Latest News: Classical, Interview
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Alec Frank-Gemmill on Before Mozart 7th June 2018Horn player Alec Frank-Gemmill talks to David about his recent album exploring some gems from the early horn repertoire.
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Federico Colli on Domenico Scarlatti 5th June 2018The Italian pianist talks to Katherine about The Power of Illusion, the first instalment of his projected survey of the Neapolitan composer's keyboard sonatas.
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Paweł Łukaszewski on Daylight Declines 28th May 2018The eminent Polish composer talks to David about Tenebrae's forthcoming album featuring a selection of his sacred choral compositions.
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Pierre-Laurent Aimard on Messiaen's birds 24th May 2018The French pianist talks to Katherine about his relationship with Catalogue d'oiseaux, which he recently recorded for Pentatone.
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Eldbjørg Hemsing on Borgström's Violin Concerto 14th May 2018The Norwegian violinist talks to Katherine about recording a little-known work by her compatriot Hjalmar Borgström (1864-1925), a music-critic and part-time composer whose influences included Busoni and Wagner.
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Pavel Kolesnikov on Couperin 8th May 2018The Russian pianist talks to Katherine about recording Dances from the Bauyn Manuscript.
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Andreas Haefliger on Perspectives 3rd May 2018The German-born Swiss pianist talks to Katherine about his long-term project (now on its seventh instalment) exploring connections between Beethoven's piano sonatas and other works.
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Ian Page on Mozart in London 23rd April 2018The conductor talks to Katherine about his new recording exploring the music which the young composer is likely to have encountered on his visit to the city in the mid-1760s.
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Rachel Podger on The Four Seasons 21st April 2018The violinist, whose previous recordings of Vivaldi have won widespread critical acclaim, talks to Katherine about taking on the 'Red Priest''s most popular work.
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Edward Gardner on Walton 17th April 2018The conductor talks to David about the latest instalment in his series of Walton recordings on Chandos - featuring James Ehnes setting aside his violin in favour of the viola for Walton's Viola Concerto.
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Masaaki Suzuki on Beethoven's Missa solemnis 12th April 2018The Japanese conductor and early-music expert talks to David about his recent recording of Beethoven's mighty Missa Solemnis with the Bach Collegium Japan.
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Hugo Ticciati on White Light 12th April 2018The violinist talks to Katherine about the genesis of his ensemble O/Modernt and their debut recording, featuring music from Arvo Pärt to the Beatles.
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Introducing Thomas Ebenstein 9th April 2018The Austrian tenor talks to Katherine about his debut recording of Korngold, Schoenberg, Zemlinsky and Strauss, out now on Capriccio.
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Sakari Oramo on Florent Schmitt 26th March 2018The conductor talks to Katherine about recording the Alsatian composer's Symphony No. 2 and Antoine et Cléopâtre on Chandos with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
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Robin Ticciati on Brahms's Symphonies 21st March 2018The conductor talks to Katherine about his final recording as Principal Conductor of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, out this Friday on Linn Records.
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Max Cencic on Porpora 14th March 2018The countertenor talks to Katherine about his two recent recordings paying homage to the Neapolitan singing-teacher and composer, the anniversary of whose death fell on 2nd March.
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Liza Ferschtman on Bernstein and Korngold 6th March 2018The Dutch violinist talks to Katherine about her new recording of two American works for violin and orchestra, out on Challenge Classics later this month.
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Kirill Gerstein on The Gershwin Moment 1st March 2018The pianist talks to Katherine about his new album, which includes the jazz-band version of Rhapsody in Blue, the Piano Concerto in F, and song transcriptions by Earl Wild.
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Gautier Capuçon on Intuition 21st February 2018The French cellist talks to Katherine about his new album of music by Massenet, Saint-Saëns, Piazzolla, Sollima and more.
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Ben Goldscheider on Romantic repertoire for horn 19th February 2018David talks to horn player Ben Goldscheider about his debut disc, featuring Romantic and modern works by Schumann, York Bowen and others.