Latest News: Classical
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Recording of the Week,
American choral works from Stephen Layton and Polyphony 6th July 2015David enjoys Polyphony's timely celebration of choral Americana, featuring works by Thompson, Barber, Bernstein and Copland.
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Presto CD,
Presto CD - 50 new Deutsche Grammophon titles 4th July 2015Conductors include Karl Böhm, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Leonard Bernstein and James Levine.
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Coming Soon,
Yannick Nézet-Séguin records Le nozze di Figaro 2nd July 2015Cast to include Christiane Karg and Luca Pisaroni as the bride and bridegroom…
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Recording of the Week,
Markus Stenz conducts Schoenberg's Gurrelieder 29th June 2015James listens to Markus Stenz and the Gürzenich-Orchester Köln's new recording of Schoenberg's colossal epic.
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Coming Soon,
Véronique Gens - La chanson bien douce 27th June 2015The French soprano records mélodies by, Duparc, Hahn and Chausson.
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Presto CD,
Presto CD - 35 new Gaudeamus and Oiseau-Lyre titles 26th June 2015Featured artists include The Cardinall’s Musick, The Academy of Ancient Music and The New London Consort.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - July 2015 24th June 2015Chris introduces this month's Editor's Choices, headed up by Alina Ibragimova's Ysaÿe Sonatas on Hyperion…
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Recording of the Week,
Christiane Karg sings concert arias by Beethoven, Haydn, Mendelssohn, and Mozart 22nd June 2015Katherine enjoys Christiane Karg's new recital disc, featuring Classical and early Romantic concert arias.
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Interview,
José Serebrier on Dvorak 18th June 2015David talks to the conductor about his recently-completed Dvorak set, out now on Warner Classics.
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Coming Soon,
Russian Emigrés and Henry Purcell 17th June 2015Two new discs on the way from Vivat - Purcell's chamber music with the King's Consort and contemporary Russian works from Alissa Firsova.
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Obituary,
Walter Weller (1939-2015) 16th June 2015David remembers the conductor and violinist Walter Weller, who has died aged 75.
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Recording of the Week,
Marek Janowski conducts Strauss's Symphonia Domestica 15th June 2015James listens to Richard Strauss's rarely heard tone-poem, performed by the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra under Marek Janowski.
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Favourites,
The 1960s: 25 Great Recordings 13th June 2015The first of a new series where we look at the greatest recordings of each decade. See what made up our top 25 for the 1960s.
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Interview,
Alina Ibragimova on Ysaÿe 12th June 2015The violinist talks about the Belgian composer's sonatas for unaccompanied violin, which she has just recorded on Hyperion.
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Coming Soon,
Two major song projects coming up from Delphian Records 10th June 2015The enterprising young Scottish label follow their acclaimed Rachmaninov with Medtner and Schubert.
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Recording of the Week,
Nielsen Concertos with Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic 8th June 2015David listens to three concertos by Carl Nielsen, accompanied by the New York Philharmonic under Alan Gilbert.
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Interview,
Stile Antico celebrate their tenth birthday 7th June 2015Katherine talks to two members of the early music ensemble about their first decade - and future plans…
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Coming Soon,
Jonas Kaufmann records Puccini arias 3rd June 2015As he gears up for 'Nessun dorma' at the Last Night of the Proms, the German tenor will release an all-Puccini album on Sony, conducted by Antonio Pappano.
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Obituary,
Peter Cropper (1945-2015) 2nd June 2015David pays tribute to the violinist, educator and founder of The Lindsay Quartet, who died on Friday.
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Recording of the Week,
Claudio Abbado conducts Schubert's "Great" C Major Symphony 1st June 2015James listens to the late Claudio Abbado's account of Schubert's Ninth Symphony with the Orchestra Mozart.