Latest News: Classical
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Recording of the Week,
Roderick Williams sings a new work by Howard Skempton: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner 21st April 2017Katherine very much enjoys baritone Roderick Williams in a new work by Howard Skempton: a setting of Coleridge's poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
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Announcement,
BBC Proms 2017 - Our Top Related Recordings! 20th April 2017Katherine picks out some highlights from this year's season (announced this afternoon) and recommends related recordings.
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Awards,
BBC Music Magazine Awards - The Winners! 19th April 2017A live update from the ceremony in Kings Place - all is revealed…
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Hi-Res Highlights,
Hi-Res Highlights - April 2017 19th April 2017David introduces the latest in our series of monthly roundups, picking out the very best Hi-Res recordings of performances both new and old.
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Interview,
John Joubert at 90 18th April 2017David talks to the Birmingham-based composer, who turned 90 last month, about his opera Jane Eyre - recently recorded for the first time on Somm Records.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-up - 14th April 2017 14th April 2017Orchestral music from Ravel, Vaughan Williams, Haydn and Mahler, a new recording of Bach's St. John Passion in English and Julia Lezhneva singing Carl Heinrich Graun are just some of the highlights this week.
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Recording of the Week,
Previously unreleased cello recital by Mstislav Rostropovich and Benjamin Britten 14th April 2017James enjoys a newly-released gem from Testament's archives, featuring Britten accompanying the legendary Rostropovich at the piano.
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Presto Editor's Choices,
Presto Editor's Choices - April 2017 13th April 2017Schumann from Matthias Goerne, Brahms from Arcadi Volodos and Richard Strauss from Munich are among this month's highlights.
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Interview,
Manfred Honeck on Spring in Vienna 12th April 2017Katherine talks to the Austrian conductor about the Wiener Symphoniker's Easter concerts, and in particular last year's programme which was recently released on Solo Musica.
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Interview,
David Temple on recording Bach in English 11th April 2017The conductor talks to David about his new St John Passion with the Crouch End Festival Chorus, sung in Neil Jenkins's translation.
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Coming Soon,
Yannick Nézet-Séguin's Mendelssohn and other forthcoming highlights 7th April 2017Meyerbeer, Antheil, Saint-Saëns, Paganini and Dvorak are also on the menu for late April and May…
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-up - 7th April 2017 7th April 2017Wagner from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Mark Elder, orchestral music from Richard Strauss, Mendelssohn and Sousa, and pianists Marc-André Hamelin, Peter Donohoe and Artur Schnabel feature in this week's round up of new releases.
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Recording of the Week,
Jonas Kaufmann takes on Das Lied von der Erde - all of it! 7th April 2017Katherine listens to the great German tenor's ambitious project - the whole of Mahler's mighty orchestral song-cycle.
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Interview,
James MacMillan discusses his Stabat Mater 6th April 2017As a follow-up to our earlier interview with Harry Christophers, the Scottish composer talks to David about his new work.
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Interview,
Harry Christophers on James MacMillan's new Stabat Mater 6th April 2017David talks to The Sixteen's Harry Christophers about his recording of a brand-new major work by James MacMillan.
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Announcement,
New releases for Lent and Easter 5th April 2017With a slew of new recordings of music inspired by Holy Week out this month, we've selected a handful of favourites for your delectation.
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Interview,
Nicky Spence on Buxton Orr 4th April 2017Katherine talks to the Scottish tenor about unearthing the songs of the Glasgow-born composer for his new disc on Delphian.
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Awards,
International Classical Music Awards 2017 - The Winners! 1st April 2017Congratulations to the winners of this year's ICMA Awards, which are being celebrated this evening in Leipzig.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-up - 31st March 2017 31st March 2017Amongst this week's highlights are Edward Gardner conducting Elgar, Yeygeny Sudbin playing Beethoven Piano Concertos, Pergolesi's Stabat Mater from La Nuova Music, and Alina Ibragimova continues her cycle of Mozart sonatas.
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Recording of the Week,
The Nash Ensemble perform chamber music by Bruch 31st March 2017David listens to three late and rarely-heard chamber works by Max Bruch, performed by the Nash Ensemble.