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Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Polina Leschenko perform music by Poulenc, Bartók, and Ravel
16th Feb 2018
Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and pianist Polina Leschenko perform sonatas by Poulenc and Bartók alongside Ravel’s Tzigane.
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Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Polina Leschenko (piano)
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New Release Round-up - 16th February 2018
16th Feb 2018
Today's headline releases include Debussy from Maurizio Pollini, Bruckner from Andris Nelsons, Mendelssohn from Andrew Manze, and a Rossini rarity from Bad Wildbad.
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Anna Bonitatibus on 'En Travesti'
14th Feb 2018
The Italian mezzo talks to Katherine about her album exploring the history of the trouser-role in opera over three centuries.
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Michael Barenboim on Italian music for solo violin
13th Feb 2018
The violinist talks to Katherine about his new album of works by Sciarrino, Tartini, Berio & Paganini.
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Jóhann Jóhannsson
12th Feb 2018
The Icelandic composer, best known for his film scores including The Theory of Everything, has died aged 48.
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Jóhann Jóhannsson: Orphée
Jóhann Jóhannsson (piano, organ), Yuki Numata Resnick (violin), Tarn Travers (violin), Ben Russell (viola), Clarice Jensen (cello), Hildur Guðnadóttir (cello), The Dirac Quartet (string quartet), Else Torp (soprano), Signe Asmussen (mezzo-soprano), Elenor Wiman (mezzo-soprano), Ellen Marie Brink Christensen (mezzo-soprano), Kristin Mulders (mezzo-soprano), Chris Watson (tenor), Paul Bentley-Angell (tenor), Jakob Bloch Jespersen (bass-baritone), Jakob Soelberg Hammershøj (bass-baritone), Paul Hillier (chorus conductor), Air Lyndhurst String Orchestra, Theatre of Voices, Anthony Weeden
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Murray Perahia plays Beethoven's Hammerklavier and Moonlight Sonatas
9th Feb 2018
For the first time in his illustrious career, Murray Perahia turns his attention to Beethoven's monumental Hammerklavier sonata, alongside the ever-popular Moonlight sonata.
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New Release Round-Up - 9th February 2018
9th Feb 2018
Bliss from Andrew Davis, Haydn from Simon Rattle, Mozart from Daniel Hope, and a collection of Elgar's neglected choral works.
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Joseph Calleja on Verdi
8th Feb 2018
Katherine talks to the Maltese tenor about his new album of arias from operas including Otello, Il trovatore, Don Carlo and Aida.
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Mark Viner on Alkan
6th Feb 2018
The young British pianist talks to Katherine about the music of the eccentric Parisian pianist-composer, which he's championed throughout his career.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - February 2018
5th Feb 2018
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by two titans of the keyboard joining forces in Stravinsky.
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Verdi albums from Joseph Calleja and Sonya Yoncheva
2nd Feb 2018
The Maltese tenor and Bulgarian soprano triumph in their explorations of the composer's more dramatic roles.
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New Release Round-Up - 2nd February 2018
2nd Feb 2018
Stravinsky from Leif Ove Andsnes and Marc-André Hamelin, Prokofiev from Lisa Batiashvili and Brahms from Thomas Dausgaard.
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Franco Fagioli on Handel
1st Feb 2018
Katherine talks to the Argentinian countertenor about his new album of arias from operas including Serse, Rinaldo and Ariodante - the latter previously unrecorded by this voice-type.
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Presto Editor's Choices - January 2018
31st Jan 2018
Katherine's personal highlights of the month include music by Gounod, Martinů and Copland, plus a star turn from Joyce DiDonato gamely sending herself up in Jake Heggie's new opera about an American diva resurrecting a bel canto rarity.
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Grammy Winners 2018
29th Jan 2018
Chris introduces the winning classical albums from this year's ceremony, which took place last night in Manhattan.
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Robin Ticciati's Brahms and other forthcoming highlights
27th Jan 2018
Ten enticing upcoming releases from artists including Christian Thielemann, Andris Nelsons, Yvgeny Sudbin and Anita Rachvelishvili.
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Alexander Melnikov plays four pieces on four different pianos
26th Jan 2018
James listens to a fascinating new disc from pianist Alexander Melnikov, who performs four pieces of music by Schubert, Chopin, Liszt, and Stravinsky, on four different pianos.
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Four Pieces - Four Pianos
Alexander Melnikov (pianos)
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New Release Round-Up - 26th January 2018
26th Jan 2018
Mozart from Piotr Anderszewski, Lully from Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques, Bartók from Pablo Heras-Casado, and a warmly engaging debut from teenage cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason.
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BBC Music Magazine - February 2018 Choices
25th Jan 2018
Chris introduces the February front-runners, with an incendiary account of Tchaikovsky's Pathétique Symphony leading the way as Recording of the Month.
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Recordings of the Year 2017 - Photo Gallery
25th Jan 2018
A selection of our 2017 winners with their awards!
