Latest News: Classical
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Interview,
Iestyn Davies on Michael Nyman and Henry Purcell 9th April 2019
The countertenor talks to David about his new album with Fretwork, playing off the juxtaposition of baroque works by Henry Purcell with works by contemporary composer Michael Nyman.
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Interview,
Clare Hammond on Mysliveček 7th April 2019
The British pianist and Royal Philharmonic Society Award-winner talks to Katherine about reconstructing and recording the piano concertos of the Czech composer with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra and Nicholas McGegan.
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Recording of the Week,
Jordi Savall directs JS Bach's Markus Passion 5th April 2019
David listens to a newly-reconstructed version of JS Bach's lost St Mark Passion, from Jordi Savall and the Capella Reial de Catalunya.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 5th April 2019 5th April 2019
New albums from Christian Thielemann, Carolyn Sampson, Cappella Gabetta and Alban Gerhardt, plus a collection of Sir John Eliot Gardiner's Berlioz recordings.
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Interview,
Kinan Azmeh on Uneven Sky 4th April 2019
Syrian clarinettist Kinan Azmeh talks to David about his new double album showcasing his own compositions and those of three other composers from his native country.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - April 2019 3rd April 2019
Chris introduces this month's selection, with the top spot going to a recording of Mahler's Symphony No. 7 which 'tells you not just how much Iván Fischer loves this work but how he loves it unconditionally'.
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Interview,
Bojan Čičić on Giovanni Giornovich 2nd April 2019
The Croatian violinist talks to Katherine about his recent recording of the volatile violinist-composer's 'London' concertos, released on Delphian last Friday.
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Presto Chart,
The Presto Chart - March 2019 1st April 2019
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for March, with Isabelle Faust's Bach violin concertos with the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin on Harmonia Mundi in first place...
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Presto Editor's Choices,
Presto Editor's Choices - March 2019 31st March 2019
Fazil Say’s appropriately epic Troy Sonata, the Italian version of Moniuszko’s Halka, Richard Rodney Bennett’s vivid depiction of the signs of the zodiac, and a glorious Paris recital from Stéphane Degout and Simon Lepper.
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Recording of the Week,
Martyn Brabbins conducts Elgar's Caractacus 29th March 2019
Martyn Brabbins conducts the Huddersfield Choral Society and the Orchestra of Opera North in a stirring new recording of Elgar's rarely-performed cantata, Caractacus.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 29th March 2019 29th March 2019
New albums from Yvgeny Sudbin, Bojan Čičić, Eric Le Sage, and Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, plus a bicentenary tribute to Clara Schumann from Howard Shelley and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.
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Interview,
Tamara Stefanovich on Influences 28th March 2019
The pianist talks to Katherine about her debut recording on Pentatone, featuring music by JS Bach, Bartók, Ives and Messiaen.
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Interview,
Introducing Andrei Ioniță 27th March 2019
The Romanian cellist talks to Katherine about his debut solo album Oblique Strategies, which includes the world premiere recording of Brett Dean's Brian Eno-inspired work of the same name as well as music by JS Bach, Kodály and Svante Henryson.
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BBC Music Magazine Choices,
BBC Music Magazine - April 2019 Choices 26th March 2019
Chris introduces this month's selection, including albums from Peter Donohoe, Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau and Helmut Deutsch, and Gianandrea Noseda and the London Symphony Orchestra.
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Interview,
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider on Mozart 25th March 2019
The violinist talks to Katherine about his recent recording of the Mozart concertos with the London Symphony Orchestra, and his role as president of the Carl Nielsen International Competition, which is currently in full swing in Denmark.
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Recording of the Week,
Donizetti's L'Ange de Nisida 22nd March 2019
Sir Mark Elder conducts the world premiere of Donizetti’s opera semiseria from 1839, composed for a theatre which closed down before the opening night, but subsequently heavily revised as La favorite.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 22nd March 2019 22nd March 2019
New albums from Iestyn Davies and Fretwork, Quatuor Diotima and the Carducci Quartet, plus the world premiere of Moniuszko’s Halka in its 1857 Italian version from Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante.
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Interview,
Sir Mark Elder on Donizetti's L’Ange de Nisida 21st March 2019
The conductor talks to Katherine about the world premiere recording of Donizetti’s 1839 opera, released tomorrow on Opera Rara with Joyce El-Khoury in the title-role.
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Box Set Selections,
Boxed Set Selections - March 2019 20th March 2019
A centenary edition from the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Robert Casadesus’s collected Columbia recordings, Tchaikovsky’s complete solo piano works from Valentina Lisitsa, and a comprehensive recorder anthology from Brilliant Classics.
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Interview,
Alexander Ullman on Russian ballet transcriptions 19th March 2019
The winner of the 2017 International Franz Liszt Piano Competition talks to Katherine about his debut solo album of music by Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky and Prokofiev, released last Friday on Rubicon.
