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New Release Round-Up - 22nd May 2020
22nd May 2020
Today’s new releases include Vivaldi from Martin Fröst, two concertos by Gabriel Prokofiev, new American choral music from the Choir of Merton College Oxford, and Leclair Trio Sonatas from Ensemble Diderot.
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Alina Ibragimova on Shostakovich
21st May 2020
The Russian-British violinist talks to Katherine about her recording of the two concertos with Vladimir Jurowski and the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia 'Evgeny Svetlanov', out on Hyperion next Friday.
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Boxed Set Selections - May 2020
20th May 2020
Anthologies celebrating Zubin Mehta in Los Angeles, Decca at 90, and the Staatskapelle Berlin at the grand old age of 450, plus vintage Beethoven from Zino Francescatti and Robert Casadesus.
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Josephine Knight on Schumann
19th May 2020
The British cellist talks to David about her new recording on Dutton, featuring the world premiere recording of Schumann's concerto in its original form and two concertante works by Alfredo Piatti.
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BBC Music Magazine - June 2020 Choices
18th May 2020
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by Víkingur Ólafsson's best-selling Rameau and Debussy recital on Deutsche Grammophon.
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New Music Book Publications - 18th May 2020
18th May 2020
A exploration of Wagner's final opera, Parsifal; books on the music of Shostakovich and Brahms; the long-awaited final volume of Henry-Louis de La Grange's monumental biography of Gustav Mahler; a collection of the writings of Peter Maxwell Davies; and essays on the impact of Benjamin Britten on contemporary British music.
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Vincerò! Piotr Beczała sings Verismo
15th May 2020
The Polish tenor is at the top of his considerable game in arias by Puccini, Mascagni, Leoncavallo, Cilea and Giordano.
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New Release Round-Up - 15th May 2020
15th May 2020
Today’s new releases include Sturm und Drang from Ian Page and The Mozartists, a third volume of Panufnik Legacies from François-Xavier Roth and the London Symphony Orchestra, opera arias by Leonardo Vinci from Franco Fagioli, and the complete Beethoven string quartets from Quatuor Ébène.
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Gabriel Bacquier (1924-2020)
14th May 2020
The French baritone, who excelled in his native repertoire and as Scarpia and Iago, has died aged 95.
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Introducing our new audio samples player
13th May 2020
The new music player for our audio samples is now live, and Chris introduces some of its new features.
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Stefanie Kunckler Ymonos - Amateur
13th May 2020
Josh enjoys the heady mix of accordion, piano, and bass clarinet on Stefanie Kunkler Ymonos's Amateur, composer and double bassist Kunklers's eminently listenable second album for Unit Records.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - May 2020
12th May 2020
Chris introduces this month's selection, with the Tippett Quartet taking top honours for their 'breathtaking sense of control' in Henryk Górecki’s String Quartet No. 3 on Naxos.
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Get Set! Piano Series
12th May 2020
Get Set! Piano is an exciting series of books written specifically for the twenty-first century child. Two new books have been added to the series by Karen Marshall, My First Piano Book and My First Piano Pieces, Puzzles and Activities for young beginner pianists. Find out more here.
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BBC Music Magazine Awards 2020: The Winners!
11th May 2020
Chris introduces this year's winners, with 'stellar' Purcell from Paul McCreesh and Gabrieli taking the palm for Recording of the Year.
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Grigory Sokolov performs music by Beethoven, Brahms, & Mozart
8th May 2020
The Russian pianist presents a collection of sublime performances of music by Beethoven, Brahms, and Mozart, recorded live at recitals across Europe in 2019.
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New Release Round-Up - 8th May 2020
8th May 2020
Beethoven concertos from Inon Barnatan and Martha Argerich, a journey through Spain and South America with Tabea Zimmermann, and Tannhäuser from Bayreuth - starring Lise Davidsen in her festival debut as Elisabeth.
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David Hill on Howells
7th May 2020
The conductor talks to David about his recent recording of Howells's mighty Missa Sabrinensis with the Bach Choir and BBC Concert Orchestra.
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Herbie Nichols
7th May 2020
Between 1955 and 1957 pianist and composer Herbie Nichols recorded four classic albums before passing away in obscurity in 1964, leaving it to later generations to discover his true genius. Matt argues the case for placing Nichols alongside Monk in the pantheon of jazz pianists.
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Lars Vogt on Brahms
6th May 2020
The German pianist and conductor talks to Katherine about the joys and challenges of directing the two Brahms concertos from the keyboard on his recent recordings with Royal Northern Sinfonia on Ondine.
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Shelf Discovery: Martha Argerich
5th May 2020
In the first instalment of a new occasional series comparing early and late-career recordings by the same artist, Paul revisits two landmark albums from the Argentine pianist.
