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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 10th May 2024 10th May 2024Schubert and Krenek from Can Çakmur, Bach Partitas from Martin Helmchen, Cimarosa's L'Olimpiade from Les Talens Lyriques & Christophe Rousset, and the complete Beethoven symphonies from Kammerakademie Potsdam & Antonello Manacorda.
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Interview,
David Parry on Stanford's Shamus O'Brien 9th May 2024The conductor discusses his recent recording of Stanford's tuneful 1896 opera, set in the Cork mountains during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 - enormously popular in the early years of its life, the work was withdrawn by the composer in the years leading up to the Easter Rising.
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Recollections,
From Boult to Björling - My Life In Music (so far!) 8th May 2024Our new Product Manager Matthew Ash introduces himself with a whistle-stop tour through some of the recordings which shaped his love of music - including works by Holst, Milhaud, MacMillan and Adès.
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BBC Music Magazine Choices,
BBC Music Magazine - May 2024 Choices 7th May 2024Chris introduces this month's selection, with an 'endlessly fascinating' recital of Marc-André Hamelin's solo piano works (played by the composer) at the top of the pile...
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Recording of the Week,
Tippett's A Child of Our Time from the late Andrew Davis 3rd May 2024A long-term champion of Tippett's music, the British conductor leads a meticulously-detailed account of his wartime oratorio with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and soloists Pumeza Matshikiza, Dame Sarah Connolly, Joshua Stewart and Ashley Riches.
Classical Recording of the Week
Tippett: A Child of Our Time
Pumeza Matshikiza (soprano), Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo), Joshua Stewart (tenor), Ashley Riches (bass-baritone), BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Andrew Davis
A long-term champion of Tippett's music, the British conductor leads a meticulously-detailed account of his war-time oratorio with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and soloists Pumeza Matshikiza, Dame Sarah Connolly, Joshua Stewart and Ashley Riches.
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