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New Release Round-Up - 14th June 2024

14th Jun 2024by Katherine Cooper
'Songs of Death and Resurrection' from Samuel Hasselhorn, a tribute to Peter Pears from Robin Tritschler, Malcolm Martineau & friends, collaborations with Michael Berkeley, and a second album of music by Kenneth Fuchs from Sinfonia of London & John Wilson.

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Urlicht

Samuel Hasselhorn (baritone), Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra, Lukasz Borowicz
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Paul Wee on his dual career

12th Jun 2024by Katherine Cooper
Ahead of his Wigmore Hall debut (playing Alkan's formidable Concerto for Solo Piano) this Saturday, the pianist and barrister talks about transferrable skills, the joys of making music with friends and colleagues, and his new recording of concertos by Henselt and Bronsart...

Classical Interview

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Henselt & Bronsart: Piano Concertos

Paul Wee (piano), Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Michael Collins
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Claire Booth on Schoenberg

10th Jun 2024by Katherine Cooper
To mark the composer and polymath's 150th birthday, the soprano talks about her new album exploring his rich and varied song output, curated with pianist Christopher Glynn and themed around Schoenberg's Expressionist paintings.

Classical Interview

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Arnold Schoenberg: Expressionist Music

Claire Booth (soprano), Christopher Glynn (piano)
New Release Round-Up - 7th June 2024

7th Jun 2024by Katherine Cooper
The final instalment of Osmo Vänskä's Mahler cycle from Minnesota, Czech songs from Magdalena Kožená, Simon Rattle & the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prokofiev from Aziz Shokhakimov in Strasbourg, and Mahler's reorchestrations of Beethoven.

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Mahler: Symphony No. 3

Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Minnesota Orchestra, Minnesota Boychoir, Minnesota Chorale, Osmo Vänskä
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Guy Braunstein on his Abbey Road Concerto

6th Jun 2024by Katherine Cooper
The violinist talks about the world premiere recording of his 35-minute fantasy based on The Beatles' 1969 album, composed in lockdown after his young son developed Beatlemania...

Classical Interview

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Abbey Road Concerto

Guy Braunstein (violin), Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège, Alondra de la Parra
New Release Round-Up - 31st May 2024

31st May 2024by Katherine Cooper
Mozart from the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen & Tarmo Peltokoski, Henselt and Bronsart piano concertos from Paul Wee and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, British cello works from Laura van der Heijden and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and an all-Cage album from Bertrand Chamayou.

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Mozart Symphonies

The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Tarmo Peltokoski
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New Release Round-Up - 24th May 2024

24th May 2024by Katherine Cooper
Messiaen from Barbara Hannigan & Bertrand Chamayou, Schubert from Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Massenet's Werther with Tassis Christoyannis & Véronique Gens, and Brahms & Le Beau from the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective.

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Messiaen

Bertrand Chamayou (piano), Barbara Hannigan (soprano), Vilde Frang (violin), Charles Sy (tenor)
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Julius Asal on Scarlatti and Scriabin

23rd May 2024by Katherine Cooper
The young German pianist discusses his debut album on Deutsche Grammophon, the connections which he feels between these two composers who seemingly inhabit 'different universes', his love of improvisation, and how music became his 'first attempt at communication' as a toddler.

Classical Interview

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Scriabin - Scarlatti

Julius Asal (piano)
New Release Round-Up - 17th May 2024

17th May 2024by Katherine Cooper
Winterreise from Andrè Schuen and Daniel Heide, Fauré's La Bonne Chanson & L'Horizon chimérique from Stéphane Degout and Alain Planès, Mozart & Poulenc from the Nagano/Kodama family, and Granados & Albéniz from Peter Donohoe.

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Schubert: Winterreise

Andrè Schuen (baritone), Daniel Heide (piano)
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Aigul Akhmetshina's debut album on Decca and other forthcoming highlights

16th May 2024by Katherine Cooper
The Bashkir mezzo's programme centres on her signature-role of Carmen, with other summer stand-outs including a live recording of Meyerbeer's Le Prophète from the London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Mark Elder, piano duets by Schubert and Desyatnikov from Pavel Kolesnikov & Samson Tsoy, and an Irish album from Daniel Hope.

Classical Coming Soon

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AIGUL

Aigul Akhmetshina (mezzo), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniele Rustioni; with Freddie De Tommaso (tenor), Elisabeth Boudreault (soprano), Kezia Bienek (mezzo)
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Lawrence Zazzo on Weeping Philosophers

13th May 2024by Katherine Cooper
The countertenor and academic discusses his new album exploring depictions of philosophers in music, featuring works by Carissimi, Durante, Strozzi, Purcell and more...

Classical Interview

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Weeping Philosophers

Lawrence Zazzo, Jorge Jiménez (director), Soraya Mafi, Tercia Realidad, Victor Sordo
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New Release Round-Up - 10th May 2024

10th May 2024by Katherine Cooper
Schubert and Krenek from Can Çakmur, Bach Partitas from Martin Helmchen, Cimarosa's L'Olimpiade from Les Talens Lyriques & Christophe Rousset, and the complete Beethoven symphonies from Kammerakademie Potsdam & Antonello Manacorda.

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Cimarosa: L'Olimpiade

Josh Lovell (Clistene), Rocio Pérez (Aristea), Mathilde Ortscheidt (Licida), Alex Banfield (Aminta), Maite Beaumont (Megacle), Marie Lys (Argene) Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
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David Parry on Stanford's Shamus O'Brien

9th May 2024by Katherine Cooper
The conductor discusses his recent recording of Stanford's tuneful 1896 opera, set in the Cork mountains during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 - enormously popular in the early years of its life, the work was withdrawn by the composer in the years leading up to the Easter Rising.

Classical Interview

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Stanford: Shamus O'Brien

Brendan Collins (Shamus O’Brien), Gemma Ni Bhriain/Anna Brady (Nora O’Brien), Rory Dunne (Father O’Flynn), Ami Hewitt (Kitty), Andrew Gavin (Mike Murphy), Joseph Doody (Captain Trevor), Catriona Clark (The Banshee), David Parry (Sergeant Cox), Jarlath Henderson (Uilleann pipes) Orchestra of Scottish Opera, Opera Bohemia Voices, David Parry
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Tippett's A Child of Our Time from the late Andrew Davis

3rd May 2024by Katherine Cooper
A long-term champion of Tippett's music, the British conductor leads a meticulously-detailed account of his wartime oratorio with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and soloists Pumeza Matshikiza, Dame Sarah Connolly, Joshua Stewart and Ashley Riches.

Classical Recording of the Week

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Michael Tippett: A Child of Our Time

Pumeza Matshikiza (soprano), Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo), Joshua Stewart (tenor), Ashley Riches (bass-baritone) BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Andrew Davis
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New Release Round-Up - 3rd May 2024

3rd May 2024by Katherine Cooper
Yuja Wang's 2022 Vienna recital, a feast of music for piano four hands from Alexander Tharaud & friends, new recordings of Elgar's Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 from the Hallé & Sir Mark Elder, and Scarlatti & Scriabin from young German pianist Julius Asal in his debut on Deutsche Grammophon.

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The Vienna Recital

Yuja Wang (piano)
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New Release Round-Up - 26th April 2024

26th Apr 2024by Katherine Cooper
Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice starring Jakub Józef Orliński, Haydn's 'La Reine' from Kammerorchester Basel & Giovanni Antonini, John Williams's Violin Concerto No. 1 from James Ehnes, and Kevin Puts's Virginia Woolf-inspired opera The Hours (with Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming & Kelli O'Hara).

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Gluck: Orfeo & Euridice

Jakub Józef Orliński (Orfeo), Fatma Said (Amore), Elsa Dreisig (Euridice), Il Giardino d’Amore, Stefan Plewniak
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Brindley Sherratt on Fear No More

25th Apr 2024by Katherine Cooper
Ahead of the release of his debut solo recording (due out on Delphian tomorrow), the veteran British bass discusses his 'upside-down' singing career, overcoming his anxieties about song-recitals, and being told to give up the trumpet by Janet Baker...

Classical Interview

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Fear No More

Brindley Sherratt (bass), Julius Drake (piano)
New Release Round-Up - 19th April 2024

19th Apr 2024by Katherine Cooper
Britten from Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra, Delius's complete incidental music for Hassan from Britten Sinfonia, coloratura soprano Erin Morley's debut solo album, and Bach & Telemann from Vox Luminis.

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Bach & Telemann: Himmelfahrt

Freiburger Barockorchester, Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier
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Rebecca Miller on Dorothy Howell

17th Apr 2024by Katherine Cooper
In the wake of her world premiere recordings of the Humoresque, The Rock, the Three Divertissements and the ballet Koong Shee with the BBC Concert Orchestra on Signum, the conductor discusses delving into the orchestral music of the Birmingham-born composer - beginning with a visit to the family archives in Worcestershire...

Classical Interview

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Dorothy Howell: Orchestral Works

BBC Concert Orchestra, Rebecca Miller
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New Release Round-Up - 12th April 2024

12th Apr 2024by Katherine Cooper
Enescu from Cristian Măcelaru, European string works from John Wilson, Mozart from Golda Schultz, and CPE Bach from Marcin Świątkiewicz.

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Enescu: Symphonies Nos. 1-3

Orchestre National de France, Cristian Măcelaru
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