Latest News: Classical, Recording of the Week
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Recording of the Week,
Cole Porter in Hollywood 6th October 2014Katherine listens to the John Wilson Orchestra's sparkling new collection of Cole Porter songs for the big screen.
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Recording of the Week,
Edward Gardner conducts orchestral music by Janáček 29th September 2014James listens to the first instalment in an exciting new series – Chandos’ survey of the orchestral works of Janáček, conducted by Edward Gardner.
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Recording of the Week,
Vasily Petrenko completes his cycle of Shostakovich symphonies 22nd September 2014David listens to the final instalment in Vasily Petrenko's Shostakovich symphony cycle with the RLPO, the dark and angry No. 13 in B flat minor ('Babi Yar').
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Recording of the Week,
Jonas Kaufmann sings popular German music from the 1920s and 30s 15th September 2014Katherine listens to German tenor Jonas Kaufmann's latest release, an enchanting collection of German operetta and light music numbers.
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Recording of the Week,
Alison Balsom performs trumpet music inspired by Paris 8th September 2014Katherine listens to trumpeter Alison Balsom's new disc of works and arrangements with a jazzy, Parisian flavour.
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Recording of the Week,
Andrew Davis conducts orchestral works by Bax 1st September 2014James listens to the culmination of Chandos's Bax project, including the first ever recording of his Four Orchestral Pieces, conducted by Andrew Davis.
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Recording of the Week,
Joyce DiDonato sings bel canto arias 25th August 2014Katherine listens to Joyce DiDonato's Stella di Napoli, which explores the Neapolitan school of bel canto opera arias.
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Recording of the Week,
Pierre-Laurent Aimard plays Book One of JS Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier 18th August 2014David enjoys Pierre-Laurent Aimard's performance of Book One of the Well-Tempered Clavier of JS Bach.
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Recording of the Week,
Benjamin Grosvenor - Dances 11th August 2014Young British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor sets Katherine's toes tapping with his new disc, Dances.
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Recording of the Week,
Russian Orchestral Music from the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic 4th August 2014Katherine enjoys an unusual take on Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade from Sascha Goetzel and the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic.
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Recording of the Week,
Music to commemorate the First World War 28th July 2014Katherine listens to Anna Prohaska's Behind the Lines, a collection of songs spanning a wide historical period, but focusing primarily on the years of the First World War.
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Recording of the Week,
Dussek Piano Concertos and Romantic Violin Concertos on Hyperion 21st July 2014James enjoys a double-bill of concertos on Hyperion Records - the first of the Classical Piano Concertos series with Howard Shelley and the latest instalment of Romantic Violin Concertos with Tanja Becker-Bender.
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Recording of the Week,
Prokofiev Violin Sonatas from Alina Ibragimova and Steven Osborne 14th July 2014David listens to two very contrasting Prokofiev Violin Sonatas, performed by the star duo of Steven Osborne and Alina Ibragimova.
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Recording of the Week,
Bruckner Symphonies from Claudio Abbado and Iván Fischer 7th July 2014James enjoys a double-bill of Bruckner symphonies - No. 9 from Claudio Abbado and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, and the Budapest Festival Orchestra's account of No. 7 under Iván Fischer.
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Recording of the Week,
Colin Davis conducts the LSO in Haydn Symphonies 30th June 2014James listens to Colin Davis and the LSO's sparkling, poised accounts of late symphonies by Haydn.
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Recording of the Week,
Vladimir Jurowski conducts music by Zemlinsky 23rd June 2014Katherine listens to a stormy, passionate tragedy by the late Romantic composer Alexander Zemlinsky, with Vladimir Jurowski conducting the LPO.
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Recording of the Week,
Sakari Oramo conducts symphonies by Per Nørgård 16th June 2014Sakari Oramo and the Vienna Philharmonic take James on a trip to Denmark with two symphonies by Per Nørgård.
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Recording of the Week,
Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Bernstein's West Side Story 9th June 2014Katherine enjoys a wonderful, fresh new recording of Bernstein's modern re-telling of the story of Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story.
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Recording of the Week,
Verdi's Giovanna d'Arco with Anna Netrebko and Plácido Domingo 2nd June 2014Katherine reviews a new recording of Verdi’s Giovanna d'Arco from last year’s Salzberg Festival, with Anna Netrebko and Plácido Domingo.
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Recording of the Week,
Violin Concertos by Stanford and Milford 26th May 2014David listens to Rupert Marshall-Luck’s performances of two unusual violin concertos, on the independent EM Records label.