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Alan Curtis (1934-2015)
16th Jul 2015
David remembers the harpsichordist and early music pioneer Alan Curtis, who has died at the age of 80.
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Jon Vickers (1926-2015)
13th Jul 2015
Katherine pays tribute to the great Canadian dramatic tenor, who died on Friday.
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail
13th Jul 2015
Katherine listens to Yannick Nézet-Séguin's new performance of Mozart's cross-continental comedy.
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Presto CD - 52 new ASV titles
11th Jul 2015
A large batch of ASV titles, including the light music range White Line - and a cornucopia of sound-effects discs!
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Franco Fagioli goes to hell and back
9th Jul 2015
Argentine countertenor begins partnership with Deutsche Grammophon by recording the title-role in Gluck's Orfeo.
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American choral works from Stephen Layton and Polyphony
6th Jul 2015
David enjoys Polyphony's timely celebration of choral Americana, featuring works by Thompson, Barber, Bernstein and Copland.
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Presto CD - 50 new Deutsche Grammophon titles
4th Jul 2015
Conductors include Karl Böhm, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Leonard Bernstein and James Levine.
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin records Le nozze di Figaro
2nd Jul 2015
Cast to include Christiane Karg and Luca Pisaroni as the bride and bridegroom…
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Markus Stenz conducts Schoenberg's Gurrelieder
29th Jun 2015
James listens to Markus Stenz and the Gürzenich-Orchester Köln's new recording of Schoenberg's colossal epic.
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Véronique Gens - La chanson bien douce
27th Jun 2015
The French soprano records mélodies by, Duparc, Hahn and Chausson.
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Presto CD - 35 new Gaudeamus and Oiseau-Lyre titles
26th Jun 2015
Featured artists include The Cardinall’s Musick, The Academy of Ancient Music and The New London Consort.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - July 2015
24th Jun 2015
Chris introduces this month's Editor's Choices, headed up by Alina Ibragimova's Ysaÿe Sonatas on Hyperion…
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Christiane Karg sings concert arias by Beethoven, Haydn, Mendelssohn, and Mozart
22nd Jun 2015
Katherine enjoys Christiane Karg's new recital disc, featuring Classical and early Romantic concert arias.
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José Serebrier on Dvorak
18th Jun 2015
David talks to the conductor about his recently-completed Dvorak set, out now on Warner Classics.
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Russian Emigrés and Henry Purcell
17th Jun 2015
Two 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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Walter Weller (1939-2015)
16th Jun 2015
David remembers the conductor and violinist Walter Weller, who has died aged 75.
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Marek Janowski conducts Strauss's Symphonia Domestica
15th Jun 2015
James listens to Richard Strauss's rarely heard tone-poem, performed by the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra under Marek Janowski.
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The 1960s: 25 Great Recordings
13th Jun 2015
The 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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Alina Ibragimova on Ysaÿe
12th Jun 2015
The violinist talks about the Belgian composer's sonatas for unaccompanied violin, which she has just recorded on Hyperion.
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Two major song projects coming up from Delphian Records
10th Jun 2015
The enterprising young Scottish label follow their acclaimed Rachmaninov with Medtner and Schubert.
