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James Macmillan on 'Since it was the day of preparation…'
20th Jun 2016by David Smith
David talks to the composer about his new setting of the story of the Resurrection, out on Friday on Delphian.
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Christoph von Dohnányi on Schubert 9
16th Jun 2016by Katherine Cooper
Katherine talks to the veteran German conductor about his new live recording of 'The Great' with the Philharmonia Orchestra, out on Signum on Friday.
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William Howard on Sixteen Love Songs
14th Jun 2016by David Smith
David talks to the pianist about his new album of love-songs and Lieder transcriptions for piano.
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Ermonela Jaho on Leoncavallo's Zazà
9th Jun 2016by Katherine Cooper
Katherine talks to the Albanian soprano about singing the title-role on Opera Rara's forthcoming recording of a little-known verismo gem.
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Mark Simpson on Night Music
6th Jun 2016by James Longstaffe
James talks to the composer about his new disc of chamber music on NMC.
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Alison Balsom on Légende
30th May 2016by Katherine Cooper
Katherine talks to the trumpet-player about her first recital disc with piano, out now on Warner Classics.
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The Allegri Quartet play quartets by Alec Roth
23rd May 2016by David Smith
David talks to Richard Thomas about his newly-commissioned recording of string quartets by British composer Alec Roth.
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Richard Egarr on HMS Pinafore
19th May 2016by Katherine Cooper
The conductor and harpsichordist talks to Katherine about his new, historically-informed recording of Gilbert & Sullivan on Linn.
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Sullivan, A: HMS Pinafore
Elizabeth Watts (Josephine), Toby Spence (Ralph Rackstraw), John Mark Ainsley (Sir Joseph Porter KCB), Andrew Foster-Williams (Captain Corcoran), Hilary Summers (Buttercup), Neal Davies (Dick Deadeye), Gavan Ring (Bill Bobstay), Barnaby Rea (Bob Becket), Kitty Whately (Hebe), Tim Brooke-Taylor (narrator) Scottish Opera, Richard Egarr
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Malcolm Martineau on Decades in Song
17th May 2016by Katherine Cooper
Katherine talks to the pianist about his new survey of the song literature of the nineteenth century, launching this Friday on Vivat.
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Bruno Monsaingeon on the Menuhin Centenary
11th May 2016by Katherine Cooper
Katherine talks to the great French documentary-maker about his relationship with Yehudi Menuhin.
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Jonathan Harvey – 'Deo'
4th May 2016by David Smith
David talks to Andrew Nethsingha of St John's Cambridge about his new disc of choral works by Jonathan Harvey.
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John Wilson on Gershwin in Hollywood
2nd May 2016by Katherine Cooper
Katherine talks to the conductor about his new disc, recorded live at the Albert Hall and released on Warner Classics this week.
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John Corigliano - The Ghosts of Versailles
27th Apr 2016by Katherine Cooper
Katherine talks to the American composer about his 'grand opera buffa', which has just been released on CD for the first time by Pentatone.
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Corigliano, J: The Ghosts of Versailles
Victoria Livengood (Woman with Hat), Kristinn Sigmundsson (Louis XVI), Scott Scully (Marquis), Christopher Maltman (Beaumarchais), Patricia Racette (Marie Antoinette), Lucas Meachem (Figaro), Lucy Schaufer (Susanna), Joshua Guerrero (Count Almaviva), Guanqun Yu (Rosina), Renée Rapier (Cherubino), Patti LuPone (Samira) LA Opera Orchestra & Chorus, James Conlon
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Katt - Organ Works
20th Apr 2016by Chris O'Reilly
The Czech organist Katerina Chroboková talks about her new recording of Bach, Messiaen & Pärt, and the art of improvisation.
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Handel at Vauxhall
11th Apr 2016by David Smith
David talks to conductor Bridget Cunningham about the latest intriguing instalment in her Handel series.
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I Fagiolini's Amuse-Bouche
6th Apr 2016by David Smith
Robert Hollingworth talks to David about a new disc of 'French choral delicacies', including the first recording of Jean Françaix's Ode à la Gastronomie.
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Amy Dickson on 'Introit' - the music of Gerald Finzi
31st Mar 2016by David Smith
David talks to the saxophonist about her appearance on the Aurora Orchestra's Finzi collection, out now on Decca.
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Michael Spyres
30th Mar 2016by Katherine Cooper
Katherine talks to the American tenor about his career to date and his role on Opera Rara's new recording of Donizetti's Le Duc d’Albe.
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Donizetti: Le Duc d’Albe
Angela Meade (Hélène d’Egmont), Michael Spyres (Henri de Bruges), Laurent Naouri (Le Duc d'Albe), Gianluca Buratto (Daniel Brauer), David Stout (Sandoval), Trystan Llyr Griffiths (Carlos), Robin Tritschler (Balbuena), Dawid Kimberg (Un Tavernier) Hallé & Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder
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Lotti from the Syred Consort
24th Mar 2016by David Smith
David talks to conductor Ben Palmer about his new disc of long-lost Lotti.
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Carolus IV: Rex et Imperator
17th Mar 2016by Katherine Cooper
Schola Gregoriana Pragensis's David Eben on his group's anniversary tribute to Charles IV.