Latest News: Classical
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Interview,
Nathan Meltzer on Roman Totenberg and a lost-and-found violin 27th October 2020The US violinist talks about his debut album, a fascinating recital themed around the history of one unique instrument and its former owner.
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Favourites,
Shelf Discovery: Trevor Pinnock 26th October 2020In the fourth instalment of our new series, Paul compares and contrasts the conductor and harpsichordist's two recordings of the Brandenburg Concertos, made twenty-five years apart - one with the English Concert and the other with the European Brandenburg Ensemble.
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Recording of the Week,
Mahler from Christiane Karg, Malcolm Martineau - and Gustav Mahler 23rd October 2020The German soprano and her regular recital-partner beguile in the Rückert-Lieder and songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn and Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit, whilst the composer himself makes an appearance (via a 1905 piano-roll) for ‘Das himmlische Leben’.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 23rd October 2020 23rd October 2020World premiere recordings of Dussek’s late Messe Solemnelle and Hahn’s early opera L'île du rêve, Schumann and Klengel Cello Concertos from Raphaela Gromes, and John Sheppard’s Media vita from the Choir of New College Oxford.
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Interview,
Vaughan Williams's folksong arrangements 22nd October 2020Baritone Roderick Williams, pianist William Vann, and researcher John Francis discuss the first instalment in a new series of recordings, featuring previously unheard folksong arrangements by Ralph Vaughan Williams.
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Interview,
Antonio Pappano on Donizetti's Queens 21st October 2020The conductor talks to Katherine about recording the final scenes of Maria Stuarda, Anna Bolena and Roberto Devereux with Diana Damrau and the Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia for Warner Classics.
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Box Set Selections,
Boxed Set Selections - October 2020 20th October 2020Anthologies celebrating Wilhelm Kempff, Ivan Moravec, and Kirill Petrenko in Berlin, plus Daniel Barenboim's fifth complete cycle of the Beethoven piano sonatas.
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Interview,
Jared Sacks on Channel Classics 19th October 2020To mark the Dutch independent label's thirtieth anniversary, its founder reflects on how the story started and 'the joy of creating recordings'.
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Presto CD,
New Deutsche Grammophon titles added to Presto CD 17th October 2020Including a medley of Mozart performances and orchestral music conducted by Herbert von Karajan.
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Recording of the Week,
Bertrand Chamayou and Alexandre Kantorow 16th October 2020Two contrasting recitals from award-winning French pianists - one fuelled by melatonin, the other by adrenaline.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 16th October 2020 16th October 2020An eclectic debut recording from Egyptian soprano Fatma Said, Bruckner from Christian Thielemann, Beethoven from Midori, and five vivid orchestral works by Grammy-nominated composer Anna Clyne.
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Presto Music Classical Podcast,
Episode 6: Played in the USA with Rob Cowan 15th October 2020Rob Cowan returns to the show to discuss several box-sets by three European émigré artists who settled in America - pianist Andor Foldes, conductor Antal Doráti, and violinist Isaac Stern.
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Interview,
Anna Lapwood on All Things Are Quite Silent 14th October 2020The director of music at Pembroke College Cambridge talks about the debut album from the college's adult choir and recently-formed girls' choir, featuring an eclectic mix of sacred and secular repertoire.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - Awards Issue 2020 13th October 2020Chris introduces this month's Choices, headed by ‘compelling, supremely persuasive performances’ of Franz Schmidt’s symphonies from the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and Paavo Järvi on Deutsche Grammophon.
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Interview,
Didier Martin on Alpha Classics 12th October 2020In the wake of their recent victory, the Artistic Director of Gramophone's Label of the Year talks to Katherine about Alpha's philosophy, the importance of building long-term relationships with artists, and some of the new signings around the corner for early 2021.
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Recording of the Week,
Giovanni Antonini conducts Haydn's Die Schöpfung 9th October 2020The Italian conductor makes a slight detour from his project to record all of Haydn's symphonies with an incisive, characterful account of the Creation oratorio.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 9th October 2020 9th October 2020Bach in lockdown from Anna Prohaska and friends, Mozart, Schubert and Liszt from Sophie Pacini, a French song recital with guitar from Laurent Naouri, and Passiontide music by Andreas Hammerschmidt from Vox Luminis.
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Interview,
Simon Trpčeski on Makedonissimo 8th October 2020The Macedonian pianist talks about his new album, which showcases the folk traditions of his roots in new arrangements for his quintet, composed by Pande Shahov.
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BBC Music Magazine Choices,
BBC Music Magazine - November 2020 Choices 7th October 2020Chris introduces this month's selection, with Hervé Niquet's recording of Lully's Armide (featuring a 'career-defining performance' from Véronique Gens in the title-role) at the top of the tree.
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Awards,
Gramophone Awards 2020 - Recording of the Year 6th October 2020The overall winner was revealed at an online ceremony this evening, along with other special prizes including Artist of the Year and the Lifetime Achievement Award.