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Christmas Recordings from Fretwork and Christiane Karg
3rd Dec 2021
The viol consort is joined by mezzo Helen Charlston for an Elizabethan Christmas, whilst Karg and her regular recital partner Gerold Huber offer a beautifully-plotted programme of Lieder and mélodies with a seasonal theme.
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Daniel Hyde on Carols from King's
2nd Dec 2021
The Director of Music at King's College Cambridge talks about the college choir's new album of Christmas carols – reflecting the unique circumstances of the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
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Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021)
29th Nov 2021
The American lyricist and composer, widely credited with inspiring a renaissance in musical theatre and responsible for shows such as Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Into the Woods, has died aged 91.
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Jack Liebeck on Ysaÿe
22nd Nov 2021
The violinist talks about his new album of the six sonatas of Eugène Ysaÿe for solo violin.
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Ysaÿe: Six Sonatas
Jack Liebeck (violin), Daniel Grimwood (piano)
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New Release Round-Up - 19th November 2021
19th Nov 2021
Christian Thielemann's Bruckner with the Wiener Philharmoniker; big-boned Bach from Andreas Staier; a glorious selection of Mozart's wind music from the LSO; and Jeanine De Bique's fascinating album of contrasting pairs of operatic heroines.
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Martin Jones on the piano works of Elisabeth Lutyens
15th Nov 2021
The pianist discusses the first volume of his planned complete series of Lutyens's unique and complex piano music.
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Lutyens: Piano Works, Vol. 1
Martin Jones (piano)
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Reels, Drones and Jigs from Perpetuo
10th Nov 2021
The ensemble's founder and artistic director James Turnbull talks about Perpetuo's recent release of music inspired by the meeting of folk and classical idioms.
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Anna Fedorova on Shaping Chopin
8th Nov 2021
The Ukrainian pianist talks about her relationship with Chopin's music, and the solace it brought her during lockdown.
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Shaping Chopin
Anna Fedorova (piano)
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Baroque fireworks from Bojan Čičić and the Illyria Consort
29th Oct 2021
The violinist and his ensemble present four virtuosic concertos, showcasing the legacy of Vivaldi's incredible panache as a performer as well as the earliest origins of what would eventually become the solo violin caprice.
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Joséphine Olech on Romantic flute concertos
14th Oct 2021
The flautist talks about her new album, pairing the relatively well-known flute concertos of Nielsen and Françaix with a rarely-heard gem by Theodor Verhey.
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Owain Park on Fading
14th Oct 2021
The conductor, singer and composer talks about his album, inspired by the office of Compline and the concept of day turning to night and back again.
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Fading
The Gesualdo Six, Owain Park
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Roger Sayers on Vierne's organ symphonies
12th Oct 2021
The organist of London's Temple Church talks about symphonies, the French Romantics, registrations and film soundtracks.
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John Butt on Bach cantatas
5th Oct 2021
The Dunedin Consort's musical director talks about the Consort's new recording, drawing together three of JS Bach's most profound and moving cantatas.
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Americascapes from Robert Trevino and the Basque National Orchestra
1st Oct 2021
Four different voices from the melting-pot of early twentieth-century America come together to create a fascinating snapshot of a time of great change and innovation, ranging from melodious Romanticism to uncompromising atonality.
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Americascapes
Basque National Orchestra, Robert Trevino
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The Jukebox Album
27th Sep 2021
Elena Urioste and Tom Poster talk about their wide-ranging album of arrangements for violin and piano, which grew out of a project to reconnect with audiences during quarantine in 2020.
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The Jukebox Album
Elena Urioste (violin), Tom Poster (piano)
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Anna-Liisa Eller on Strings Attached
21st Sep 2021
The kannel player talks about her instrument, and her new album that combines early-music transcriptions with contemporary compositions and improvisations.
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Janine Jansen plays twelve Stradivari
10th Sep 2021
Janine Jansen, accompanied by Antonio Pappano, explores the unique sounds of twelve different Stradivari violins in a unusual and fascinating recording project.
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12 Stradivari
Janine Jansen (violin), Antonio Pappano (piano)
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Alexander Lingas on Hymns of Kassianí
28th Aug 2021
The founder and director of Cappella Romana talks about his recent album showcasing the music of the ninth-century Byzantine abbess and poet, Kassía.
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Stravinsky's L'histoire du soldat from Isabelle Faust and Dominique Horwitz
27th Aug 2021
David enjoys Isabelle Faust and friends' historically-informed account of Stravinsky's sardonic tale, with lively narration from Dominique Horwitz.
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Seong-Jin Cho returns to Chopin
23rd Aug 2021
The pianist talks about his return to Chopin, the technical demands of his concertos, and the composer's reputation within Korea.
