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Charles-François Gounod
20th Jun 2024
A selection of some of the best recordings of music by the French Romantic composer, known for his operas, sacred music and songs.
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Gounod: Faust (1859 version)
Benjamin Bernheim (Faust), Véronique Gens (Marguerite), Andrew Foster-Williams (Méphistophélès), Jean-Sébastien Bou (Valentin), Juliette Mars (Siebel), Ingrid Perruche (Marthe), Anas Séguin (Wagner/Un mendiant) Les Talens Lyriques, Flemish Radio Choir, Christophe Rousset
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Christina Pluhar on Wonder Women
27th May 2024
The Austrian early instrumentalist and conductor talks about her new album of works by Renaissance women composers, and focusing on female perspectives.
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Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque: The Muses Restor’d
24th May 2024
An exciting exploration of a moment of transition in British music - the glory days of the consort tradition, the emerging Baroque, and beautiful folksong adaptations.
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The Muses Restor'd
Rachel Podger (violin), Brecon Baroque
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Ethel Smyth
22nd May 2024
A selection of some of the best recordings of music by the late Romantic composer, known for her groundbreaking operas, her solo songs, and her fearless involvement in the suffragette movement.
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Gerald Peregrine on Folk Tales
21st May 2024
The cellist talks about his second album of miniatures for cello and piano from Britain and Ireland.
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Adrian Bradbury on The Pre-Raphaelite Cello
20th May 2024
The cellist talks about his new album of British Romantic works for cello and piano with pianist Andrew West, out now on Somm.
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Arthur Sullivan
15th May 2024
A selection of some of the best recordings of music by the great Victorian composer - best known for his light operas written in collaboration with William Schwenck Gilbert and for his hymn-tunes.
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Sullivan, A: The Mikado
Donald Adams (The Mikado), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Nanki-Poo), Richard Suart (Ko-Ko), Felicity Palmer (Katisha), Marie McLaughlin (Yum-Yum), Richard Van Allan (Pooh-Bah), Nicholas Folwell (Pish-Tush) Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
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Edward Cowie on the natural world and music
14th May 2024
The composer, physicist and visual artist talks about his recent albums of music inspired by the natural and scientific world.
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A St George's Day tour of England (in thirty-nine steps!)
23rd Apr 2024
A selection of music from, or inspired by, the thirty-nine historical English counties.
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Andrew Davis (1944-2024)
22nd Apr 2024
The English conductor, particularly known for his long association with the BBC Proms, has died aged 80.
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Early Music Round-Up - Spring 2024
22nd Apr 2024
A new Lassus project from the aptly-named Magnificat, intimate Victoria from I Fagiolini, a multi-instrumental exploration of the early ancestry of the cello from Bruno Cocset & Les Basses Réunies, fiery Tartini from Adrian Chandler & La Serenissima, and more.
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Chopin Études from Yunchan Lim
19th Apr 2024
The South Korean pianist makes an impressive début with Chopin's Études, combining breathtaking agility with a real sense of musical narrative.
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Chopin: Études, Opp. 10 & 25
Yunchan Lim (piano)
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Louis Spohr
16th Apr 2024
A selection of some of the best recordings of music by the early Romantic violin innovator - composer of eighteen violin concertos, thirty-six string quartets and more, and developer of two invaluable musical inventions: the chinrest and the rehearsal mark.
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Bridget Cunningham on Thomas Roseingrave and Baroque music in Dublin
15th Apr 2024
The harpsichordist talks about her new album exploring the music of Thomas Roseingrave - improviser, organist and founder of a 'Scarlatti cult' among his fellow keyboard players.
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Lost Majesty - the Monteverdian music of George Jeffreys
11th Apr 2024
Musicologist Jonathan Wainwright and organist William Whitehead talk about the new album from Solomon's Knot that features the unusual music of George Jeffreys - drawing heavily on the influence of Monteverdi and reflecting the distracted times of the English Civil War.
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A new Bach cantata project from Les Arts Florissants
5th Apr 2024
Paul Agnew and Les Arts Florissants kick off a new project aimed at retracing the steps of Bach's life - focusing on his early work in Arnstadt and Mühlhausen, still barely out of his teens.
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Berginald Rash and Fiona Gryson on 'Dathanna'
2nd Apr 2024
The duo talk about their new album 'Dathanna: Hues & Shades', released in February on Orchid Classics and featuring works for clarinet and harp - both originals and arrangements.
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Simon Johnson on the Easter Vigil at Westminster Cathedral
28th Mar 2024
The Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral talks about his new album on the Ad Fontes label, featuring music for the unique liturgy of the Easter Vigil.
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Charles Villiers Stanford
28th Mar 2024
A selection of some of the best recordings of music by the Anglo-Irish composer - known particularly for his sacred choral music but also a prodigious composer of chamber and orchestral works, songs, part-songs and more.
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Péter Eötvös (1944-2024)
25th Mar 2024
The Hungarian composer and conductor, who adapted compositional approaches pioneered by Ligeti, Stockhausen and Boulez and drew on an eclectic range of global music traditions, has died at the age of 80.
