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Stephen Cleobury on the restored organ of King's College Chapel
26th Jul 2017
Director of Music at King's College Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, talks to David about his new disc celebrating the newly-refurbished chapel organ.
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Presto CD - 25 new Sony and RCA titles
24th Jul 2017
Featured artists include Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax, Murray Perahia, and the Juilliard Quartet.
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New Release Round-up - 21st July 2017
21st Jul 2017
Operas by Richard Strauss, Mozart and Gordon Getty, plus orchestral music from Rachmaninov, choral music from Łukaszewski, a collection of Arthur Grumiaux's mono recordings are just some of this week's selections.
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Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra launch a Mahler cycle with Symphony No. 5
21st Jul 2017
James enjoys the opening instalment of Osmo Vänskä's new Mahler cycle - the ever-popular Symphony No. 5.
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Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - August 2017
20th Jul 2017
Chris introduces this month's Choices, with a haunting new song-cycle from Jonathan Dove in the lead as Recording of the Month.
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Jonas Kaufmann's French album and other forthcoming highlights
20th Jul 2017
Berlioz, Gounod, Massenet and more from the German tenor, plus Bach from Matthias Goerne and Dvořák from the Takács Quartet.
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Christopher Glynn on the songs of Donald Swann
19th Jul 2017
Katherine talks to the British pianist about the prolific song-writing career of a composer best known for his comical collaborations with Michael Flanders.
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New Release Round-up - 14th July 2017
14th Jul 2017
Amongst this week's highlights are Verdi from Dudamel, French music from Simon Rattle and a collection of Vladimir Ashkenazy's complete concerto recordings on Decca.
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Daniel Barenboim conducts Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius
14th Jul 2017
Katherine listens to a blistering new performance of Elgar's religious masterwork, with Andrew Staples, Catherine Wyn-Rogers and Thomas Hampson.
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BBC Music Magazine - August 2017 Choices
13th Jul 2017
Chris introduces next month's Choices, with radiant accounts of three Bach cantatas for soprano leading the pack as Recording of the Month…
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Sean Shibe on Dreams & Fancies
11th Jul 2017
David talks to the guitarist about his debut disc of English music for guitar, out on July 21st on Delphian.
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New Release Round-up - 7th July 2017
7th Jul 2017
Alice Coote sings Mahler, Vittorio Grigolo stars in Offenbach at the Royal Opera House and new string quartet recordings from the Heath and Chiaroscuro Quartets feature this week, alongside an exploration of sixteenth-century Florence from Ensemble Pygmalion.
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Anthony Marwood performs Walton's Violin Concerto
7th Jul 2017
James enjoys a new recording of William Walton's Violin Concerto, alongside some of the composer's lesser-known works.
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Joo Yeon Sir on Suites & Fantasies
6th Jul 2017
David talks to the South Korean violinist about her debut disc of Britten, Milhaud, Schnittke and more on Rubicon Classics.
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Mendelssohn from Isabelle Faust and other forthcoming highlights
5th Jul 2017
The German violinist's account of one of the best-loved of all violin concertos sees her join forces with Pablo Heras-Casado and the Freiburger Barockorchester.
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Julia Lezhneva sings Carl Heinrich Graun
4th Jul 2017
Katherine talks to the Russian soprano about unearthing a treasure-trove of Italian opera arias by the German baroque composer.
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New Release Round-up - 30th June 2017
30th Jun 2017
Including vocal music by Donald Swann from a luxury cast of distinguished singers, a celebration of the Venice Carnival of 1729 from Ann Hallenberg, and new recordings of Bach from conductor Maasaki Suzuki and pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy.
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Andreas Brantelid and Bengt Forsberg perform Fauré's complete works for cello and piano
30th Jun 2017
David enjoys a charming and varied collection of works by the great French composer, performed by Andreas Brantelid and Bengt Forsberg.
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Coming soon - Les Troyens from Strasbourg and more…
29th Jun 2017
Some highlights for the autumn, including Berlioz's five-hour epic with Joyce DiDonato and Michael Spyres, and a welcome return to Dvořák from the Pavel Haas Quartet.
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Rachel Barton Pine on Paganini
29th Jun 2017
David talks to the American violinist about her new album, centred on Paganini's fiendishly difficult Caprices but also featuring a new work composed by Pine herself.
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Bel Canto Paganini
Rachel Barton Pine (violin)
