Latest News: Classical, Interview
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Interview,
Ophélie Gaillard on A Night in London 22nd March 2022
The French cellist talks to Katherine about her new album centring on three composer-cellists who made their mark on the English capital in the mid-eighteenth century: the Italians Nicola Porpora and Giovanni Battista Cirri, and the Scotsman James Oswald.
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Interview,
Nadine Sierra on Made for Opera 16th March 2022
The American soprano talks about her new album on Deutsche Grammophon (featuring snapshots of Verdi's Violetta, Donizetti's Lucia and Gounod's Juliette), how the #MeToo movement has played out in the opera world, and the women who've empowered her in her career.
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Interview,
Martin James Bartlett on Rachmaninov and Gershwin 14th March 2022
The pianist talks about his new album that draws links between two giants of the early twentieth century, via Earl Wild and the New York jazz scene in the 1920s.
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Interview,
Chen Reiss on Fanny Hensel 8th March 2022
The Israeli soprano talks to Katherine about her new recording on Onyx showcasing Hensel's under-appreciated gifts as an orchestrator, and why she feels 'it’s about time that we give this composer the stage that she deserves'...
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Interview,
Laurence Dreyfus on the consort music of John Jenkins 23rd February 2022
The director of acclaimed consort Phantasm talks about their new album of intricate, yet intimate, Renaissance works for viols.
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Interview,
Carmen Giannattasio on Opera Rara 21st February 2022
The Italian soprano reminisces about recording the title-roles in Ermione and La donna del lago (both recently reissued on the label's Rossini 1819 box-set) and discusses 'stepping into the second phase of my life as a singer' as she moves away from bel canto and towards verismo repertoire...
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Interview,
Owain Park on Fading 20th February 2022
The consort's director Owain Park talks about their contemplative album from 2020, inspired by ancient monastic services and meditating on themes of darkness and light.
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Interview,
Benjamin Appl on Winterreise 16th February 2022
The German baritone talks to Katherine about his new recording of Schubert's great song-cycle (released on Alpha Classics last Friday) and his relationship with his late mentor Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.
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Interview,
Schubert on Tape 14th February 2022
Edna Stern talks about her new album of Schubert, in which she deliberately turns back the clock on today's recording techniques to capture a more authentic performance.
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Interview,
Lynn Arnold and Charles Matthews on Vaughan Williams and more 9th February 2022
David talks to the piano duo about their recent album, including a transcription of Vaughan Williams's London Symphony and Maconchy's Preludio, Fugato e Finale
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Interview,
John Wilson on Ravel 7th February 2022
The British conductor talks to James about his latest album with Sinfonia of London devoted to the music of Maurice Ravel, which includes the original versions of both Ma Mère L’oye and Boléro.
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Interview,
Sandrine Piau on Handel's Enchantresses 3rd February 2022
The French soprano talks to Katherine about her new album featuring snapshots of Alcina, Morgana, Cleopatra and others, and about her rather unorthodox route to a solo singing career...
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Interview,
Julian Azkoul on Renewal 27th January 2022
The artistic director of United Strings of Europe talks to Katherine about the ensemble's genesis and future plans, and their new recording of works by Caroline Shaw, Joanna Marsh, Osvaldo Golijov and Felix Mendelssohn (out now on BIS).
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Interview,
Fedor Rudin on Edison Denisov 24th January 2022
The violinist talks about his recent album of works by Russian composers - Shostakovich, Prokofiev and the more rarely-encountered Edison Denisov.
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Interview,
Marc-André Hamelin on CPE Bach 17th January 2022
The Canadian pianist talks to Katherine about delving into a 'fascinating trove of treasures' for his latest recording on Hyperion - and how CPE Bach turned out to be the first composer whose music he performed in public...
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Interview,
Bojan Čičić on Adriatic Voyage 13th January 2022
The Croatian violinist talks to Katherine about his Presto Award-winning recording of 'Seventeenth-Century Music from Venice to Dalmatia', released on Delphian last summer and featuring music by composers including Francesco and Gabriele Usper, Ivan Lukačić and Tomaso Cecchino.
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Interview,
Jaime Martín on his second career 6th January 2022
The Spanish conductor talks to Katherine about swapping his flute for a baton, his recent recording of Mozart Wind Concertos with the London Symphony Orchestra, and taking up his new role as Chief Conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra this season.
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Interview,
Anna Netrebko on Amata dalle tenebre 29th December 2021
The Russian soprano answers some quick questions about her new album on Deutsche Grammophon, featuring arias from operas including Dido and Aeneas, Ariadne auf Naxos, Lohengrin and Tristan und Isolde.
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Interview,
Aleksandra Kurzak on Mozart 23rd December 2021
The Polish soprano talks to Katherine about drawing on her background as a violinist to direct the Morphing Chamber Orchestra on her new recording of opera arias with obbligato instruments.
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Interview,
Vanessa Benelli Mosell on Debussy 16th December 2021
The Italian pianist and conductor talks to Katherine about her new recording of the Second Book of Préludes, why she now considers the composer to be 'the father of contemporary music', and plans for her parallel career on the podium...
