Latest News: Classical
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Presto CD,
Presto CD - Chamber and instrumental gems from Decca 10th April 2015The latest pack of additions to the Presto label, including vintage recordings from Vladimir Ashkenazy, Itzhak Perlman, Alicia de Larrocha and András Schiff…
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Awards,
BBC Music Magazine Awards - The Winners 7th April 2015Chris reports live from the ceremony at Kings Place, revealing the category-winners and the coveted Disc of the Year…
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Coming Soon,
Shostakovich from Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra 7th April 2015Deutsche Grammophon announce three recordings with the Latvian conductor and his new orchestra.
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Recording of the Week,
Passion settings by James MacMillan and JS Bach 6th April 2015David listens to two very different musical responses to the Passion story – James MacMillan's new St Luke Passion and the Academy of Ancient Music's performance of Bach's time-honoured St Matthew.
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Favourites,
Edvard Grieg David picks some of the best recordings of the works of the Norwegian Romantic nationalist, Edvard Grieg.
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Interview,
Sir Mark Elder on Donizetti's Les Martyrs 3rd April 2015Ahead of Opera Rara's release of the work's premiere recording next month, Katherine talks to the British conductor about Donizetti's Parisian breakthrough.
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Coming Soon,
Kirill Karabits records Prokofiev 2nd April 2015The Ukrainian conductor continues his series with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.
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Recording of the Week,
Shostakovich from the Takács Quartet and Marc-André Hamelin 30th March 2015David listens to the Takács Quartet's stirring account of Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 2, joined by Marc-André Hamelin for his Piano Quintet.
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Favourites,
Camille Saint-Saëns James explores the music of French composer Camille Saint-Saëns and chooses some of his favourite recordings.
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Presto CD,
Presto CD - more Deutsche Grammophon titles 27th March 2015Chris introduces a wealth of new Presto CD titles from DG, featuring major orchestral recordings by Lorin Maazel, Claudio Abbado, Neeme Järvi, Leonard Bernstein and many more.
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Interview,
The Miraculous Mandolin 26th March 2015David talks to Israeli mandolinist Avi Avital about his new solo album, Vivaldi.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - April 2015 24th March 2015Chris introduces the pick of the crop from this month's issue, with Rachel Podger's new Vivaldi disc on Channel Classics taking pride of place as Disc of the Month.
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Recording of the Week,
Isabelle Faust plays Schumann's Violin Concerto 23rd March 2015David listens to Isabelle Faust's account of Schumann's Violin Concerto in D minor, with the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra and Pablo Heras-Casado.
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Favourites,
Jacques Offenbach Katherine explores beyond the Barcarolle and the Can-Can to uncover some neglected gems…
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Coming Soon,
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal 20th March 2015Kent Nagano and the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal return to Decca with a rarely-heard French collaboration.
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Presto CD,
Presto CD - 50 classic vocal, choral and Christmas discs from Decca 19th March 2015Includes recitals by Pavarotti, Sutherland, Ferrier and Flagstad, and seasonal favourites from Te Kanawa and Leontyne Price.
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Recording of the Week,
Music from principal woodwind players of the Berlin Philharmonic 16th March 2015Katherine enjoys solo albums from not one but three of the Berlin Philharmonic's finest wind players.
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Presto CD,
Presto CD - 50 new vintage Decca orchestral titles 14th March 2015Highlights include Solti's Beethoven symphonies from Chicago and Chailly's Bruckner from Berlin.
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Favourites,
César Franck David picks out some of the finest recordings of Belgian organist-composer César Franck.
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Coming Soon,
The Borodin Quartet sign to Decca 12th March 2015The legendary quartet celebrate their 70th anniversary with a new partnership, starting with a complete Shostakovich cycle.