Latest News: Classical
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Coming Soon,
Barenboim's La Scala Don Giovanni on DVD and Blu-ray 7th October 2015Anna Netrebko, Peter Mattei and Bryn Terfel star in Robert Carsen's 2011 production.
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Recording of the Week,
Antonio Pappano conducts Verdi's Aida with Anja Harteros and Jonas Kaufmann 2nd October 2015Katherine enjoys a fantastic new recording of Aida with Jonas Kaufmann and Anja Harteros, conducted by Antonio Pappano.
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Interview,
Juan Diego Flórez on 'Italia!' 30th September 2015Katherine talks to the Peruvian tenor about his new disc of popular Neapolitan songs.
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Coming Soon,
Peter and the Wolf in Hollywood 29th September 2015Alice Cooper narrates a reboot of Prokofiev's children's classic.
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Recording of the Week,
Andrew Davis conducts music by Arthur Bliss 25th September 2015David listens to Andrew Davis's new recording of Bliss's choral masterpiece, Morning Heroes, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - Awards Issue 2015 21st September 2015Chris introduces this month's Editor's Choices, headed up by Antonio Pappano's new studio recording of Aida (starring Anja Harteros and Jonas Kaufmann) on Warner Classics…
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Recording of the Week,
Robin Ticciati conducts Haydn Symphonies 18th September 2015James listens to Robin Ticciati's new disc of Haydn symphonies with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
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Awards,
Gramophone Awards 2015 17th September 2015Chris reports from the ceremony at St John's Smith Square, with details of all this year's winners, including the coveted Record of the Year.
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Obituary,
David Willcocks (1919-2015) 17th September 2015David remembers the conductor, organist and composer David Willcocks, who has died at the age of 95.
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Interview,
Harp Concertos from Anneleen Lenaerts 15th September 2015Harpist Anneleen Lenaerts talks to David about her new disc of concertos with the Brussels Philharmonic.
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Recording of the Week,
Jonas Kaufmann sings Puccini 11th September 2015Katherine enjoys the star tenor's hotly-awaited collection of Puccini arias, including - of course - the immortal Nessun Dorma.
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Coming Soon,
Sistine Chapel Choir 9th September 2015Recording engineers have been allowed into the Sistine Chapel – by special permission of the Pope – to record its Choir singing music written for the Chapel.
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Interview,
Joyce DiDonato 5th September 2015The great American mezzo talks to Katherine about her new recital-disc with Tony Pappano from the Wigmore Hall.
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Recording of the Week,
Mark Elder conducts Vaughan Williams' Sea Symphony 4th September 2015David listens to Mark Elder's new account of Vaughan Williams' Sea Symphony, with Roderick Williams, Katherine Broderick and the Hallé.
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Presto CD,
Presto CD - 40 new Decca titles 3rd September 2015Artists include Vladimir Ashkenazy, John Williams, and Sir Georg Solti.
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Interview,
Henning Kraggerud's Equinox 2nd September 2015David talks to the Norwegian violinist and composer about Equinox, his new sequence of concertos depicting 24 hours in 24 time-zones.
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Recording of the Week,
Stunning recital disc from soprano Greta Bradman 28th August 2015Katherine is blown away by Australian soprano Greta Bradman's debut recording on Decca: "My Hero".
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Awards,
Gramophone Awards - the winners! 27th August 2015Christian Gerhaher, Piotr Anderszewski and Carolyn Sampson are among the victors.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - September 2015 25th August 2015Chris introduces this month's Editor's Choices, headed up by Daniil Trifonov's Rachmaninov Variations on Deutsche Grammophon…
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Interview,
Ian Venables 24th August 2015In the wake of his sixtieth birthday last month, Katherine talks to the British composer about his latest disc 'The Song of the Severn', out now on Signum.