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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and Gábor Takács-Nagy on Mozart piano concertos
11th Apr 2022
The pianist and conductor discuss Manchester, music as medicine, Mozart, motifs and Masonry.
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Choral music by Ian King from Gloucester Cathedral
5th Apr 2022
Gloucester Cathedral's Director of Music Adrian Partington discusses his choirs' new album of sacred works by the late Ian King – long a stalwart of the local folk scene, but also steeped in the tradition of church music.
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The Korros Ensemble: Nostalgica
30th Mar 2022
The ensemble's members talk about their new album of chamber music for flute, clarinet and harp by Howard Blake, Elizabeth Poston and others.
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Beethoven violin sonatas from Rachel Podger and Christopher Glynn
25th Mar 2022
Three snapshots from the beginning, middle and end of Beethoven's career trace his development of the violin sonata form from its Classical roots into new directions.
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Ruth Slenczynska and a Life in Music
18th Mar 2022
The pianist's return to the recording studio at the age of 97 offers us a bridge to the bygone era of composers and virtuosos who shaped her career.
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Ruth Slenczynska - My Life In Music
Ruth Slenczynska (piano)
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Martin James Bartlett on Rachmaninov and Gershwin
14th Mar 2022
The pianist talks about his new album that draws links between two giants of the early twentieth century, via Earl Wild and the New York jazz scene in the 1920s.
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Coco Tomita on Origins
3rd Mar 2022
The violinist talks about her debut album Origins, released tomorrow on Orchid Classics, and discusses her musical upbringing and influences.
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Coco: Origins
Coco Tomita (violin), Simon Callaghan (piano)
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Jaakko Kuusisto (1974-2022)
24th Feb 2022
The Finnish violinist, conductor, composer and politician has died at the age of 48.
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Laurence Dreyfus on the consort music of John Jenkins
23rd Feb 2022
The director of acclaimed consort Phantasm talks about their new album of intricate, yet intimate, Renaissance works for viols.
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Jenkins: Four-Part Consorts
Phantasm
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Owain Park on Fading
20th Feb 2022
The consort's director Owain Park talks about their contemplative album from 2020, inspired by ancient monastic services and meditating on themes of darkness and light.
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Weinberg solo violin sonatas from Gidon Kremer
18th Feb 2022
The Latvian violinist celebrates his 75th birthday with impassioned recordings of Weinberg's three sonatas for solo violin.
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Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Sonatas For Violin Solo
Gidon Kremer (violin)
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Schubert on Tape
14th Feb 2022
Edna Stern talks about her new album of Schubert, in which she deliberately turns back the clock on today's recording techniques to capture a more authentic performance.
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Schubert on Tape
Edna Stern (piano)
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Lynn Arnold and Charles Matthews on Vaughan Williams and more
9th Feb 2022
David talks to the piano duo about their recent album, including a transcription of Vaughan Williams's London Symphony and Maconchy's Preludio, Fugato e Finale
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George Crumb (1929-2022)
8th Feb 2022
The American composer, whose major works include Black Angels, Vox Balaenae and Ancient Voices of Children, has died aged 92.
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New choral music from Iceland and England
4th Feb 2022
A double-bill of contemporary works for choir - Icelandic splendour from Graham Ross and the choir of Clare College, and Westminster commissions from Dove, Weir and Martin.
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Fedor Rudin on Edison Denisov
24th Jan 2022
The violinist talks about his recent album of works by Russian composers - Shostakovich, Prokofiev and the more rarely-encountered Edison Denisov.
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Heritage
Fedor Rudin (violin), Boris Kusnezow (piano)
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Locke consort works from Fretwork
14th Jan 2022
The acclaimed consort mark the 400th anniversary of Matthew Locke's birth with a selection of his consort works from the twilight of the English consort tradition.
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Francis Jackson (1917-2022)
11th Jan 2022
The British organist, choirmaster and composer, who wrote many pieces of well-loved church music as well as a biography of Edward Bairstow, has died aged 104.
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Byrd and Bull from Kit Armstrong
17th Dec 2021
The American pianist makes the case for considering the two Tudor virginalists William Byrd and John Bull as the founding fathers of the solo piano genre.
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The Visionaries of Piano Music
Kit Armstrong (piano)
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David Bates on Handel's 'Unsung Heroes'
6th Dec 2021
The Artistic Director of La Nuova Musica talks about his new album of Handel arias, shining the spotlight not just on the vocalists but on the instrumentalists whose obbligato lines enhance the music.
