Latest News: Classical, Recording of the Week
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Recording of the Week,
Véronique Gens sings French Romantic arias 16th June 2017Katherine enjoys Véronique Gens's fascinating recital of French Romantic arias, all with a common theme of dreams and visions.
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Recording of the Week,
Alexandre Kantorow plays Russian piano music 9th June 2017Katherine listens to the young French pianist's spellbinding virtuosity in a collection of dramatic Russian works.
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Recording of the Week,
Steven Osborne performs Piano Concertos by Ravel and Manuel de Falla 2nd June 2017James spends some nights in the gardens of Spain in the company of Steven Osborne and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
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Recording of the Week,
Brahms Symphonies from Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra 26th May 2017James listens to Andris Nelsons' new complete Brahms cycle with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
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Recording of the Week,
Isabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov perform César Franck's Violin Sonata 19th May 2017James is enthralled by a new recording of music for violin and piano by César Franck and Ernest Chausson.
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Recording of the Week,
Jirí Belohlávek conducts Dvořák's Stabat Mater 12th May 2017Katherine enjoys Jirí Belohlávek's new recording of Dvořák's powerful Stabat Mater, with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and Prague Philharmonic Choir.
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Recording of the Week,
Andris Nelsons conducts Bruckner's Third Symphony 5th May 2017James listens to Andris Nelsons' first recording with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra - a stirring account of Bruckner's Third Symphony.
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Recording of the Week,
I Fagiolini perform Monteverdi's "Other" Vespers 28th April 2017David listens to I Fagiolini and the English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble's latest thrilling excursion into the world of Monteverdi.
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Recording of the Week,
Roderick Williams sings a new work by Howard Skempton: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner 21st April 2017Katherine very much enjoys baritone Roderick Williams in a new work by Howard Skempton: a setting of Coleridge's poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
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Recording of the Week,
Previously unreleased cello recital by Mstislav Rostropovich and Benjamin Britten 14th April 2017James enjoys a newly-released gem from Testament's archives, featuring Britten accompanying the legendary Rostropovich at the piano.
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Recording of the Week,
Jonas Kaufmann takes on Das Lied von der Erde - all of it! 7th April 2017Katherine listens to the great German tenor's ambitious project - the whole of Mahler's mighty orchestral song-cycle.
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Recording of the Week,
The Nash Ensemble perform chamber music by Bruch 31st March 2017David listens to three late and rarely-heard chamber works by Max Bruch, performed by the Nash Ensemble.
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Recording of the Week,
Paul McCreesh conducts Haydn's The Seasons 24th March 2017Katherine listens to Paul McCreesh's boisterous and vivid recording of Haydn's The Seasons, with the Gabrieli Consort and Players and the Wrocław Baroque Orchestra and Choir.
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Recording of the Week,
Sir John Eliot Gardiner returns to Bach's St Matthew Passion 17th March 2017Katherine listens to the venerable Bach expert's new account of the inimitable St Matthew Passion, with the English Baroque Soloists and the Monteverdi Choir.
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Recording of the Week,
Grigory Sokolov performs piano concertos by Mozart and Rachmaninov 10th March 2017James enjoys the rare delight of a pair of concerto recordings by the Russian pianist, with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and BBC Philharmonic Orchestra accompanying.
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Recording of the Week,
The LSO performs orchestral works by Thomas Adès 3rd March 2017James listens to a selection of fascinating and mould-breaking works by Thomas Adès, with the composer conducting the LSO.
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Recording of the Week,
Christophe Rousset conducts Étienne Méhul's rarely-heard opera, Uthal 24th February 2017Katherine enjoys a rare gem of an opera by an early Romantic French composer, with Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques.
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Recording of the Week,
Thomas Hampson sings Lieder arranged for baritone and string orchestra 17th February 2017Katherine listens to 'Tides of Life', featuring a selection of Romantic Lieder in beautiful new string arrangements.
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Recording of the Week,
Andrew Davis continues Chandos's cycle of Vaughan Williams symphonies 10th February 2017David enjoys Andrew Davis' account of Vaughan Williams' most mysterious symphony, and the Biblical ballet Job, with the Bergen Philharmonic.
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Recording of the Week,
John Eliot Gardiner conducts Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream 3rd February 2017James listens to John Eliot Gardiner's recording of Mendelssohn's delightful incidental music, with the LSO and Monteverdi Choir.