Latest News: Classical, Avie (label)
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Interview,
Michael Repper on New York Youth Symphony 14th March 2023The American conductor discusses the orchestra's debut recording of music by Florence Price, Valerie Coleman and Jessie Montgomery, which won the Best Orchestral Performance prize at this year's Grammys.
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Interview,
Nico Muhly & Nicholas Phan on Stranger 21st July 2022In the wake of its world premiere recording on Avie, the composer and tenor discuss the extraordinary song-cycle which Muhly composed for Phan in 2019, and reflect on the themes of immigration and identity which lie at the heart of the work.
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Interview,
Melanne Mueller on Avie Records 13th April 2022To mark Avie's twentieth birthday, the label's co-founder talks to Katherine about their commitment to 'giving something back to musicians', why the recording industry 'needs to be nimble', and long lunches with Julian Bream and Jon Lord...
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Interview,
Claire Booth on Mussorgsky 8th December 2021The British soprano talks to Katherine about her new album with pianist Christopher Glynn, which intersperses some of the composer's lesser-known songs with a selection of his piano pieces.
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Interview,
Charles Owen on Liszt and lockdown 15th September 2021The British pianist discusses his new recording of Suisse from Années de Pèlerinage (out this Friday on Avie Records), his role as a Steinway ambassador, and how his relationship with the 'three pianos in his life' shifted in lockdown.
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Interview,
John Brancy and Peter Dugan on The Journey Home 28th May 2021The American baritone and pianist talk to Katherine about their recital and film-project exploring the aftermath of war, released digitally today to mark Memorial Weekend.
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Interview,
Margaret Bonds's The Ballad of the Brown King 18th November 2019David talks to Malcolm J Merriweather and Ashley Jackson about their world premiere recording of a miniature oratorio by Margaret Bonds, exploring the legend of an African king journeying to visit the new-born Jesus.
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Interview,
Christoph Croisé on his Russian Album 4th November 2019The award-winning young cellist talks to Katherine about his second album on Avie, featuring sonatas by Rachmaninov and Shostakovich.
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Recording of the Week,
Vivaldi Double Concertos from Adrian Chandler and La Serenissima 20th July 2018Adrian Chandler and his acclaimed team of baroque instrumentalists present a sparkling selection of Vivaldi's unique double concerti.
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Interview,
Rachel Barton Pine on Paganini 29th June 2017David talks to the American violinist about her new album, centred on Paganini's fiendishly difficult Caprices but also featuring a new work composed by Pine herself.
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Interview,
Brook Street Band at 20 10th March 2016The early music ensemble celebrate a milestone birthday with a new disc of Handel's Trio Sonatas.