Latest News: Classical
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Recording of the Week,
Boccherini from Steven Isserlis and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment 1st November 2024
A much-needed exploration of the elegant, sunny music of Luigi Boccherini - from ethereally-scored concertos and charming sonatas to a richly-textured double-cello quintet.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 1st November 2024 1st November 2024
Tchaikovsky's The Seasons from Bruce Liu, Brahms and Schubert from Alexandre Kantorow, Haydn's 'Surprise' Symphony from Giovanni Antonini, and Franck & Fauré from Daniel Barenboim and the Berliner Philharmoniker.
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Interview,
Sir Mark Elder and Roderick Williams on Delius's A Mass of Life 31st October 2024
The conductor and baritone reflect on their recording of Delius's Nietzsche-inspired Mass (made in Bergen following two live performances and released on LAWO last year), which was a finalist at this year's Gramophone Awards.
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BBC Music Magazine Choices,
BBC Music Magazine - December 2024 Choices 29th October 2024
Chris introduces this month's choices, headed by 'A Celebration of Women's Voices' from harpist Louise Thomson, the Corvus Consort and Freddie Crowley on Chandos.
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Interview,
Gregory Kunde on Then and Now 28th October 2024
As he makes his role-debut as Britten's Captain Vere in Vienna, the indomitable American tenor discusses returning to the music which formed the soundtrack to his childhood on his new album Then And Now - a collection of jazz standards, released on Delos earlier this month.
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Interview,
Hannah Ely on The Excellence of Women 27th October 2024
The manager of Fieri Consort talks about the group's new album of madrigals by Maddalena Casulana and Barbara Strozzi.
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Recording of the Week,
Venezuela! from Domingo Hindoyan and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra 25th October 2024
The Caracas-born conductor brings vivid colour, clarity and energy to a programme of orchestral music by his compatriots, including works by Evencio Castellanos, Juan Bautista Plaza and Inocente Carreño.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 25th October 2024 25th October 2024
Kathryn Stott's final recording (with her friend and long-term colleague Yo-Yo Ma), Sibelius from James Ehnes and Edward Gardner in Bergen, Schubert from the late Maurizio Pollini and his son Daniele, and Classical opera arias from Brazilian male soprano Bruno de Sá.
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Interview,
Adrian Sutton on his Violin Concerto 24th October 2024
The British composer discusses the inspirations behind his new concerto for Fenella Humphreys, his work for the theatre (including the score for the play War Horse), and how receiving a terminal diagnosis led him to channel his creative energies in new directions.
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Box Set Selections,
Boxed Set Selections - October 2024 23rd October 2024Michael Tilson Thomas's complete recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Argo, a 150th anniversary anthology of music by Charles Ives, a twentieth-birthday box from Vox Luminis, and a celebration of Sir Colin Davis's relationship with the Concertgebouworkest.
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Interview,
Kathryn Stott - Five For The Road 22nd October 2024
Kathryn Stott is bringing her long performing career to an end this year, and releases her final recording with cellist Yo-Yo Ma on Sony Classical, this week. Matthew asked her to pick five highlights from her huge catalogue of recordings, and to offer a glimpse into what makes each so special to her.
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Interview,
Alison Balsom talks about Baroque Concertos 21st October 2024
The trumpeter gives us the lowdown on her newly-released Baroque album - the inspirations behind it and the technical challenges it entails.
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Recording of the Week,
Baroque Concertos from Alison Balsom 18th October 2024
Alison Balsom returns to the Baroque with a new collection of concerto adaptations by Simon Wright, and with the collaboration of Trevor Pinnock and Pinnock's Players.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 18th October 2024 18th October 2024
Music from the worlds of film, TV and gaming from Ray Chen, Bach albums from Alexandre Tharaud & Víkingur Ólafsson, orchestral works by Grace Williams, and a tribute to Cornélie Falcon from Aleksandra Kurzak.
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Interview,
Roberto Alagna at 60 16th October 2024
The French-Sicilian tenor discusses his sixtieth-birthday album on Aparté, learning his craft in Paris cabaret clubs, being Michael Jackson's warm-up act, and why he regrets not getting started on Wagner earlier in his career...
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Presto Music Classical Podcast,
Episode 54: Manfred Honeck on Bruckner 15th October 2024
Our guest contributor Rob Cowan speaks to the Austrian conductor about his recent recording of Symphony No. 7 with the Pittsburgh Symphony, his long-standing relationship with Bruckner’s music, and the influence of the countryside & religion on the composer's musical imagination.
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BBC Music Magazine Choices,
BBC Music Magazine - November 2024 Choices 14th October 2024
Katherine introduces this month's choices, headed by 'a recording you'll want to sit down and savour' from Nicholas Daniel and Julius Drake on Chandos, featuring arrangements of works by Robert and Clara Schumann.
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Recording of the Week,
Daniil Trifonov's (North) American Story 11th October 2024
The Russian pianist presents a dazzling kaleidoscope of North American music, with a variety of genres and styles covering minimalism, jazz, film music, and concertos by Gershwin and Mason Bates.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 11th October 2024 11th October 2024
Schoenberg from Rafael Payare in Montreal, Elgar and Walton from Gautier Capuçon, the LSO and Antonio Pappano, zarzuela from Juan Diego Flórez, & Chopin, Ravel and Ligeti from Jaeden Izik-Dzurko (winner of this year's Leeds Piano Competition).
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Obituary,
Leif Segerstam (1944-2024) 10th October 2024
The Finnish conductor, composer and multi-instrumentalist Leif Segerstam has died at the age of 80.
