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Interview, Alexander Ullman on Russian ballet transcriptions

19th March 2019

The winner of the 2017 International Franz Liszt Piano Competition talks to Katherine about his debut solo album of music by Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky and Prokofiev, released this Friday on Rubicon.

Interview, Madeleine Mitchell on Grace Williams

18th March 2019

Violinist Madeleine Mitchell talks to David about her new album showcasing the rarely-heard works of the Welsh composer Grace Williams.

Recording of the Week, Isabelle Faust plays Bach Concertos

15th March 2019

The German violinist joins forces with oboist Xenia Löffler and Bernhard Forck's Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin for a tour of Bach's violin concertos, interspersed with alternate versions of sinfonias and sonatas that have been reconstructed for the first time.

New Release Round-up, New Release Round-Up - 15th March 2019

15th March 2019

New albums from Khatia Buniatishvili, Fazil Say and the Artemis Quartet, the final release in Iván Fischer’s Mahler series with the Budapest Festival Orchestra, and Elgar, Moeran and Vaughan Williams from the Barbirolli Society archives.

Interview, Richard Watkins on The Romantic Horn

14th March 2019

The British horn-player talks to David about his new album of music by Beethoven, Strauss, Schumann, Scriabin and more with the pianist Julius Drake, out now on Signum Classics.

Presto Classical Recording of the Week

JS Bach: Violin Concertos

Isabelle Faust (violin), Bernhard Forck, (violin), Xenia Loeffler (oboe), Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC

David listens to Isabelle Faust's new Bach recording, which combines the Violin Concertos with a selection of sinfonias, overtures and trio sonatas in their reconstructed, original versions.

Read David's full review to find out more