Classical Interviews
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Margaret Bonds's The Ballad of the Brown King
18th Nov 2019
David talks to Malcolm J Merriweather and Ashley Jackson about their world premiere recording of a miniature oratorio by Margaret Bonds, exploring the legend of an African king journeying to visit the new-born Jesus.
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Christophe Rousset on Lully and Gounod
14th Nov 2019
The French harpsichordist and conductor talks to Katherine about recording Lully's 1677 opera Isis (out now on Aparté) and the original 1859 version of Gounod's Faust, released in September on Bru Zane.
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Kati Debretzeni on Bach's Violin Concertos
11th Nov 2019
Violinist Kati Debretzeni talks to David about her new recording of Bach violin concertos - originals and adaptations - with John Eliot Gardiner and the English Baroque Soloists.
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Laurie Stras on Brumel's Lamentations
5th Nov 2019
Musicologist and conductor Laurie Stras talks to David about her new album From Darkness into Light, which includes the first recording of Brumel's Lamentations - rediscovered by Stras after having been thought largely lost.
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Christoph Croisé on his Russian Album
4th Nov 2019
The award-winning young cellist talks to Katherine about his second album on Avie, featuring sonatas by Rachmaninov and Shostakovich.
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The Pavel Haas Quartet on Shostakovich
1st Nov 2019
Three members of the Quartet share their thoughts on their new album and their upcoming recital and recording plans...
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Judith Weir on Airs from Another Planet
30th Oct 2019
David talks to the composer about the new album of her vocal and instrumental works, just released on Delphian and encompassing a wide range of styles and influences.
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Ailish Tynan (soprano) Hebrides Ensemble
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Peter Phillips on Josquin and Bauldeweyn
26th Oct 2019
Peter Phillips discusses the penultimate volume in the Tallis Scholars's unprecedented complete set of Josquin Masses, which pairs Josquin's late Missa Mater Patris with the disputed Missa Da pacem.
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Jennifer Johnston's Love Letter To Liverpool
24th Oct 2019
The mezzo talks to Katherine about her eclectic tribute to her home city, released last month on Rubicon and featuring music by Ives, Bantock, The Beatles, The Spinners, and seven young Liverpool composers.
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Gianandrea Noseda on Shostakovich
21st Oct 2019
The London Symphony Orchestra's Principal Guest Conductor talks to Katherine about the challenges of recording the Fourth Symphony, the latest instalment of his Shostakovich cycle on the orchestra's own label, which was released earlier this month.
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Vaughan Williams's The Song of Love
12th Oct 2019
David talks to mezzo-soprano Kitty Whately, pianist William Vann and Albion Records' John Francis about their recently-released album of songs and duets by Vaughan Williams, including a number of works never recorded before.
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Alan George on Shostakovich's String Quartets
10th Oct 2019
Violist Alan George looks back on fifty years of the Fitzwilliam String Quartet, and remembers their unique relationship with Dmitri Shostakovich.
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Ning Feng on Virtuosismo
9th Oct 2019
The Chinese violinist shares his thoughts on balancing virtuosity and lyricism in two tremendously demanding concertos by Paganini and Vieuxtemps, out now on Channel Classics and one of Katherine's personal picks from the September releases.
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Ralph Couzens on Chandos
3rd Oct 2019
To mark their fortieth anniversary, the British independent record-label's Managing Director talks to Katherine about their evolution and plans for the future...
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Dmitri Shostakovich Jr. (piano), James Thompson (trumpet), Stephen Hough (piano), Lynne Dawson (soprano), Ian Partridge (tenor), Michael George (bass), Lydia Mordkovitch (violin), Christopher Plummer (narrator), Celia Nicklin (oboe), Ian Watson (organ), Nigel Kennedy (violin), Peter Pettinger (piano), Sarah Connolly (Dido), Gerald Finley (Aeneas), Lucy Crowe (Belinda), Patricia Bardon (Sorceress), William Purefoy (Spirit), Sarah Tynan (2nd Woman), John Mark Ainsley (Sailor), Carys Lane & Rebecca Outram (Witches), Gerald Finley (bass-baritone), Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Doric String Quartet, Xiayin Wang (piano), Tasmin Little (violin), Jennifer Pike (violin), Cpl Jonathan Hill (trombone), Martin Roscoe (piano), Louis Lortie (piano), Ivan Ilić (piano), Wojciech Switala (piano), Szymon Krzeszowiec (violin), Krzysztof Lasoń (violin), Małgorzata Wasiucionek (violin), Arkadiusz Kubica (violin), Federico Colli (piano) Ulster Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Borodin Trio, I Musici de Montréal, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, The Philharmonia, English Chamber Orchestra, The Sixteen, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Choristers of Westminster Cathedral, Black Dyke Mills Band, The King's Singers, BBC Philharmonic, Collegium Musicum 90, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Choir of the Age of Enlightenment, Aquarelle Guitar Quartet, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Phoenix Chorale, Brodsky Quartet, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, The Central Band of the Royal Air Force, Manchester Camerata, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Silesian Quartet, Polish Cello Quartet, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Bryden Thomson, Mariss Jansons, Maxim Shostakovich, Yuli Turovsky, Neeme Järvi, Geoffrey Simon, Harry Christophers, Sir Neville Marriner, Major Peter Parkes, Richard Hickox, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Steven Devine, Elizabeth Kenny, Charles Bruffy, Peter Oundjian, Sir Andrew Davis, Wing Commander Duncan Stubbs, John Wilson, Edward Gardner, Juanjo Mena, Gábor Takács-Nagy, Kirill Karabits, Rumon Gamba
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Ivana Gavrić on Origins
30th Sep 2019
The Bosnian-born pianist talks Haydn, Frances-Hoad and Sarajevan folklore – just some of the ingredients going into the melting-pot of her latest album.
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Ed Lyon on his 17th-Century Playlist
26th Sep 2019
The English tenor talks to Katherine about his debut solo album of songs by Landi, Dowland, Lambert, Cavalli and more with Theatre of the Ayre, released tomorrow on Delphian.
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Ed Lyon (tenor) Theatre of the Ayre
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Daniel Behle on Zero to Hero
24th Sep 2019
The German tenor talks to Katherine about his new album of Mozart arias (released last Friday on Sony), and his own ongoing transition into more heroic repertoire.
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Ermonela Jaho on Le Willis
19th Sep 2019
The Albanian soprano talks to Katherine about singing the role of Anna on Sir Mark Elder's recording of Puccini's first opera in its original one-act incarnation, released tomorrow on Opera Rara.
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The Queen's Six on The Last Rose of Summer
17th Sep 2019
Bass Simon Whiteley of The Queen's Six talks to David about their new album of British and Irish folksong arrangements.
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Wu Wei on Silk Baroque
15th Sep 2019
The sheng virtuoso discusses his fusion project with Holland Baroque (released earlier this summer on Pentatone), which features Chinese traditional tunes alongside music by Rameau, Telemann and Vivaldi.
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