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Recording of the Week,
Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci featuring Jonas Kaufmann 18th March 2016Katherine enjoys a double helping of the world's top tenor as Canio and Turiddu.
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Recording of the Week,
Tugan Sokhiev conducts music by Prokofiev 4th March 2016James listens to Tugan Sokhiev's recording of Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin.
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Interview,
Martin Fröst - Roots 28th January 2016David talks to the clarinettist about his new folk-based project on Sony, out tomorrow.
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Recording of the Week,
Kopatchinskaja and Jansen perform violin concertos by Tchaikovsky, Brahms, and Bartók 8th January 2016David enjoys two new discs of violin concerto repertoire, from Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Janine Jansen.
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Interview,
Kateřina Englichová – Musica Per Arpa 1st December 2015The Czech harpist talks about her new disc on Supraphon, featuring music by Britten, Slavický, Hurník, and Kabeláč.
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Recording of the Week,
Sol Gabetta plays Pēteris Vasks 27th November 2015David listens to cello works by Latvian composer Pēteris Vasks, performed by Sol Gabetta.
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Recording of the Week,
Igor Levit plays music by Bach, Beethoven, and Rzewski 16th October 2015Katherine listens to three sets of variations from the formidable Russian-German pianist Igor Levit.
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Recording of the Week,
Jonas Kaufmann sings Puccini 11th September 2015Katherine enjoys the star tenor's hotly-awaited collection of Puccini arias, including - of course - the immortal Nessun Dorma.
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Interview,
Harping on with Xavier de Maistre 29th April 2015David talks to the harpist about his new disc, Moldau, featuring Slavic-flavoured arrangements and compositions for the harp.
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Recording of the Week,
An Operatic Trip to Paris with Sonya Yoncheva 20th April 2015Katherine listens to Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva's début solo release - a delightful disc of Parisian operatic gems.
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Recording of the Week,
Jonas Kaufmann sings popular German music from the 1920s and 30s 15th September 2014Katherine listens to German tenor Jonas Kaufmann's latest release, an enchanting collection of German operetta and light music numbers.
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Recording of the Week,
Jonas Kaufmann sings Wagner’s Parsifal 17th February 2014The German tenor gives the performance of his career as Wagner’s ‘Holy Fool’ in François Girard’s production from the Metropolitan Opera, with René Pape as Gurnemanz and Katarina Dalayman as Kundry.
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Recording of the Week,
New Year's Concert 2014 3rd February 2014Daniel Barenboim conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker in the traditional New Year’s Day programme of waltzes, polkas and marches from the Strauss Family and friends.
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Recording of the Week,
Salonen conducts Lutosławski Symphonies 18th March 2013The Finnish conductor and his Los Angeles orchestra mark the centenary of Lutosławski’s birth with a recording of his complete symphonies in performances which tap into the full range of exciting colours which the composer employs.
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Recording of the Week,
Wagner - Klaus Florian Vogt and a new Parsifal 26th March 2012The sweet-toned German tenor presents a portfolio of heavyweight heroes, whilst Marek Janowski’s Wagner cycle on Pentatone continues with a marvellously paced Parsifal, starring Christian Elsner as the ‘holy fool’.
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Recording of the Week,
Beethoven Symphonies from Thielemann and Chailly 23rd January 2012Thielemann offers a cycle in the grand Germanic tradition with the Wiener Philharmoniker, whilst Chailly’s interpretations with Gewandhausorchester Leipzig emphasise lightness and freshness without ever sounding too hard-driven or breathless. James puts the case for each approach.
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Recording of the Week,
Joshua Bell 17th September 2007Following his recent performance at the Last night of the Proms, the American violinist gives the world premiere recording of John Corigliano’s ‘Red Violin’ Concerto, composed for the 1998 film of the same name.