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Nicole Car - The Kiss
3rd Mar 2016
Katherine talks to the Australian soprano about her new disc of opera arias on ABC Classics.
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Magdalena Kožená
2nd Mar 2016
Katherine talks to the Czech mezzo about her new disc of Monteverdi, released last week on Deutsche Grammophon.
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Mark Elder conducts Donizetti's Le Duc d'Albe
26th Feb 2016
Katherine enjoys Donizetti's Flanders-set epic Le Duc d'Albe, conducted by Mark Elder.
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Five new projects from Opera Rara
23rd Feb 2016
A Rossini masterpiece revisited, and rarities by Bellini, Gounod, Offenbach and Donizetti.
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Renaud Capuçon on Lalo, Sarasate and Bruch
18th Feb 2016
Katherine talks to the French violinist about his new recording of three of the most popular works for violin and orchestra, out now on Erato.
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Hans Abrahamsen - Let me tell you
17th Feb 2016
Katherine talks to the Danish composer about his Ophelia-inspired work for soprano and orchestra, written for Barbara Hannigan.
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Winter Dreams from Vasily Petrenko on Onyx
16th Feb 2016
Following their acclaimed Shostakovich cycle, the RLPO and their Russian conductor turn their attention to Tchaikovsky.
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ORA performs choral music inspired by William Byrd
12th Feb 2016
Katherine listens to ORA's debut disc, featuring newly-commissioned 'reflections' of Byrd's greatest works.
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St John Passion from the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
11th Feb 2016
René Jacobs conducts Bach's masterpiece for the first time on disc - coming soon on Harmonia Mundi.
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John Wilson conducts music by Aaron Copland
29th Jan 2016
Katherine listens to the first volume of John Wilson's Copland project with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Copland: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1
BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson
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Denise Duval 1921 - 2016
27th Jan 2016
The French soprano, who was closely associated with Francis Poulenc and gave the first performances of La voix humaine, has died aged 94.
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Miloš Karadaglić on Blackbird
22nd Jan 2016
Katherine talks to the guitarist about his new album of Beatles arrangements on Mercury.
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Blackbird: The Beatles Album
Miloš Karadaglić (guitar)
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Saimir Pirgu
19th Jan 2016
As he prepares to sing La traviata at Covent Garden this evening, Katherine talks to the Albanian tenor about his new operatic recital-disc on Opus Arte.
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Pelléas et Mélisande from the LSO
11th Jan 2016
Rattle conducts Debussy's elusive masterpiece, with Christian Gerhaher and Magdalena Kožená in the title-roles.
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Music for Clarinet Trio from The Clarinotts
1st Jan 2016
Katherine reviews a new recording from the Viennese 'royal family of clarinet', the Ottensamer father and sons - otherwise known as The Clarinotts.
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Kurt Masur (1927-2015)
19th Dec 2015
The German conductor (particularly famed for his interpretations of German Romantic repertoire) has died aged 88.
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Beatrice Rana
16th Dec 2015
Katherine talks to the Italian pianist about her debut concerto recording on Warner.
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Kateřina Englichová – Musica Per Arpa
1st Dec 2015
The Czech harpist talks about her new disc on Supraphon, featuring music by Britten, Slavický, Hurník, and Kabeláč.
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Musica Per Arpa: Kateřina Englichová
Kateřina Englichová (harp)
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The Ghosts of Versailles
25th Nov 2015
John Corigliano's rococo pastiche to receive its first outing on CD in March.
