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New Release Round-Up - 29th June 2018
29th Jun 2018
Handel from Christopher Purves and Grace Davidson, a second instalment of Stravinsky from Ilya Gringolts, Suk from Jonathan Plowright, and Brett Dean’s Hamlet on DVD and Blu-ray.
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Rachmaninov from Daniil Trifonov and other forthcoming highlights
28th Jun 2018
The Russian pianist records Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4 with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra, plus new releases from Ian Bostridge, Yo-Yo Ma, Anne-Sophie Mutter and Pavel Kolesnikov.
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Maria Marchant on Granville Bantock
25th Jun 2018
Pianist Maria Marchant talks to David about her new album Bantock Rediscovered, featuring première recordings of nine works by Granville Bantock.
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Buxtehude's Abendmusiken from Vox Luminis
22nd Jun 2018
Two first-rate early music ensembles join forces to recreate the atmosphere of Buxtehude's legendary secular-sacred concert series in Lübeck.
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New Release Round-up - 22nd June 2018
22nd Jun 2018
Mendelssohn from Iván Fischer, Bruch from Joshua Bell, Debussy from Pablo Heras-Casado, and the continuation of Naïve’s Vivaldi Edition.
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Francesco Piemontesi on Liszt
20th Jun 2018
The pianist talks to David about the first instalment of Années de pélerinage, which was our Recording of the Week a fortnight ago.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - July 2018
19th Jun 2018
Chris introduces this month's selection, with an ingenious exploration of the young Mozart's visit to London in the top spot as Recording of the Month.
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Haydn's 'Lamentatione' from Giovanni Antonini
15th Jun 2018
The Milanese conductor continues his mammoth survey of Haydn's complete symphonies with the 'Lamentatione' and 'Alleluia', performed by the Kammerorchester Basel.
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New Release Round-Up - 15th June 2018
15th Jun 2018
Beethoven from Cuarteto Casals, Stravinsky from the LSO Chamber Ensemble, a Verdi rarity from La Scala, and a centenary documentary on the great Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson.
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Barrie Kosky's Meistersinger and other forthcoming highlights
14th Jun 2018
The Australian director’s thoughtful new production from the 2017 Bayreuth Festival, plus Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s La clemenza di Tito (starring Marina Rebeka, Joyce DiDonato and Rolando Villazón), and a dream of an English song programme from Dame Sarah Connolly and Joseph Middleton.
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BBC Music Magazine - July 2018 Choices
13th Jun 2018
Chris introduces this month's selection, including albums from the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, The Choir of St John’s College Cambridge, the Silesian Quartet, and Emmanuel Pahud.
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Owain Park on English Motets
11th Jun 2018
Conductor Owain Park talks to David about his recent album of English Tudor gems with the Gesualdo Six.
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Francesco Piemontesi performs piano music by Franz Liszt
8th Jun 2018
James listens to a turbulent account of the Première année in Liszt's piano cycle Années de pèlerinage from Swiss pianist Francesco Piemontesi.
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New Release Round-up - 8th June 2018
8th Jun 2018
Dohnányi from the Nash Ensemble, Charpentier from Arcangelo and Jonathan Cohen, Handel (and possibly others!) from The Brook Street Band, and jazz standards from Thomas Quasthoff.
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Alec Frank-Gemmill on Before Mozart
7th Jun 2018
Horn player Alec Frank-Gemmill talks to David about his recent album exploring some gems from the early horn repertoire.
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Boxed Set Selections - June 2018
6th Jun 2018
A collection of RCA Victor and Columbia recordings celebrating Bernstein the pianist, Beethoven cycles from Philippe Herreweghe and Quartetto di Cremona, and boxes devoted to Tchaikovsky, Gounod and Reger.
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Federico Colli on Domenico Scarlatti
5th Jun 2018
The Italian pianist talks to Katherine about The Power of Illusion, the first instalment of his projected survey of the Neapolitan composer's keyboard sonatas.
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Xiayin Wang performs piano concertos by Ginastera
1st Jun 2018
Chandos's survey of Ginastera's orchestral music concludes with the Piano Concerto No. 1 and other works performed by pianist Xiayin Wang and the BBC Philharmonic under Juanjo Mena.
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New Release Round-Up - 1st June 2018
1st Jun 2018
Elgar from Edward Gardner and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Das Rheingold from Sir Mark Elder and The Hallé, La clemenza di Tito from last summer’s Glyndebourne Festival, and a dream-inspired recital from Stephen Hough.
