Latest News: Classical
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Interview,
Ruby Hughes on Clytemnestra 4th March 2020The British soprano talks to Katherine about her new album featuring Rhian Samuel's Aeschylus-inspired monodrama and song-cycles by Mahler and Berg, out now on BIS.
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Presto Chart,
The Presto Chart - February 2020 3rd March 2020Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for February, with John Wilson and Sinfonia of London's collection of French orchestral works on Chandos in first place...
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Presto Editor's Choices,
Presto Editor's Choices - February 2020 1st March 2020A captivating collection of English song from Carolyn Sampson and Joseph Middleton, a Spanish postcard from Offenbach, and a weird and wonderful Skalkottas anthology from Athens.
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Recording of the Week,
John Eliot Gardiner concludes his cycle of Schumann symphonies with the LSO 28th February 2020With sparkling, joyous performances of the Spring and Rhenish symphonies, John Eliot Gardiner and the LSO bring their Schumann cycle to an exuberant conclusion.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 28th February 2020 28th February 2020Schoenberg from Isabelle Faust and friends, Beethoven from the Capuçon Brothers and Frank Braley, Offenbach’s Spanish operetta Maître Péronilla, and an all-star Porgy & Bess from the Metropolitan Opera.
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Hi-Res Highlights,
Hi-Res Highlights - February 2020 27th February 2020This month’s highlights include new remasterings of the Juilliard Quartet’s Beethoven cycle from the late 1960s, Schubert from both Adam Laloum and Edward Gardner, and revisitations of Bach Passions from two veteran conductors and their ensembles.
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Coming Soon,
Debussy & Rameau from Víkingur Ólafsson and other forthcoming highlights 26th February 2020An all-French programme from the award-winning Icelandic pianist, plus Vinci from Franco Fagioli, more Korngold from John Wilson, and Verdi’s Otello from Jonas Kaufmann, Antonio Pappano and the Orchestra dell'Academia Nationale di Santa Cecilia.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - March 2020 25th February 2020Chris introduces this month’s Choices, with Benjamin Grosvenor's accounts of the Chopin piano concertos with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Elim Chan leading the way as Recording of the Month.
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Recording of the Week,
Charles Hubert Parry's Judith from William Vann and the London Mozart Players 21st February 2020Parry’s 1888 oratorio on the Apocryphal tale of an avenging Jewish widow emerges as a worthy successor to Mendelssohn’s Elijah in this gripping world premiere recording with Sarah Fox, Kathryn Rudge and Toby Spence.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 21st February 2020 21st February 2020Chopin from Benjamin Grosvenor, Dvořák and Copland from Gianandrea Noseda and the National Symphony Orchestra, Farrenc from Christoph König and the Solistes Européens Luxembourg, and a boxed set of Karajan recordings from Decca.
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Coming Soon,
Beethoven 2020 - forthcoming highlights 19th February 2020Anniversary tributes from artists including Maurizio Pollini, Rudolf Buchbinder, Teodor Currentzis, the Capuçon brothers.
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Obituary,
Hamish Milne (1939-2020) 18th February 2020The British pianist, who was particularly associated with the music of Nikolai Medtner, has died aged 80.
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Presto CD,
New titles added to Presto CD - February 2020 17th February 2020Including Riccardo Chailly conducting Orff's Carmina Burana, Dvořák's Piano Concerto from András Schiff and Shostakovich's Symphony No 14 from Bernard Haitink and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
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Interview,
Owen Rees on Josquin and his legacy 17th February 2020David talks to conductor and musicologist Owen Rees about his latest album with Contrapunctus, exploring the impact of Josquin on Spanish polyphony.
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Obituary,
Reinbert de Leeuw (1938-2020) 17th February 2020The Dutch pianist, conductor and composer has died aged 81.
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Interview,
Papagena - Hush! 15th February 2020David talks to members of the all-female vocal quintet about their new recording on Somm Recordings.
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Recording of the Week,
Paavo Järvi conducts orchestral works by Bartók 14th February 2020The NHK Symphony Orchestra and Paavo Järvi perform a trio of works by Bartók: Divertimento for String Orchestra, Dance Suite, and Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 14th February 2020 14th February 2020Strauss from Vasily Petrenko and the Oslo Philharmonic, Sibelius from Santtu-Matias Rouvali and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Schumann, Poulenc and Zemlinsky from German soprano Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, and Hasse and Lady Gaga from Simone Kermes.
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Interview,
Paavo Järvi on the NHK Symphony Orchestra 13th February 2020Ahead of the release of their album of Bartók on Sony Classical tomorrow, the Japanese orchestra's Chief Conductor talks to Katherine about expanding their twentieth-century and contemporary repertoire and his plans for their future together.
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BBC Music Magazine Choices,
BBC Music Magazine - February 2020 Choices 12th February 2020Chris introduces this month's selection, including Bach from Angela Hewitt, Tchaikovsky from Peter Donohoe, and Strauss from Vasily Petrenko and the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra.