Latest News: Classical, Interview
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Interview,
Daniel Trocmé-Latter and Patrick Allies on The Mysterious Motet Book of 1539 21st December 2022Siglo de Oro's director Patrick Allies and musicologist Daniel Trocmé-Latter talk about a new recording of Renaissance motets with an unexpected origin.
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ATMA Classique's complete Massenet songs project 19th December 2022The label's artistic director Michel Ferland talks to Katherine about one of the most ambitious recording-projects ever undertaken in Canada, featuring over 300 songs and a line-up of artists including Karina Gauvin, Marie-Nicole Lemieux and Julie Boulianne.
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Christophe Rousset on Les Talens Lyriques at 30 15th December 2022As his ensemble celebrates its thirtieth birthday, the conductor and harpsichordist talks about turning people onto Lully, venturing towards Wagner, and 'opening doors' for the next generation of young musicians and music-lovers in France...
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Will Dawes on Dawn of Grace 14th December 2022The Director of Music at Oxford's Somerville College talks about a new album celebrating the Christmas music of contemporary women composers.
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Christopher Gray on Russell Pascoe's Secular Requiem 6th December 2022The conductor talks about his new recording of a piece reimagining the idea of a Requiem from a non-religious perspective - and about his recently-announced new job.
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Frank La Rocca and Richard Sparks on the Mass of the Americas 1st December 2022The composer and conductor talk about a fascinating new work drawing together musical and liturgical influences from both sides of the Atlantic.
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Clare Hammond on the piano études of Hélène de Montgeroult 23rd November 2022The pianist talks about her new album focusing on the revolutionary piano studies of Hélène de Montgeroult - anticipating many of the ideas that would be adopted by later Romantic composers.
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Rachel Podger on Tutta Sola 22nd November 2022The violinist talks about her new album exploring the ancestry of Bach's works for unaccompanied violin, with works from Tartini, Matteis, Westhoff and Vilsmayr.
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John Nelson on Berlioz and Handel 18th November 2022The veteran American conductor answers some quick questions about his new live recording of Les nuits d'été & Harold en Italie - and looks forward to his performance of Messiah at Coventry Cathedral next week...
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Interview,
Anna Fedorova on Rachmaninoff concertos and the Davidsbündler Academy 16th November 2022The pianist talks about her new recording of Rachmaninoff, her upcoming recording plans, and her extensive and ongoing efforts to support Ukrainian refugees through music.
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Interview,
Owain Park on Lux Aeterna 14th November 2022The director of the Gesualdo Six talks about the group's new album, featuring music for remembrance and commemoration.
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Interview,
Leif Ove Andsnes on Dvořák's Poetic Tone Pictures 9th November 2022The pianist talks about his new recording of Dvořák's rarely-heard contribution to the genre of pictorial piano miniatures.
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Interview,
Lisette Oropesa on French bel canto 7th November 2022As she prepares for the opening night of Handel's Alcina at Covent Garden tomorrow, the Cuban-American soprano discusses her new album of French opera arias by Donizetti and Rossini on Pentatone.
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Interview,
Remembering George Walker on his centenary 3rd November 2022With a cycle of Walker's Sinfonias underway from the National Symphony Orchestra, the composer's son Gregory and conductor Gianandrea Noseda reflect on his legacy.
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Interview,
Amanda Lee Falkenberg and Nicole Stott on the Moons Symphony 31st October 2022The composer and astronaut talk about their collaboration on an inspiring new work depicting seven of the Solar System's moons, and about art's role in communicating the wonders of scientific discovery.
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Interview,
Midori Komachi on the violin works of Vaughan Williams 24th October 2022The violinist talks about her recent album of Vaughan Williams's music for violin and piano, with Simon Callaghan.
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Jan Talich Jr on the art of quartet-playing 20th October 2022In the wake of their new recording of Dvořák's 'American' Quartet, the Czech violinist and conductor discusses the history of the quartet which his father founded in 1964 - and which he himself has led for the past twenty-five years.
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Víkingur Ólafsson on From Afar 13th October 2022The Icelandic pianist recounts how meeting 'living legend' György Kurtág in Budapest last summer inspired his latest album - part 'fan-letter' to the composer himself and part musical autobiography...
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Interview,
Joby Burgess on A Percussionist's Songbook 10th October 2022The percussionist talks about his new album of solo commissions from contemporary composers, and about his lifelong relationship with the marimba.
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Interview,
Bruno de Sá on Roma Travestita 6th October 2022The Brazilian soprano discusses his debut album on Erato (exploring the period of operatic history when women were forbidden from performing on the Roman stage) and the process of 'finding his own path' as a high-voiced male singer...