Latest News: Classical, Warner Classics (label)
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Recording of the Week,
Beethoven songs and folksongs from Ian Bostridge and Antonio Pappano 24th July 2020The tenor and pianist are joined by violinist Vilde Frang and cellist Nicolas Altstaedt for selections from the Scottish and Irish folk-songs, following an exquisitely tender account of An die ferne Geliebte.
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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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Interview,
Martin James Bartlett on Love and Death 5th June 2019The BBC Young Musician of the Year winner talks to Katherine about his debut solo recording on Warner, which takes its title from a work by Granados and also features music by Bach, Schumann, Liszt and Prokofiev.
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Video Interview,
John Nelson on Berlioz 7th March 2019Ahead of his performance and recording of the Grande Messe des Morts at St Paul's Cathedral tomorrow evening to mark the 150th anniversary of the composer's death, the American conductor talks to Katherine about his fifty-year relationship with music which 'lit something up in me that's remained all my life'.
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Interview,
Ian Bostridge on Requiem: The Pity of War 14th January 2019The tenor talks to Katherine about his recent recording of songs by Mahler, George Butterworth, Rudi Stephan and Kurt Weill with Antonio Pappano, released at the end of October on Warner Classics.
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Recording of the Week,
Bernstein Symphonies from Simon Rattle and Antonio Pappano 24th August 2018Pianist Krystian Zimerman brings understated affection and Classical clarity to The Age of Anxiety with Rattle, whilst Pappano and his Roman orchestra emphasise the dramatic qualities of all three symphonies.
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Interview,
Antonio Pappano on Bernstein 6th August 2018Ahead of the Bernstein centenary later this month, the conductor talks to Katherine about recording his three symphonies with the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (out this Friday on Warner Classics).
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Interview,
Angela Gheorghiu on Tosca and Eternamente 23rd January 2018Katherine talks to the Romanian soprano about returning to one of her signature-roles at Covent Garden this week, and her new album of verismo arias on Warner Classics.
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Interview,
Noa Wildschut on Mozart 17th October 2017Rising star Noa Wildschut - a protégée of Anne-Sophie Mutter - talks to David about her debut disc, an all-Mozart programme with pianist Yoram Ish-Hurwitz and the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra under Gordan Nikolić.
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Interview,
George Li – Live at the Mariinsky 4th October 2017David talks to the Chinese-American pianist about his debut recording on Warner Classics, featuring Chopin, Haydn, Liszt and Rachmaninov.
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Interview,
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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Video Interview,
Beatrice Rana on the Goldberg Variations 20th March 2017The Italian pianist talks to us about tackling Bach's monumental cycle on tour and in the recording studio.
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Interview,
Sophie Pacini on Beethoven & Liszt 18th October 2016Katherine talks to the German-Italian pianist about her debut disc on Warner Classics.
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Interview,
Alison Balsom on Légende 30th May 2016Katherine talks to the trumpet-player about her first recital disc with piano, out now on Warner Classics.
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Recording of the Week,
John Wilson conducts music by Gershwin 6th May 2016Katherine enjoys the John Wilson Orchestra's latest album, featuring film music by George Gershwin.
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Interview,
John Wilson on Gershwin in Hollywood 2nd May 2016Katherine talks to the conductor about his new disc, recorded live at the Albert Hall and released on Warner Classics this week.
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Interview,
Beatrice Rana 16th December 2015Katherine talks to the Italian pianist about her debut concerto recording on Warner.
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Recording of the Week,
Antonio Pappano conducts Verdi's Aida with Anja Harteros and Jonas Kaufmann 2nd October 2015Katherine enjoys a fantastic new recording of Aida with Jonas Kaufmann and Anja Harteros, conducted by Antonio Pappano.
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Interview,
Harp Concertos from Anneleen Lenaerts 15th September 2015Harpist Anneleen Lenaerts talks to David about her new disc of concertos with the Brussels Philharmonic.
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Interview,
José Serebrier on Dvorak 18th June 2015David talks to the conductor about his recently-completed Dvorak set, out now on Warner Classics.