Latest News: Classical, Interview
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Joo Yeon Sir on Suites & Fantasies 6th July 2017David talks to the South Korean violinist about her debut disc of Britten, Milhaud, Schnittke and more on Rubicon Classics.
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Julia Lezhneva sings Carl Heinrich Graun 4th July 2017Katherine talks to the Russian soprano about unearthing a treasure-trove of Italian opera arias by the German baroque composer.
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Rachel Barton Pine on Paganini 29th June 2017David talks to the American violinist about her new album, centred on Paganini's fiendishly difficult Caprices but also featuring a new work composed by Pine herself.
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Daniel Behle on Schubert's unfinished operas 22nd June 2017The German tenor talks to Katherine about recording the surviving fragments of Schubert's works for the stage.
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Bojan Čičić on Carbonelli 8th June 2017The Croatian baroque violinist talks to Katherine about recording the Italian virtuoso's sonate da camera, out later this month on Delphian.
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Christiane Karg on Parfum 7th June 2017The German soprano talks to Katherine about her new disc of French song, out now on Berlin Classics.
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Kate Lindsey on Thousands of Miles 2nd June 2017The American mezzo talks to Katherine about her debut disc of Kurt Weill, Korngold, Zemlinsky and Alma Mahler, out now on Alpha.
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Sonia Prina on Gluck 30th May 2017Katherine talks to the Italian contralto about Heroes in Love, released on Glossa this month.
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Véronique Gens on Proserpine 25th May 2017The French falcon talks to Katherine about taking on the dark and dramatic title-role in the first complete recording of Saint-Saëns's drame lyrique.
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Ablaze with Light - The Choral Music of William Petter 23rd May 2017David talks to conductor Peter Foggitt about the legacy of the young British choral composer, who died last year.
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Peter Donohoe on Shostakovich 17th May 2017Peter Donohoe talks to David about his new recording of Shostakovich's 24 Preludes and Fugues.
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Pavol Breslik on Dvořák Songs 10th May 2017The Slovakian tenor discusses his new disc on Supraphon, including the well-known Gypsy Melodies and the rarely-recorded Cypresses.
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John Joubert at 90 18th April 2017David talks to the Birmingham-based composer, who turned 90 last month, about his opera Jane Eyre - recently recorded for the first time on Somm Records.
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Manfred Honeck on Spring in Vienna 12th April 2017Katherine talks to the Austrian conductor about the Wiener Symphoniker's Easter concerts, and in particular last year's programme which was recently released on Solo Musica.
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David Temple on recording Bach in English 11th April 2017The conductor talks to David about his new St John Passion with the Crouch End Festival Chorus, sung in Neil Jenkins's translation.
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James MacMillan discusses his Stabat Mater 6th April 2017As a follow-up to our earlier interview with Harry Christophers, the Scottish composer talks to David about his new work.
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Harry Christophers on James MacMillan's new Stabat Mater 6th April 2017David talks to The Sixteen's Harry Christophers about his recording of a brand-new major work by James MacMillan.
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Nicky Spence on Buxton Orr 4th April 2017Katherine talks to the Scottish tenor about unearthing the songs of the Glasgow-born composer for his new disc on Delphian.
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Beatrice Rana on the Goldberg Variations 28th March 2017Katherine talks to the Italian pianist about tackling Bach's monumental cycle on tour and in the recording studio.
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Stephen Farr on Leighton's Organ Works 21st March 2017David talks to the organist about his complete set of Leighton's organ works on Resonus.