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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 26th February 2021
Piazzolla from Lucienne Renaudin Vary, Bartók from Thomas Dausgaard, Brahms from Antoine Tamestit and Cédric Tiberghien, and French theatre music from Neeme Järvi.
Interview,
Emmanuel Despax on Spira, Spera
The pianist talks about his new album of Bach transcriptions, inspired in part by his personal reaction to the Notre-Dame de Paris fire of 2019.
BBC Music Magazine Choices,
BBC Music Magazine - March 2021 Choices
Chris introduces this month's selection, with a 'sexy, sparkling' account of John Eccles's Semele from the Academy of Ancient Music and Julian Perkins in pride of place.
Presto CD,
New Decca and Deutsche Grammophon titles added to Presto CD
Featured artists on our latest batch include Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Jorge Bolet, Martha Argerich, and Erich Kleiber.
Interview,
Francesca Dego on Paganini's Violin
The violinist talks about her new recording on Paganini's own violin, featuring works by, dedicated to and responding to the great composer.
Classical Recording of the Week
Verdi
Ludovic Tézier (baritone) Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Frédéric Chaslin
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
The French baritone is on spine-tingling form in a high-octane programme of arias from operas including La forza del destino, Otello, Don Carlos, and Falstaff.
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