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Steven Isserlis on CPE Bach and Haydn
25th Sep 2017by David Smith
The cellist talks to David about his new album of eighteenth-century cello concertos, released earlier in the month on Hyperion.
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Barbara Hannigan on Crazy Girl Crazy
20th Sep 2017by Katherine Cooper
Katherine talks to the Canadian soprano about her bold new album juxtaposing Gershwin, Berg and Berio, in which she both sings and directs the Ludwig Orchestra.
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John Butt on Monteverdi's Vespers 1610
18th Sep 2017by David Smith
John Butt talks to David about his new recording of Monteverdi's majestic Vespers with the Dunedin Consort and His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts.
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Vladimir Ashkenazy on Rachmaninov and the Philharmonia
12th Sep 2017by Katherine Cooper
As the first instalment of a new symphonic cycle is released on Signum, the great pianist and conductor talks to Katherine about a composer and orchestra which have played a seminal role in his career.
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Bob Chilcott on All Good Things
11th Sep 2017by David Smith
David talks to composer Bob Chilcott about his new album of jazz-infused choral works with Oxford chamber choir Commotio, released last week.
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Boris Giltburg on Rachmaninov
7th Sep 2017by Katherine Cooper
The Russian-born Israeli pianist talks to Katherine about his recording of the Second Piano Concerto, out tomorrow on Naxos.
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Michael Spyres on Espoir
5th Sep 2017by Katherine Cooper
The American tenor talks to Katherine about his tribute to the pioneering French tenor Gilbert Duprez, out on Friday on Opera Rara.
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Jayson Gillham on Medtner and Rachmaninov
31st Aug 2017by Katherine Cooper
The Australian pianist talks to Katherine about the two Russian concertos which feature on his new recording with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
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Joyce El-Khoury on Écho
28th Aug 2017by Katherine Cooper
The Lebanese-Canadian soprano talks to Katherine about her tribute to the French singer Julie Dorus-Gras, out next week on Opera Rara.
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Louise Alder on Strauss Lieder
24th Aug 2017by Katherine Cooper
The award-winning young British soprano talks to us about her debut solo recording, 'Through Life and Love', out now on Orchid Classics.
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Dame Janet Baker
21st Aug 2017by Katherine Cooper
On the great English mezzo's birthday, here's Katherine's exclusive video-interview with her, made shortly before her 80th in 2013.
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Chi-chi Nwanoku on Chineke!'s debut recording
15th Aug 2017by David Smith
David talks to the orchestra's founder about their first album, and about the relationship between European and non-European musical styles in Dvorak's famous 'New World' Symphony.
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Stephen Layton on the choral works of Stanford
2nd Aug 2017by David Smith
Stephen Layton, Director of Music at Trinity College Cambridge, talks to David about his recent disc with the chapel choir.
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Stephen Cleobury on the restored organ of King's College Chapel
26th Jul 2017by David Smith
Director of Music at King's College Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, talks to David about his new disc celebrating the newly-refurbished chapel organ.
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Christopher Glynn on the songs of Donald Swann
19th Jul 2017by Katherine Cooper
Katherine talks to the British pianist about the prolific song-writing career of a composer best known for his comical collaborations with Michael Flanders.
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Sean Shibe on Dreams & Fancies
11th Jul 2017by David Smith
David talks to the guitarist about his debut disc of English music for guitar, out on July 21st on Delphian.
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Joo Yeon Sir on Suites & Fantasies
6th Jul 2017by David Smith
David 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 Jul 2017by Katherine Cooper
Katherine 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 Jun 2017by David Smith
David 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 Jun 2017by Katherine Cooper
The German tenor talks to Katherine about recording the surviving fragments of Schubert's works for the stage.