Latest stories
-
Gabriel Crouch on music from the time of Queen Mary
15th Feb 2017
David talks to the director of choral ensemble Gallicantus about their latest album, the fascinatingly-titled 'Queen Mary's Big Belly'.
-
Andrew Davis continues Chandos's cycle of Vaughan Williams symphonies
10th Feb 2017
David enjoys Andrew Davis' account of Vaughan Williams' most mysterious symphony, and the Biblical ballet Job, with the Bergen Philharmonic.
-
Olivier Latry on 'Voyages'
7th Feb 2017
The great French organist talks to David about his new recording of transcriptions on the organ of the Paris Philharmonie.
Featured product
Voyages - Organ transcriptions
Olivier Latry (organ)
-
Natalie Clein on Bloch, Ligeti & Dallapiccola
1st Feb 2017
David talks to the cellist about her new disc of unaccompanied twentieth-century repertoire.
-
Haydn String Quartets performed by the London Haydn Quartet
27th Jan 2017
David enjoys the London Haydn Quartet's performances of Haydn's Opp. 54 & 55.
Featured product
Haydn: String Quartets Opp. 54 & 55
The London Haydn Quartet
-
The Alexandrov Ensemble
26th Dec 2016
64 members of the iconic Russian choir have been killed in a plane crash off the coast of Russia.
-
Wonderland, a new collaborative work by 13 contemporary composers
19th Dec 2016
David talks to violinist Matthew Trusler about this new suite based on Lewis Carroll's most famous novel.
-
The King's Singers at Christmas
12th Dec 2016
David talks to Jonathan Howard of the King's Singers about their new Christmas album.
-
Bach's Christmas Oratorio from John Butt and Handel's Messiah from Andrew Davis
2nd Dec 2016
David listens to a contrasting double-bill of festive oratorios, with the Dunedin Consort and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and Symphony Orchestra.
Featured product
Bach, J S: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248
Mary Bevan (soprano), Clare Wilkinson (alto), Nicholas Mulroy (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass) - Cantatas 1, 3, 6), Joanne Lunn (soprano), Ciara Hendrick (mezzo), Thomas Hobbs (tenor), Konstantin Wolff (bass) - Cantatas 2, 4, 5. Dunedin Consort, John Butt
More products from this article -
Graham Ross on 'Remembrance'
10th Nov 2016
David talks to the musical director of Clare College choir about his new disc of Remembrance-themed choral works.
-
John Rutter on his new violin concerto
3rd Nov 2016
The popular British composer talks to David about his new album, featuring the world-premiere performance of his new violin concerto with strings and upper-voice choir.
-
Isabelle Faust plays Mozart's Violin Concertos
28th Oct 2016
David enjoys Isabelle Faust's new complete set of Mozart's Violin Concertos with Il Giardino Armonico.
-
John Butt on Bach's Christmas Oratorio
24th Oct 2016
David talks to the Dunedin Consort's director about his latest recording of choral Bach.
Featured product
Bach, J S: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248
Mary Bevan (soprano), Clare Wilkinson (alto), Nicholas Mulroy (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass) - Cantatas 1, 3, 6), Joanne Lunn (soprano), Ciara Hendrick (mezzo), Thomas Hobbs (tenor), Konstantin Wolff (bass) - Cantatas 2, 4, 5. Dunedin Consort, John Butt
More products from this article -
The Tallis Scholars perform two Masses by Josquin
21st Oct 2016
David listens to the Tallis Scholars' new double-bill of Josquin masses, including the mysterious and unorthodox 'Dice Mass'.
Featured product
Josquin: Missa Di Dadi
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips
-
Robert King on A Voice from Heaven
13th Oct 2016
David talks to the conductor about his fascinating new album that juxtaposes old and new anthem-settings.
Featured product
A Voice from Heaven
Choir of The King’s Consort, Robert King
-
Nigel Short on British part songs
6th Oct 2016
David talks to Tenebrae's founder conductor about the award-winning choir's new disc of British part-songs.
-
Craig Hella Johnson on Considering Matthew Shepard
4th Oct 2016
David talks to the composer about his fascinating and complex new choral work.
-
Beethoven Symphonies from Lan Shui and the Copenhagen Philharmonic
1st Oct 2016
David talks to the Copenhagen Philharmonic's Uffe Savery about the orchestra's second volume of Beethoven symphonies under Lan Shui, which comprises Nos. 5, 6, 7 and 8.
Featured product
Beethoven: Complete Symphonies Vol. 2
Copenhagen Phil, Lan Shui
-
New UK label launches with album in memory of Peter Maxwell Davies
28th Sep 2016
The North York Moors Chamber Music Festival launches its own record label, including the world premiere of a work composed by Peter Maxwell Davies for the Festival.
-
Iván Fischer conducts music by Tchaikovsky and Borodin
23rd Sep 2016
David listens to Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra's powerful account of Tchaikovsky's tragic masterpiece.
