Latest News: Classical, Interview
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David Temple on recording Bach in English 11th April 2017The conductor talks to David about his new St John Passion with the Crouch End Festival Chorus, sung in Neil Jenkins's translation.
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James MacMillan discusses his Stabat Mater 6th April 2017As a follow-up to our earlier interview with Harry Christophers, the Scottish composer talks to David about his new work.
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Harry Christophers on James MacMillan's new Stabat Mater 6th April 2017David talks to The Sixteen's Harry Christophers about his recording of a brand-new major work by James MacMillan.
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Nicky Spence on Buxton Orr 4th April 2017Katherine talks to the Scottish tenor about unearthing the songs of the Glasgow-born composer for his new disc on Delphian.
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Beatrice Rana on the Goldberg Variations 28th March 2017Katherine talks to the Italian pianist about tackling Bach's monumental cycle on tour and in the recording studio.
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Stephen Farr on Leighton's Organ Works 21st March 2017David talks to the organist about his complete set of Leighton's organ works on Resonus.
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Paul McCreesh on Haydn's The Seasons 16th March 2017David talks to the conductor about his new super-sized recording of Haydn's pastoral oratorio with the Gabrieli Consort and Wrocław Baroque Orchestra.
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Kasper Holten on Das Liebesverbot 11th March 2017With his new production of Die Meistersinger opening at Covent Garden tonight, Katherine talks to the director about his recent staging of Wagner's neglected early comic opera.
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Sir John Eliot Gardiner revisits the St Matthew Passion 9th March 2017Katherine talks to the conductor about his second recording of Bach's masterpiece, due out on Soli Deo Gloria tomorrow.
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Edna Stern on the piano works of Hélène de Nervo de Montgeroult 8th March 2017David talks to the Belgian-Israeli pianist about the fascinating music of a musical innovator writing during turbulent times in France.
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Daniele Rustioni on Bellini's Adelson e Salvini 2nd March 2017The young Italian conductor talks to Katherine about recording Bellini's first opera, due for release tomorrow on Opera Rara.
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Giaches de Wert from Stile Antico 28th February 2017Katherine talks to baritone Will Dawes about the group's latest recording, focusing on the music of the Italian-domiciled Flemish composer.
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Thomas Hampson on Tides of Life 23rd February 2017Katherine talks to the American baritone about his new disc of arrangements of lieder by Brahms, Schubert and Wolf.
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Brian Knowles on Love's Philosophy 20th February 2017David talks to composer Brian Knowles about 'Love's Philosophy', his new album of guitar works with Craig Ogden.
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Víkingur Ólafsson on Philip Glass 16th February 2017James talks to Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson about his debut album on Deutsche Grammophon of music by Philip Glass.
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Gabriel Crouch on music from the time of Queen Mary 15th February 2017David talks to the director of choral ensemble Gallicantus about their latest album, the fascinatingly-titled 'Queen Mary's Big Belly'.
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Leonard Elschenbroich on Musica Nostalgica 9th February 2017The German cellist talks to Katherine about his disc of Schnittke, released on Onyx last month.
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Olivier Latry on 'Voyages' 7th February 2017The great French organist talks to David about his new recording of transcriptions on the organ of the Paris Philharmonie.
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Natalie Clein on Bloch, Ligeti & Dallapiccola 1st February 2017David talks to the cellist about her new disc of unaccompanied twentieth-century repertoire.
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Vasily Petrenko on Tchaikovsky 19th January 2017Katherine talks to the Russian conductor about his Tchaikovsky cycle with the Liverpool Philharmonic on Onyx.