Latest News: Classical
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Presto CD,
Presto CD - 62 new titles from Mercury Living Presence, ASV, Argo and more 19th November 2015Chris introduces the latest batch of Presto CDs - featuring twentieth-century music from the Black Box label, light music from White Line and a host of other gems to be rediscovered.
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Coming Soon,
Gershwin in Hollywood 17th November 2015The John Wilson Orchestra record classic Gershwin live at the Royal Albert Hall for Warner Classics.
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Obituary,
Robert Craft (1923-2015) 16th November 2015David remembers the venerable Stravinskian Robert Craft, who has died at the age of 92.
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Recording of the Week,
Seong-Jin Cho: Winner of the 2015 Chopin Piano Competition 13th November 2015David listens to the young South Korean pianist's debut recording on DG.
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Presto CD,
Presto CD – over 70 more DG titles 12th November 2015Chris introduces over 70 more DG titles, featuring legendary artists such as Kathleen Battle, Leonard Bernstein, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and more.
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Interview,
Nelson Goerner on Chopin 11th November 2015David talks to the pianist about the competition circuit, duetting with Martha Argerich, and his forthcoming recordings of Beethoven and Chopin.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - November 2015 9th November 2015Chris introduces this month's Crème de la crème…
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Recording of the Week,
Sibelius Symphonies from Okko Kamu and the Lahti Symphony Orchestra 6th November 2015James listens to Sibelius from Okko Kamu and the Lahti Symphony Orchestra.
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Interview,
Vasily Petrenko on Scriabin 5th November 2015David talks to the conductor about the launch of his Scriabin project with the Oslo Philharmonic.
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Coming Soon,
Mendelssohn in Egypt 4th November 2015Robert King records Mendelssohn's 1833 orchestration of Handel's oratorio.
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Recording of the Week,
Mark Elder conducts Gounod's La Colombe 30th October 2015Katherine listens to Gounod's charming comic opera, with farce and avian nonsense aplenty.
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Presto CD,
Presto CD - over 100 new titles 29th October 2015Reissues from the ASV, White Line, Gaudeamus and Chamber Orchestra of Europe labels.
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Coming Soon,
Delphian Records sign The Syred Consort 27th October 2015Debut recording of Lotti premieres will be released in April 2016.
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Recording of the Week,
Alina Ibragimova plays violin concertos by Bach 23rd October 2015David listens to the latest album from the young star violinist, featuring five violin concertos by JS Bach.
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Presto CD,
Presto CD - over 100 new Philips titles 22nd October 2015Featured artists include Alfred Brendel, Claudio Arrau, John Eliot Gardiner, Frans Bruggen and Bernard Haitink.
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Coming Soon,
Chopin Competition Winner - Seong-Jin Cho Debut release on Deutsche Grammophon just a few weeks away…
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Interview,
Brazilian Adventures with Ex Cathedra 20th October 2015Conductor and musicologist Jeffrey Skidmore talks to David about his latest CD of Latin American Baroque rarities, and about musical heritages lost and found.
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Recording of the Week,
Igor Levit plays music by Bach, Beethoven, and Rzewski 16th October 2015Katherine listens to three sets of variations from the formidable Russian-German pianist Igor Levit.
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Presto CD,
Presto CD - 50 more DG Archiv titles 15th October 2015Chris introduces the latest batch of Presto CDs, focusing on the early-music catalogue of DG Archiv.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - October 2015 13th October 2015Masaaki Suzuki's recital of Bach organ works, recorded by BIS in Groningen, leads the pack this month…