Latest News: Classical, Gershwin (composer)
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Interview,
Alison Balsom on Quiet City 14th September 2022The trumpet-player discusses her new album of music by composers including Gershwin, Copland, Bernstein and Ives, and reflects on the unique qualities of Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie...
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Recording of the Week,
Alison Balsom's Quiet City 26th August 2022Alison Balsom and the Britten Sinfonia offer a colourful collection of works and arrangements that place the trumpet firmly at the centre of attention.
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Interview,
Martin James Bartlett on Rachmaninov and Gershwin 14th March 2022The pianist talks about his new album that draws links between two giants of the early twentieth century, via Earl Wild and the New York jazz scene in the 1920s.
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Interview,
Kirill Gerstein on The Gershwin Moment 1st March 2018The pianist talks to Katherine about his new album, which includes the jazz-band version of Rhapsody in Blue, the Piano Concerto in F, and song transcriptions by Earl Wild.
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Recording of the Week,
Barbara Hannigan sings and conducts music by Berg, Berio, and Gershwin 22nd September 2017Katherine listens to the Canadian soprano's bold new disc Crazy Girl Crazy, centring on Berg's Lulu.
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Interview,
Barbara Hannigan on Crazy Girl Crazy 20th September 2017Katherine talks to the Canadian soprano about her bold new album juxtaposing Gershwin, Berg and Berio, in which she both sings and directs the Ludwig Orchestra.
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Recording of the Week,
John Wilson conducts music by Gershwin 6th May 2016Katherine enjoys the John Wilson Orchestra's latest album, featuring film music by George Gershwin.
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Interview,
John Wilson on Gershwin in Hollywood 2nd May 2016Katherine talks to the conductor about his new disc, recorded live at the Albert Hall and released on Warner Classics this week.
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Recording of the Week,
Rhapsody in Blue – Grosvenor and Kempf 6th August 2012Two former BBC Young Musician of the Year prize-winners record Gershwin’s best-known work – Kempf as part of an all-Gershwin programme, Grosvenor alongside Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2.