Latest News: Classical
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Interview,
Eric Lu on Chopin, Brahms and Schumann 19th March 2020The Leeds International Piano Competition winner talks to Katherine about his first studio recording, released on Warner Classics last month.
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Coming Soon,
Purcell from Paul McCreesh and other forthcoming highlights 18th March 2020The Gabrielis record a new edition of The Fairy Queen, plus Shostakovich from Alina Ibragimova, Beethoven concertos from Stephen Hough, and Tannhäuser from last year’s Bayreuth Festival, with Lise Davidsen making her debut on the ‘green hill’ as Elisabeth.
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Interview,
Chen Reiss on Beethoven's Women 17th March 2020The Israeli soprano talks to Katherine about her new album on Onyx Classics, Immortal Beloved, which includes music from Fidelio and Egmont as well as some of the composer's earliest vocal works.
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Presto CD,
New titles added to Presto CD - March 2020 17th March 2020New Presto CDs include Beethoven piano concertos from Maurizio Pollini, Berg and Stravinsky from Itzhak Perlman, and Brahms from Carlos Kleiber.
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Interview,
Erkki-Sven Tüür on Mythos 13th March 2020The Estonian composer talks to David about his new album of three world premieres on Alpha, with long-time friend and collaborator Paavo Järvi and the Estonian Festival Orchestra.
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Recording of the Week,
Three world premiere recordings of works by Erkki-Sven Tüür 13th March 2020Paavo Järvi conducts the Estonian Festival Orchestra in three works by his long-time friend and musical collaborator Erkki-Sven Tüür - the 'Mythos' symphony, 'Incantation of Tempest' and 'Sow the Wind...'
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 13th March 2020 13th March 2020Beethoven from Rudolf Buchbinder and Andreas Staier, Tartini from Chouchane Siranossian, Handel from Christophe Dumaux, and the inaugural concert from Berlin’s Pierre Boulez Saal on DVD and Blu-ray.
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Interview,
Simon Callaghan on Roger Sacheverell Coke 11th March 2020The pianist discusses his research on the life and work of the British composer, whose Cello Sonatas he has recently recorded with Raphael Wallfisch on Lyrita.
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BBC Music Magazine Choices,
BBC Music Magazine - March 2020 Choices 10th March 2020Chris introduces this month's selection, including Shostakovich from the late Mariss Jansons, Prokofiev from Steven Osborne, and Tchaikovsky from the Rolston String Quartet.
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Interview,
Odaline de la Martinez on Ethel Smyth 8th March 2020The Cuban-American conductor talks to David about the music of Ethel Smyth, four of whose songs she conducts on a new album from Somm.
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Recording of the Week,
Two world premiere recordings of music by Thomas Adès 6th March 2020Thomas Adès conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra in performances of two of his own works: the Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, and Totentanz.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 6th March 2020 6th March 2020Franck from Nikolai Lugansky, Bach Toccatas from Masaaki Suzuki, a Roman pilgrimage with The Sixteen, and a dramatic Lieder recital from Stéphane Degout and Simon Lepper.
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Interview,
Stanford String Quartets from the Dante Quartet 5th March 2020David talks to violinist Krysia Osostowicz and musicologist Jeremy Dibble about the final volume in the Dante Quartet's Stanford cycle.
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Interview,
Ruby Hughes on Clytemnestra 4th March 2020The British soprano talks to Katherine about her new album featuring Rhian Samuel's Aeschylus-inspired monodrama and song-cycles by Mahler and Berg, out now on BIS.
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Presto Chart,
The Presto Chart - February 2020 3rd March 2020Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for February, with John Wilson and Sinfonia of London's collection of French orchestral works on Chandos in first place...
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Presto Editor's Choices,
Presto Editor's Choices - February 2020 1st March 2020A captivating collection of English song from Carolyn Sampson and Joseph Middleton, a Spanish postcard from Offenbach, and a weird and wonderful Skalkottas anthology from Athens.
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Recording of the Week,
John Eliot Gardiner concludes his cycle of Schumann symphonies with the LSO 28th February 2020With sparkling, joyous performances of the Spring and Rhenish symphonies, John Eliot Gardiner and the LSO bring their Schumann cycle to an exuberant conclusion.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 28th February 2020 28th February 2020Schoenberg from Isabelle Faust and friends, Beethoven from the Capuçon Brothers and Frank Braley, Offenbach’s Spanish operetta Maître Péronilla, and an all-star Porgy & Bess from the Metropolitan Opera.
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Hi-Res Highlights,
Hi-Res Highlights - February 2020 27th February 2020This month’s highlights include new remasterings of the Juilliard Quartet’s Beethoven cycle from the late 1960s, Schubert from both Adam Laloum and Edward Gardner, and revisitations of Bach Passions from two veteran conductors and their ensembles.
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Coming Soon,
Debussy & Rameau from Víkingur Ólafsson and other forthcoming highlights 26th February 2020An all-French programme from the award-winning Icelandic pianist, plus Vinci from Franco Fagioli, more Korngold from John Wilson, and Verdi’s Otello from Jonas Kaufmann, Antonio Pappano and the Orchestra dell'Academia Nationale di Santa Cecilia.