Latest News: Classical, Interview
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Interview,
Sakari Oramo on Langgaard 17th September 2018
The conductor of the Wiener Philharmoniker talks to David about his new album of works by the forgotten Danish Romantic composer Rued Langgaard.
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Interview,
Bertrand Chamayou on Saint-Saëns 10th September 2018
The French pianist talks to Katherine about his new recording of the Second and Fifth Piano Concertos and a selection of the composer's lesser-known solo piano works, released on Friday on Erato.
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Interview,
Roxanna Panufnik on 'Celestial Bird' 3rd September 2018
David talks to composer Roxanna Panufnik about her forthcoming collection of eclectic vocal works performed by Ex Cathedra and Milapfest under Jeffrey Skidmore.
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Interview,
Richard Bonynge on Edward J. Loder 28th August 2018
The veteran operatic conductor talks to Katherine about the world premiere recording of the Bath-born composer's Gothic melodrama Raymond and Agnes, out now on Retrospect Opera.
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Interview,
Scott Metcalfe on The Peterhouse Part-Books 20th August 2018
David talks to the founder and artistic director of Renaissance vocal ensemble Blue Heron about the culmination of his project to record lost pre-Reformation choral works from the Peterhouse Partbooks.
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Interview,
Christian Lindberg on Stenhammar 14th August 2018
The Swedish conductor talks to David about his new recording of Stenhammar's mighty Second Symphony with the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra.
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Interview,
Costantino Mastroprimiano on Hummel 7th August 2018
The pianist talks to David about his recently-completed set of sonatas by the great Central European composer.
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Interview,
Antonio Pappano on Bernstein 6th August 2018
Ahead of the Bernstein centenary later this month, the conductor talks to Katherine about recording his three symphonies with the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (out this Friday on Warner Classics).
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Interview,
Allan Clayton on Brett Dean's Hamlet 26th July 2018
Following on from our interview with the composer earlier this week, Katherine talks to the English tenor about bringing this new incarnation of Shakespeare's 'sweet prince' to life.
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Interview,
Brett Dean on Hamlet 23rd July 2018
The Australian composer talks to Katherine about the genesis of his acclaimed 2017 Shakespearean opera, filmed at Glyndebourne last summer and now available on DVD and Blu-ray from Opus Arte.
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Interview,
Mark Dourish on De Profundis 19th July 2018
The founder and director of Cambridge-based early music specialists De Profundis talks about the group's second album of Renaissance treasures for lower voices, released at the end of June on Hyperion.
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Interview,
Jan Bartoš on Beethoven 18th July 2018
The Czech pianist shares his thoughts on his new Beethoven album, out now on Supraphon.
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Interview,
Robert Hollingworth on Vivanco's Missa Assumpsit Jesus 11th July 2018
Conductor and musicologist Robert Hollingworth talks polyphony, period performance and pitch (and his new recording of Spanish Renaissance music with male-voice ensemble De Profundis).
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Interview,
Christopher Purves on Handel 5th July 2018
The British bass-baritone talks to Katherine about the second volume of 'Finest Arias for Base Voice', out now on Hyperion.
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Interview,
Duncan Ferguson on William Mundy 3rd July 2018
Conductor Duncan Ferguson talks to David about his latest release on Delphian with the choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, which focuses on the majestic choral works of William Mundy.
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Interview,
Maria Marchant on Granville Bantock 25th June 2018
Pianist Maria Marchant talks to David about her new album Bantock Rediscovered, featuring première recordings of nine works by Granville Bantock.
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Interview,
Francesco Piemontesi on Liszt 20th June 2018
The pianist talks to David about the first instalment of Années de pélerinage, which was our Recording of the Week a fortnight ago.
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Interview,
Owain Park on English Motets 11th June 2018
Conductor Owain Park talks to David about his recent album of English Tudor gems with the Gesualdo Six.
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Interview,
Alec Frank-Gemmill on Before Mozart 7th June 2018
Horn player Alec Frank-Gemmill talks to David about his recent album exploring some gems from the early horn repertoire.
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Interview,
Federico Colli on Domenico Scarlatti 5th June 2018
The Italian pianist talks to Katherine about The Power of Illusion, the first instalment of his projected survey of the Neapolitan composer's keyboard sonatas.
