Latest News: Classical, Interview
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Flight of Angels 4th February 2015David talks to Harry Christophers about his new disc of polyphonic gems from the Spanish Renaissance with The Sixteen.
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A trip to the gallery with Paul Lewis. 15th January 2015Katherine talks to the British pianist about his new recording of Mussorgsky and Schumann, out this week on Harmonia Mundi.
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Live Beethoven from the Elias Quartet 13th January 2015David talks to the young British quartet about their Beethoven cycle from the Wigmore Hall.
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Max Cencic on Hasse's Il Siroe Re di Persia 10th January 2015Katherine talks to the Croatian countertenor about his rehabilitation of an opera that was 'praised to the skies' in its day…
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Hindemith Sonatas with Alexander Melnikov 2nd January 2015David talks to Russian pianist Alexander Melnikov about his new disc of Hindemith instrumental sonatas.
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John Robinson takes carols from Cambridge to Cambridge 17th December 2014David talks to the English choirmaster about 'Christmas in Harvard Square', a new festive release fromThe Boys of St Paul's Choir School.
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Contemporary Song Round-Up 13th December 2014David talks to pianist Andrew Matthews-Owen about three new discs of British song, including works by Alun Hoddinott, Charlotte Bray and Jonathan Dove.
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Rosalind Plowright on Dialogues des Carmélites 2nd December 2014Katherine talks to the British mezzo about singing Poulenc's masterpiece in a new production from Paris, out now on DVD/Blu-ray on Erato.
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Ton Koopman at 70 13th November 2014David talks to early-music maestro Ton Koopman about the completion of his Buxtehude series, looking back over his career as he passes his seventieth birthday.
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A new Bach Mass in B minor from Arcangelo 5th November 2014David talks to the group's artistic director Jonathan Cohen about their ascent of this 'musical Mount Everest'…
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Mahan Esfahani on Rameau 1st November 2014David talks to fast-rising star of the harpsichord Mahan Esfahani about his new disc of Rameau's Pièces de clavecin, out on Monday on Hyperion Records.
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Lawrence Zazzo on A Royal Trio 21st October 2014The countertenor talks to Katherine about his new disc of music commissioned by The Royal Academy of Music in the 1720s.
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Daniel Hope - Escape to Paradise 14th October 2014David talks to the violinist about his new disc of music by composers in exile in the US.
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Will Todd - Lux et Veritas 7th October 2014The composer tells David a little about his new disc of choral music with Tenebrae, out now on Signum Classics.
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Sandrine Piau - Desperate Heroines 1st October 2014Katherine talks to the French soprano about her new disc of Mozart arias, out yesterday on Naive.
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Alessio Bax plays Beethoven 23rd September 2014David talks to pianist Alessio Bax about his new Beethoven disc, which combines well-loved sonatas with fresh transcriptions by Bax himself of orchestral works.
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Franco Fagioli on Porpora 20th September 2014Katherine talks to the virtuoso Argentine countertenor about his remarkable voice and his new album of arias by the great Neapolitan singing-teacher and composer Nicola Porpora.
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Robin Ticciati conducts Schumann 19th September 2014David talks to the Scottish Chamber Orchestra's young conductor about his complete set of Schumann symphonies, out on Monday on Linn Records.
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Kasper Holten on Don Giovanni 18th September 2014Katherine talks to the director of the Royal Opera House about his recent production of Mozart's darkest opera, out now on DVD and Blu-ray and due for revival in the spring.
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Stile Antico - Music for the House of Hapsburg 12th September 2014David talks to the early music ensemble's Kate Ashby about their latest disc, 'From the Imperial Court'