Latest News: Classical, Interview
-
Interview,
Ton Koopman at 70 13th November 2014David talks to early-music maestro Ton Koopman about the completion of his Buxtehude series, looking back over his career as he passes his seventieth birthday.
-
Interview,
A new Bach Mass in B minor from Arcangelo 5th November 2014David talks to the group's artistic director Jonathan Cohen about their ascent of this 'musical Mount Everest'…
-
Interview,
Mahan Esfahani on Rameau 1st November 2014David talks to fast-rising star of the harpsichord Mahan Esfahani about his new disc of Rameau's Pièces de clavecin, out on Monday on Hyperion Records.
-
Interview,
Lawrence Zazzo on A Royal Trio 21st October 2014The countertenor talks to Katherine about his new disc of music commissioned by The Royal Academy of Music in the 1720s.
-
Interview,
Daniel Hope - Escape to Paradise 14th October 2014David talks to the violinist about his new disc of music by composers in exile in the US.
-
Interview,
Will Todd - Lux et Veritas 7th October 2014The composer tells David a little about his new disc of choral music with Tenebrae, out now on Signum Classics.
-
Interview,
Sandrine Piau - Desperate Heroines 1st October 2014Katherine talks to the French soprano about her new disc of Mozart arias, out yesterday on Naive.
-
Interview,
Alessio Bax plays Beethoven 23rd September 2014David talks to pianist Alessio Bax about his new Beethoven disc, which combines well-loved sonatas with fresh transcriptions by Bax himself of orchestral works.
-
Interview,
Franco Fagioli on Porpora 20th September 2014Katherine talks to the virtuoso Argentine countertenor about his remarkable voice and his new album of arias by the great Neapolitan singing-teacher and composer Nicola Porpora.
-
Interview,
Robin Ticciati conducts Schumann 19th September 2014David talks to the Scottish Chamber Orchestra's young conductor about his complete set of Schumann symphonies, out on Monday on Linn Records.
-
Interview,
Kasper Holten on Don Giovanni 18th September 2014Katherine talks to the director of the Royal Opera House about his recent production of Mozart's darkest opera, out now on DVD and Blu-ray and due for revival in the spring.
-
Interview,
Stile Antico - Music for the House of Hapsburg 12th September 2014David talks to the early music ensemble's Kate Ashby about their latest disc, 'From the Imperial Court'
-
Interview,
Roderick Williams warms up for The Last Night of the Proms 11th September 2014The baritone (and regular Presto customer!) talks to Katherine about the festival ahead of Saturday's performance.
-
Interview,
Pumeza Matshikiza - Voice of Hope 4th September 2014Katherine talks to the soprano about her new disc of opera arias and songs from her native South Africa.
-
Interview,
Cheryl Frances-Hoad 30th August 2014Katherine talks to the up-and-coming British composer about two of the works on her new disc: a one-woman setting of Beowulf, and a response to Schumann's Frauenliebe und -leben.
-
Interview,
Rinaldo Alessandrini 21st August 2014David asks Rinaldo Alessandrini about his new imagined Vespers for San Marco – and picks up some tips on eating like a Renaissance Venetian too!
-
Interview,
Benjamin Grosvenor - a postscript 13th August 2014Following on from Monday's newsletter, I caught up with Benjamin over email to find out more about his new disc Dances - and whether or not he has two left feet…
-
Interview,
Gabriel Jackson – Airplane Cantata 26th July 2014David talks to British composer Gabriel Jackson about his new disc on Signum with the BBC Singers, featuring several new works including his Airplane Cantata.
-
Interview,
Judith Weir's The Vanishing Bridegroom 24th July 2014Katherine talks to the composer (recently named Master of the Queen's Music) about her 1990 opera based on Scottish folklore, released this month on NMC Records.
-
Interview,
Daniel Behle on Gluck's tenors 2nd July 2014To mark the tercentenary of Gluck's birth today, Katherine talks to the German lyric tenor about his new disc exploring the composer's writing for high male voice.