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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 22nd January 2021
22nd January 2021
Haydn from Il Giardino Armonico, Salieri from Les Talens Lyriques, Prokofiev from Nicholas Angelich, and Romberg from Chouchane Siranossian.
Interview,
François-Xavier Roth on Beethoven & Gossec
21st January 2021
The French conductor talks to Katherine about his Presto Award-winning recording of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and Gossec's Symphonie à 17 parties.
Awards,
International Classical Music Awards 2021
20th January 2021
The ICMA results were revealed this morning, with winners including recordings from Beatrice Rana, Ermonela Jaho, Pablo Heras-Casado, and Chouchane Siranossian.
Interview,
Nicolas Hodges on Birtwistle and Beethoven
19th January 2021
Reflecting on his recent release on Wergo, the pianist talks about Bagatelles, improvisation and his own relationship with Harrison Birtwistle.
Obituary,
Osian Ellis (1928-2021)
18th January 2021
The Welsh harpist, whose artistry inspired composers including Benjamin Britten, has died aged 92.
Classical Recording of the Week
Donizetti: Il Paria
Albina Shagimuratova (Neala), René Barbera (Idamore), Misha Kiria (Zarete), Marko Mimica (Akebare), Britten Sinfonia, Sir Mark Elder
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Sir Mark Elder conducts a scintillating account of Donizetti's 1829 opera about religious persecution in sixteenth-century India, starring Albina Shagimuratova, René Barbera, and Misha Kiria.
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