Latest News: Classical
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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.
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Presto CD,
Presto CD - 78 more DG titles 30th May 2015Artists include Kathleen Battle, André Previn, Gidon Kremer and Martha Argerich.
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Coming Soon,
Two Imminent Escapes from the Seraglio 29th May 2015Yannick Nézet-Séguin and René Jacobs have both recently recorded Mozart's exotic singspiel - results coming up later this year!
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Interview,
Mark Bebbington on the piano music of Arthur Bliss 28th May 2015David talks to the champion of British piano repertoire about the latest volume in his Bliss series on Somm Records.
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Recording of the Week,
Max Cencic and Franco Fagioli sing Leonardo Vinci's Catone in Utica 25th May 2015Katherine listens to a show-stopping revival of a lost Baroque masterpiece by star countertenors Max Cencic and Franco Fagioli.
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Presto CD,
Presto CD - 100 ASV titles 23rd May 2015Chris introduces the latest batch of Presto CDs, focusing on the catalogue of British label ASV Records.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - June 2015 22nd May 2015Chris introduces this month's Editor's Choices, with András Schiff's period-instrument revisitation of late Schubert leading the pack…
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Interview,
Graham Ross on Shostakovich's chamber symphonies 20th May 2015Conductor Graham Ross talks to David about his new project of Shostakovich chamber symphonies with the Dmitri Ensemble.
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Recording of the Week,
Mahler from Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra 18th May 2015David listens to Iván Fischer's new account of Mahler's elegiac Ninth Symphony, with the Budapest Festival Orchestra.
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Coming Soon,
Introducing Greta Bradman… 15th May 2015Australian soprano has just finished recording debut disc for Decca with Richard Bonynge.
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Presto CD,
Presto CD - Gaudeamus 13th May 201540 titles from ASV's popular early music series, with artists including The Cardinall's Musick, The Clerks' Group and Musica Fabula.