Latest News: Classical, Decca (label)
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Recording of the Week,
Porpora from Max Emanuel Cencic 2nd March 2018The Viennese countertenor marks the 250th anniversary of the composer and singing-teacher's death with a stunning collection of arias and a complete recording of Germanico in Germania.
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Interview,
Joseph Calleja on Verdi 8th February 2018Katherine talks to the Maltese tenor about his new album of arias from operas including Otello, Il trovatore, Don Carlo and Aida.
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Recording of the Week,
Verdi albums from Joseph Calleja and Sonya Yoncheva 2nd February 2018The Maltese tenor and Bulgarian soprano triumph in their explorations of the composer's more dramatic roles.
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Interview,
Sheku Kanneh-Mason on Inspiration 22nd January 2018The award-winning teenage cellist talks to Katherine about his wide-ranging debut album on Decca, and his remarkable career to date.
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Recording of the Week,
Riccardo Chailly conducts a world premiere recording of music by Stravinsky 12th January 2018James enjoys a stunning new disc of orchestral music by Stravinsky, including the world premiere recording of a recently-discovered early work, Chant funèbre.
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Recording of the Week,
Dolce Duello - Cecilia Bartoli and Sol Gabetta 10th November 2017The Italian mezzo and Argentine cellist go head-to-head in a collection of baroque 'sweet duels' celebrating the affinity of the cello and the human voice.
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Recording of the Week,
Daniel Barenboim conducts Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius 14th July 2017Katherine listens to a blistering new performance of Elgar's religious masterwork, with Andrew Staples, Catherine Wyn-Rogers and Thomas Hampson.
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Interview,
Julia Lezhneva sings Carl Heinrich Graun 4th July 2017Katherine talks to the Russian soprano about unearthing a treasure-trove of Italian opera arias by the German baroque composer.
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Recording of the Week,
Jirí Belohlávek conducts Dvořák's Stabat Mater 12th May 2017Katherine enjoys Jirí Belohlávek's new recording of Dvořák's powerful Stabat Mater, with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and Prague Philharmonic Choir.
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Recording of the Week,
I Fagiolini perform Monteverdi's "Other" Vespers 28th April 2017David listens to I Fagiolini and the English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble's latest thrilling excursion into the world of Monteverdi.
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Interview,
Renée Fleming on Distant Light 12th January 2017Katherine talks to the great American soprano about her eclectic new disc of Barber, Björk and Anders Hillborg, released last week on Decca.
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Interview,
Franco Fagioli on Adriano in Siria 8th December 2016The Argentine countertenor talks to Katherine about singing the role of Farnaspe on Decca's new recording of Pergolesi's opera.
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Interview,
Lucie Horsch on Vivaldi 1st December 2016The Dutch recorder-player talks to Katherine about her debut disc on Decca.
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Interview,
I Fagiolini's Amuse-Bouche 6th April 2016Robert Hollingworth talks to David about a new disc of 'French choral delicacies', including the first recording of Jean Françaix's Ode à la Gastronomie.
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Interview,
Amy Dickson on 'Introit' - the music of Gerald Finzi 31st March 2016David talks to the saxophonist about her appearance on the Aurora Orchestra's Finzi collection, out now on Decca.
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Recording of the Week,
Kopatchinskaja and Jansen perform violin concertos by Tchaikovsky, Brahms, and Bartók 8th January 2016David enjoys two new discs of violin concerto repertoire, from Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Janine Jansen.
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Interview,
Juan Diego Flórez on 'Italia!' 30th September 2015Katherine talks to the Peruvian tenor about his new disc of popular Neapolitan songs.
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Recording of the Week,
Max Cencic and Franco Fagioli sing Leonardo Vinci's Catone in Utica 25th May 2015Katherine listens to a show-stopping revival of a lost Baroque masterpiece by star countertenors Max Cencic and Franco Fagioli.
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Recording of the Week,
Brahms Serenades from Riccardo Chailly 2nd February 2015James listens to Riccardo Chailly's latest disc of Brahms with the Leipzig Gewandhausorchester.
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Interview,
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…