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Veit Hertenstein
17th Sep 2016by David Smith
David talks to the German viola-player about his new disc of Prokofiev and Shostakovich.
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John Butt and the Dunedin Consort perform Bach's Christmas Oratorio
5th Sep 2016by David Smith
John Butt and his award-winning Dunedin Consort turn their attention to Bach's masterpiece of festive celebration.
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Bach's Goldberg Variations from harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani
26th Aug 2016by David Smith
David listens to the Iranian harpsichordist's long-awaited first recording of JS Bach.
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Henning Kraggerud on Mozart
15th Aug 2016by David Smith
The violinist talks to David about his new Mozart recording, and his views on the relationship between composer and performance.
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Lionel Meunier and Vox Luminis perform Requiems by Fux and Kerll
12th Aug 2016by David Smith
David listens to the Grammy Award-winning ensemble's recording of two rarely-heard Austrian Requiems.
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Florilegium at 25
11th Aug 2016by David Smith
David talks Telemann and Bach with Florilegium's artistic director, Ashley Solomon.
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Gabriel Jackson on Vox Clara
9th Aug 2016by David Smith
David talks to British composer about his new disc on Regent with the Choir of Truro Cathedral, including the first recording of Missa Triueriensis.
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Kirill Gerstein on Tchaikovsky
6th Aug 2016by David Smith
Ahead of his Proms performance of the First Piano Concerto tomorrow, the pianist talks to David about the various versions of the work.
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Richard Egarr performs Bach's French Suites
15th Jul 2016by David Smith
David listens to Richard Egarr's performance of Bach's 'French' Suites, BWV812-817.
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Craig Hella Johnson's 'Considering Matthew Shepard'
14th Jul 2016by David Smith
A complex and challenging new choral work by Craig Hella Johnson is set for release on Harmonia Mundi in the autumn.
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In Memoriam David Trendell
30th Jun 2016by David Smith
David talks to Gareth Wilson about The Choir of King's College London's tribute to the choral director, who died in 2014.
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James MacMillan's new work on the Resurrection
24th Jun 2016by David Smith
David listens to James MacMillan's new work on the Resurrection, with the Hebrides Ensemble and Brindley Sherratt.
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James Macmillan on 'Since it was the day of preparation…'
20th Jun 2016by David Smith
David talks to the composer about his new setting of the story of the Resurrection, out on Friday on Delphian.
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William Howard on Sixteen Love Songs
14th Jun 2016by David Smith
David talks to the pianist about his new album of love-songs and Lieder transcriptions for piano.
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The Allegri Quartet play quartets by Alec Roth
23rd May 2016by David Smith
David talks to Richard Thomas about his newly-commissioned recording of string quartets by British composer Alec Roth.
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Vivaldi from Lucie Horsch
19th May 2016by David Smith
Decca are set to introduce a 16-year-old Dutch recorder player with an album of Vivaldi, due out in October.
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Jonathan Harvey – 'Deo'
4th May 2016by David Smith
David talks to Andrew Nethsingha of St John's Cambridge about his new disc of choral works by Jonathan Harvey.
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Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien perform Violin Sonatas by Mozart
29th Apr 2016by David Smith
David listens to Alina Ibragimova's new collection of Mozart Violin Sonatas, accompanied by Cédric Tiberghien.
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Choral Music by Antonio Lotti from the Syred Consort
22nd Apr 2016by David Smith
David listens to the Syred Consort's new disc of choral works by Lotti, including the first complete recording of the Mass from which his famous Crucifixus comes.