Latest News: Classical
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Recording of the Week,
Anna Netrebko sings Strauss's Four Last Songs 24th November 2014Katherine listens to Anna Netrebko's new recording of Richard Strauss's Four Last Songs, with Daniel Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin.
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Presto CD,
Presto CD - l'Oiseau Lyre 22nd November 2014The latest batch of Print On Demand titles, focusing on baroque and renaissance repertoire.
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Favourites,
Francis Poulenc 21st November 2014Katherine selects some favourite recordings of the French composer Francis Poulenc.
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Recording of the Week,
Maurizio Pollini completes his cycle of Beethoven Piano Sonatas 17th November 2014James reviews Maurizio Pollini’s recently-completed cycle of Beethoven Piano Sonatas.
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Presto CD,
Presto CD - Argo 15th November 2014Here's the latest batch of our Manufacture On Demand titles, focusing on Argo recordings.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - November 2014 14th November 2014Chris introduces the pick of the crop from this month's issue, which hit the shops earlier this week.
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Interview,
Ton Koopman at 70 13th November 2014David talks to early-music maestro Ton Koopman about the completion of his Buxtehude series, looking back over his career as he passes his seventieth birthday.
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Coming Soon,
Beethoven from the Elias String Quartet 11th November 2014A new complete cycle of Beethoven's string quartets performed by the Elias String Quartet, on the Wigmore Hall Live label.
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Recording of the Week,
Jos van Immerseel conducts Carmina Burana 10th November 2014James listens to Jos van Immerseel's new recording of the chamber version of Carl Orff's famous Carmina Burana.
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Favourites,
Johannes Brahms - Orchestral & Choral Works James surveys recordings of orchestral and choral works by Brahms, and selects some of his favourites.
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Interview,
A new Bach Mass in B minor from Arcangelo 5th November 2014David talks to the group's artistic director Jonathan Cohen about their ascent of this 'musical Mount Everest'…
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Recording of the Week,
World premiere recording of Hasse's opera, Siroe Re di Persia 3rd November 2014Katherine listens to the first ever recording of J A Hasse’s exotic opera, featuring vocal fireworks from Max Emanuel Cencic, Franco Fagioli and Julia Lezhneva.
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Presto CD,
Presto CD - DG Archiv 2nd November 2014Introducing twenty newly-available baroque and Classical recordings from our Manufacture On Demand range.
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Interview,
Mahan Esfahani on Rameau 1st November 2014David talks to fast-rising star of the harpsichord Mahan Esfahani about his new disc of Rameau's Pièces de clavecin, out on Monday on Hyperion Records.
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Favourites,
Music for Hallowe'en 31st October 2014David picks out some great recordings on the theme of all things Hallowe'en... discs that go bump in the night!
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Coming Soon,
Philippe Jaroussky sings Verlaine settings 30th October 2014The countertenor returns to late-Romantic French song for his next project on Erato.
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Recording of the Week,
Martha Argerich and Daniel Barenboim perform piano duos 27th October 2014James listens to the new duet disc from two of today's greatest pianists – Daniel Barenboim and Martha Argerich.
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Favourites,
Vincenzo Bellini Katherine selects some favourite recordings of works by the bel canto composer.
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Coming Soon,
Vaughan Williams from Andrew Manze and the RLPO 23rd October 2014Onyx Classics announce the commencement of a new cycle of Vaughan Williams's symphonies.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - October 2014 23rd October 2014Chris introduces the Editor's Choices from this month's issue, headed up by Igor Levit's superb new Bach disc on Sony.