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Episode 8: The Stalin Prize with Marina Frolova-Walker 11th November 2020Paul talks to Russian-born music historian Marina Frolova-Walker about the subject of her book, the notorious (and often misunderstood) Stalin Prize, and some of the composer stories behind it.
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Episode 7: Beethoven in Nine Pieces with Laura Tunbridge 28th October 2020Professor Laura Tunbridge offers some new perspectives on Beethoven in the year of his 250th anniversary, by walking us through the pieces she chose to represent him in her acclaimed new book Beethoven: A Life in Nine Pieces.
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Episode 6: Played in the USA with Rob Cowan 15th October 2020Rob Cowan returns to the show to discuss several box-sets by three European émigré artists who settled in America - pianist Andor Foldes, conductor Antal Doráti, and violinist Isaac Stern.
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Episode 5: Time & Place with Jess Gillam 23rd September 2020Saxophonist Jess Gillam talks about the music on her new album Time and how moving from rural Cumbria to London, and the various projects she was involved in during lockdown have shaped her music over the past year.
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Episode 4: Outside the Box with Tom McKinney 10th September 2020Classical guitarist, broadcaster and new music curator Tom McKinney talks about all things contemporary music... with a bit of Haydn thrown in for good measure.
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Episode 3: A Scandinavian Sojourn with Andrew Mellor 20th August 2020Music writer Andrew Mellor takes our host Paul Thomas on a musical grand tour of the Nordic nations, spotlighting several contemporary composers as well as pieces by Nielsen, Grieg and Sibelius.
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Episode 2: The Art of Music Criticism with Harriet Smith 29th July 2020For the second Presto Music Podcast, Paul is joined by music critic Harriet Smith, to discuss the art involved in reviewing classical music recordings.
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Presto Music Classical Podcast,
Episode 1: Confessions of a Bartók Salesman with Rob Cowan 4th July 2020The first episode in the brand new Presto Music Podcast series finds our Product Manager Paul Thomas in conversation with radio presenter and critic Rob Cowan, discussing recent releases and unearthing some juicy nuggets from Rob's past.