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Boxed Set Selections - April 2019
16th Apr 2019
An Offenbach bicentenary edition from Warner Classics, Sir John Eliot Gardiner's period-instrument accounts of Berlioz on Philips, and Carlo Maria Giulini's complete recordings for Deutsche Grammophon and Decca.
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New Music Book Publications - 15th April 2019
15th Apr 2019
Biographies of composers such as Michael Tippett, Paul Dukas, Debussy, and Duruflé; discussions of the relationship between music and consciousness; an account of the life of pop icon Paul Simon; an examination of musical theatre in the context of issues of race, culture, and identity; and the official, comprehensive guide to this year's BBC Proms festival with full listings of every concert.
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Carolyn Sampson on Reason in Madness
15th Apr 2019
The soprano talks to Katherine about her Nietzsche-inspired recital of songs depicting vulnerable women by Debussy, Koechlin, Poulenc, Schumann and others, out now on BIS.
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Herlin Riley Perpetual Optimism
12th Apr 2019
Matt is buzzing off Herlin Riley's Perpetual Optimism. This addictive new album is our Recording of the Week - read on to find out why.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 12th April 2019
12th Apr 2019
Matt assesses the week's new jazz releases, with quality releases from Herlin Riley, Bill Frisell and Thomas Morgan.
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András Schiff plays late Schubert
12th Apr 2019
The Hungarian-born pianist brings introspective poetry to two late sonatas, the Four Impromptus D899 and the Drei Klavierstücke D946, recorded on his Franz Brodmann fortepiano from 1820.
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New Release Round-Up - 12th April 2019
12th Apr 2019
New albums from Evgeny Kissin & the Emerson Quartet, Renaud Capuçon & David Fray, Boris Giltburg, Florilegium, and Les Vents Français.
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Tasmin Little reflects on her career
11th Apr 2019
In the wake of winning Personality of the Year at last night's BBC Music Magazine Awards, the British violinist chats to Katherine about her life in music and her plans for retirement.
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Tasmin Little - a personal retrospective
11th Apr 2019
As the British violinist prepares for retirement from the concert platform, she talks us through some personal highlights from her extensive discography...
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BBC Music Magazine Awards 2019 - The Winners!
10th Apr 2019
A live update from tonight's ceremony at Kings Place, including details of the Recording of the Year and Jury Awards...
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Lise Davidsen's Decca debut and other forthcoming highlights
10th Apr 2019
A magnificent debut album of Wagner and Strauss from the Norwegian lyric-dramatic soprano, plus new releases from Michael Fabiano, Steven Osborne, Rachel Podger and Magdalena Kožená.
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Iestyn Davies on Michael Nyman and Henry Purcell
9th Apr 2019
The countertenor talks to David about his new album with Fretwork, playing off the juxtaposition of baroque works by Henry Purcell with works by contemporary composer Michael Nyman.
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Breitkopf & Härtel 300th Anniversary Celebration
9th Apr 2019
This year marks the 300th anniversary of the oldest music publisher in the world, Breitkopf & Härtel. Find out more about the company and their new publications here.
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Clare Hammond on Mysliveček
7th Apr 2019
The British pianist and Royal Philharmonic Society Award-winner talks to Katherine about reconstructing and recording the piano concertos of the Czech composer with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra and Nicholas McGegan.
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Jazz New Releases Roundup - 5th April 2019
5th Apr 2019
A quick look at some of the week's jazz new releases, and a varied bunch it is too...
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Jordi Savall directs JS Bach's Markus Passion
5th Apr 2019
David listens to a newly-reconstructed version of JS Bach's lost St Mark Passion, from Jordi Savall and the Capella Reial de Catalunya.
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Orbit Folks
5th Apr 2019
Bright and breezy jazz fusions on the latest album from globetrotting bassist Martijn Vanbuel and his group Orbit Folks.
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New Release Round-Up - 5th April 2019
5th Apr 2019
New albums from Christian Thielemann, Carolyn Sampson, Cappella Gabetta and Alban Gerhardt, plus a collection of Sir John Eliot Gardiner's Berlioz recordings.
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Kinan Azmeh on Uneven Sky
4th Apr 2019
Syrian clarinettist Kinan Azmeh talks to David about his new double album showcasing his own compositions and those of three other composers from his native country.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - April 2019
3rd Apr 2019
Chris introduces this month's selection, with the top spot going to a recording of Mahler's Symphony No. 7 which 'tells you not just how much Iván Fischer loves this work but how he loves it unconditionally'.
