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Early music pioneer and founder of the Academy of Ancient Music Christopher Hogwood has died. Read more.

Sir Mark Elder conducted La Traviata at Glyndebourne this year. The opera was already performed over 500 times during the 2012-12013 season. In this feature in The Economist, he talks about keeping fresh, these staples of the repertoire.

In this feature in The Guardian, rock music critic Paul Morley claims ‘classical music is the truly subversive form’ and explains why with 6 of his favourite pieces.    

“What is the point of having amassed, say, the complete symphonies of the Estonian composer Eduard Tubin (1905-82) when all eleven of them pop up on Spotify, albeit in random order?” New York Times music critic Alex Ross looks at the pros and cons of listening to the classics online.    

Last month, the second bi-ennial Synaesthesia festival was held at the Museum of Old and New Art in Hobart (MONA). This ability to experience sound through a different sensory modality seems to be not as rare as once thought and fascinates scientists and musicians alike. Journalist and synaesthete Holly Williams delves into her own experiences…

Riccardo Chailly’s recording Brahms – The Symphonies with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra was named Recording of the Year and doyen of early music Sir Neville Marriner received a special Outstanding Achievement Award, at the 2014 Gramophone Awards held at St John’s Smith Square last night.  Click here to read about the other winners.    

Sir Roger Norrington takes a look at Beethoven’s Symphony No 1 for Gramophone Magazine. Click here to read.

Tomorrow, September 17, Gramophone Magazine announces its 2014 Recording of the Year as picked by its panel of critics from the 12 category winners. Click here to check out the category winners and read more.