Classical Interviews
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Daniel Hope - Escape to Paradise
14th Oct 2014
David talks to the violinist about his new disc of music by composers in exile in the US.
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Will Todd - Lux et Veritas
7th Oct 2014
The composer tells David a little about his new disc of choral music with Tenebrae, out now on Signum Classics.
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Sandrine Piau - Desperate Heroines
1st Oct 2014
Katherine talks to the French soprano about her new disc of Mozart arias, out yesterday on Naive.
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Alessio Bax plays Beethoven
23rd Sep 2014
David talks to pianist Alessio Bax about his new Beethoven disc, which combines well-loved sonatas with fresh transcriptions by Bax himself of orchestral works.
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Franco Fagioli on Porpora
20th Sep 2014
Katherine 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.
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Robin Ticciati conducts Schumann
19th Sep 2014
David talks to the Scottish Chamber Orchestra's young conductor about his complete set of Schumann symphonies, out on Monday on Linn Records.
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Kasper Holten on Don Giovanni
18th Sep 2014
Katherine 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.
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Stile Antico - Music for the House of Hapsburg
12th Sep 2014
David talks to the early music ensemble's Kate Ashby about their latest disc, 'From the Imperial Court'
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Roderick Williams warms up for The Last Night of the Proms
11th Sep 2014
The baritone (and regular Presto customer!) talks to Katherine about the festival ahead of Saturday's performance.
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Pumeza Matshikiza - Voice of Hope
4th Sep 2014
Katherine talks to the soprano about her new disc of opera arias and songs from her native South Africa.
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Cheryl Frances-Hoad
30th Aug 2014
Katherine 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.
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Rinaldo Alessandrini
21st Aug 2014
David asks Rinaldo Alessandrini about his new imagined Vespers for San Marco – and picks up some tips on eating like a Renaissance Venetian too!
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Benjamin Grosvenor - a postscript
13th Aug 2014
Following 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…
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Gabriel Jackson – Airplane Cantata
26th Jul 2014
David talks to British composer Gabriel Jackson about his new disc on Signum with the BBC Singers, featuring several new works including his Airplane Cantata.
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Judith Weir's The Vanishing Bridegroom
24th Jul 2014
Katherine 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.
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Daniel Behle on Gluck's tenors
2nd Jul 2014
To 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.
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Anna Bonitatibus on Semiramide
25th Jun 2014
The Italian coloratura mezzo talks to Katherine about Semiramide, the enigmatic Assyrian queen around whom her latest recording project is based.
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Robert King on Purcell's Ten Sonatas in Four Parts
19th Jun 2014
Robert King talks to David about his new disc of Purcell sonatas with The King's Consort.
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James Rhodes - Five
17th Jun 2014
David talks to James Rhodes about his new disc of Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt and Sgambati.
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Marie Fel - Rameau's Muse
11th Jun 2014
Carolyn Sampson on her new disc of French baroque music with Ex Cathedra.
