Latest News: Classical, Gustavo Dudamel (conductor)
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Recording of the Week,
Gustavo Dudamel conducts Dante, a new ballet by Thomas Adès 21st April 2023Based on Dante's La Divina Commedia, Thomas Adès's three-part ballet receives a virtuosic performance from the Los Angeles Philharmonic, with music that moves from the grotesque to the sublime, incorporating a touch of Franz Liszt along the way.
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Recording of the Week,
John Williams's soundtrack for Star Wars: The Force Awakens 25th December 2015James feels the power of the Force with John Williams's new Star Wars soundtrack...
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Recording of the Week,
Gustavo Dudamel conducts a new oratorio by John Adams 10th March 2014James explores The Gospel According to the Other Mary, excellent performances from Kelley O’Connor as Mary Magdalene and Tamara Mumford as Martha.
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Recording of the Week,
Gustavo Dudamel 15th August 2011The young Venezuelan conductor proves himself to be ‘a great musician with sound musical instincts ‘ in live recordings of Bruckner, Sibelius and Nielsen with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.
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Recording of the Week,
El Sistema 7th December 2009A life-affirming and moving documentary by Paul Smaczny charting the evolution of the Venezuelan music education programme which produced the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra.
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Recording of the Week,
Fiesta! - Dudamel and the Venezuelans 19th May 2008The Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra scintillate in a programme of Latin American showpieces including music by Revueltas, Romerto, Ginastera and Castellanos.