Classical Reviews
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Bojan Čičić performs violin music by Giovanni Stefano Carbonelli
23rd Jun 2017
Katherine listens to the Croatian violinist's sparkling performances of some long-forgotten virtuoso Italian sonatas.
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Véronique Gens sings French Romantic arias
16th Jun 2017
Katherine enjoys Véronique Gens's fascinating recital of French Romantic arias, all with a common theme of dreams and visions.
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Alexandre Kantorow plays Russian piano music
9th Jun 2017
Katherine listens to the young French pianist's spellbinding virtuosity in a collection of dramatic Russian works.
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Alexandre Kantorow (piano)
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Steven Osborne performs Piano Concertos by Ravel and Manuel de Falla
2nd Jun 2017
James spends some nights in the gardens of Spain in the company of Steven Osborne and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
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Brahms Symphonies from Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra
26th May 2017
James listens to Andris Nelsons' new complete Brahms cycle with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
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Isabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov perform César Franck's Violin Sonata
19th May 2017
James is enthralled by a new recording of music for violin and piano by César Franck and Ernest Chausson.
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Jirí Belohlávek conducts Dvořák's Stabat Mater
12th May 2017
Katherine 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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Andris Nelsons conducts Bruckner's Third Symphony
5th May 2017
James listens to Andris Nelsons' first recording with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra - a stirring account of Bruckner's Third Symphony.
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I Fagiolini perform Monteverdi's "Other" Vespers
28th Apr 2017
David listens to I Fagiolini and the English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble's latest thrilling excursion into the world of Monteverdi.
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I Fagiolini, Robert Hollingworth
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Roderick Williams sings a new work by Howard Skempton: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
21st Apr 2017
Katherine 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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Previously unreleased cello recital by Mstislav Rostropovich and Benjamin Britten
14th Apr 2017
James enjoys a newly-released gem from Testament's archives, featuring Britten accompanying the legendary Rostropovich at the piano.
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Jonas Kaufmann takes on Das Lied von der Erde - all of it!
7th Apr 2017
Katherine listens to the great German tenor's ambitious project - the whole of Mahler's mighty orchestral song-cycle.
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The Nash Ensemble perform chamber music by Bruch
31st Mar 2017
David listens to three late and rarely-heard chamber works by Max Bruch, performed by the Nash Ensemble.
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The Nash Ensemble
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Paul McCreesh conducts Haydn's The Seasons
24th Mar 2017
Katherine 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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Sir John Eliot Gardiner returns to Bach's St Matthew Passion
17th Mar 2017
Katherine 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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Grigory Sokolov performs piano concertos by Mozart and Rachmaninov
10th Mar 2017
James 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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The LSO performs orchestral works by Thomas Adès
3rd Mar 2017
James listens to a selection of fascinating and mould-breaking works by Thomas Adès, with the composer conducting the LSO.
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Christophe Rousset conducts Étienne Méhul's rarely-heard opera, Uthal
24th Feb 2017
Katherine enjoys a rare gem of an opera by an early Romantic French composer, with Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques.
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Thomas Hampson sings Lieder arranged for baritone and string orchestra
17th Feb 2017
Katherine listens to 'Tides of Life', featuring a selection of Romantic Lieder in beautiful new string arrangements.
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Andrew Davis continues Chandos's cycle of Vaughan Williams symphonies
10th Feb 2017
David enjoys Andrew Davis' account of Vaughan Williams' most mysterious symphony, and the Biblical ballet Job, with the Bergen Philharmonic.
