referred to recently by the Principal of the Royal Academy of Music as "the distinguished broadcaster" is a regular on Radio Wright

[Nick Armstrong]

I think that 'innovation' was a Jolly/Inverne-ism - it markerd the beginning of the end for me.

I fired off a furious message to the old Gramophone forum but never heard a word back

Patronising tw•ts

[Barbirollians]

Cullingford has removed those terrible sub editor favoured silly headings and replaced them with neutral bried descriptions of the records but they could still do with going .

How can I put it best ? I reckon had these changes been made before I stopped subscribing I would have continued to subscribe but they are not enough to make me resubscribe.

[VodkaDilc]

I came across one of the few issues I haven't disposed of (with the exception of a couple of examples from the early 1980s, the first I bought, which are interesting to look at for historical value - inc. reviews by Stephen Plaistow!)...

Looking at the 'Awards 2011' issue I happened to find, I realise one thing that really puts me off is the silly 'sound bite' lines (in a text colour to tone in with the cover ) which appear at the head of each review.

The review of Gesualdo Madrigals Vol 3 by Delitiae Musicae is headed with

More exhilarating despair from music's most famous murderer



I flung the magazine towards the waste-paper basket.

Those silly headings always reminded me of the Rupert Bear stories from the 1950s. A block of text for the keen kids to read, but a little couplet above for idle ones like me. Always something like:

Rupert's having lots of fun,
Picking apples in the sun.

Perhaps Gramophone should do the same:

Cortot's Chopin gets our votes;
Lovely playing, some wrong notes.

[Nick Armstrong]

Those silly headings always reminded me of the Rupert Bear stories from the 1950s. A block of text for the keen kids to read, but a little couplet above for idle ones like me to read. Always something like:
Rupert's having lots of fun,
Picking apple in the sun.

Perhaps Gramophone should do the same:

Cortot's Chopin gets our votes;
Lovely playing, some wrong notes.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Seconded! for VodkaDilc!

[amateur51]

Seconded! for VodkaDilc!

Lovely stuff Voddy

[jayne lee wilson]

Those silly headings always reminded me of the Rupert Bear stories from the 1950s. A block of text for the keen kids to read, but a little couplet above for idle ones like me. Always something like:

Rupert's having lots of fun,
Picking apples in the sun.

Perhaps Gramophone should do the same:

Cortot's Chopin gets our votes;
Lovely playing, some wrong notes.

Well Vodkadilc, if the G's headings were as good & witty as yours the magazine would be much improved! What a great idea!

[jayne lee wilson]

How about -

Karajan's a pilot, owns his own plane;
His orchestra sounds exactly the same.

[Extended Play]

Richter's Schubert can be slow
Needs a prod to make it go

[EdgeleyRob]

Boult's Elgar,
Best by far.