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Gershwin in Hollywood
17th Nov 2015
The John Wilson Orchestra record classic Gershwin live at the Royal Albert Hall for Warner Classics.
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Mendelssohn in Egypt
4th Nov 2015
Robert King records Mendelssohn's 1833 orchestration of Handel's oratorio.
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Mark Elder conducts Gounod's La Colombe
30th Oct 2015
Katherine listens to Gounod's charming comic opera, with farce and avian nonsense aplenty.
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Igor Levit plays music by Bach, Beethoven, and Rzewski
16th Oct 2015
Katherine listens to three sets of variations from the formidable Russian-German pianist Igor Levit.
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Igor Levit plays Bach, Beethoven, Rzewski
Igor Levit (piano)
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Barenboim's La Scala Don Giovanni on DVD and Blu-ray
7th Oct 2015
Anna Netrebko, Peter Mattei and Bryn Terfel star in Robert Carsen's 2011 production.
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Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527
Ferruccio Furlanetto (Don Giovanni), Matti Salminen (Il Commendatore), Lella Cuberli (Donna Anna), Uwe Heilmann (Don Ottavio), Waltraud Meier (Donna Elvira), John Tomlinson (Leporello), Michele Pertusi (Masetto) & Joan Rodgers (Zerlina) Rias Kammerchor & Berliner Philharmoniker, Daniel Barenboim
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Antonio Pappano conducts Verdi's Aida with Anja Harteros and Jonas Kaufmann
2nd Oct 2015
Katherine enjoys a fantastic new recording of Aida with Jonas Kaufmann and Anja Harteros, conducted by Antonio Pappano.
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Juan Diego Flórez on 'Italia!'
30th Sep 2015
Katherine talks to the Peruvian tenor about his new disc of popular Neapolitan songs.
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Jonas Kaufmann sings Puccini
11th Sep 2015
Katherine enjoys the star tenor's hotly-awaited collection of Puccini arias, including - of course - the immortal Nessun Dorma.
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Joyce DiDonato
5th Sep 2015
The great American mezzo talks to Katherine about her new recital-disc with Tony Pappano from the Wigmore Hall.
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Stunning recital disc from soprano Greta Bradman
28th Aug 2015
Katherine is blown away by Australian soprano Greta Bradman's debut recording on Decca: "My Hero".
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Ian Venables
24th Aug 2015
In the wake of his sixtieth birthday last month, Katherine talks to the British composer about his latest disc 'The Song of the Severn', out now on Signum.
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The John Wilson Orchestra's Sinatra Prom
12th Aug 2015
Friday night's Proms homage to Ol’ Blue Eyes, with Seth Macfarlane and Jamie Parker, will be released on DVD by Warner Classics.
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Igor Levit records Beethoven, Bach and Rzewski
5th Aug 2015
The phenomenal Russian-German pianist tackles three very different sets of variations in his third solo disc on Sony.
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Andris Nelsons conducts Shostakovich's Tenth Symphony
31st Jul 2015
Katherine enjoys Andris Nelsons' new recording of Shostakovich's turbulent Tenth Symphony.
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Hong Kong Ring Cycle on Naxos
21st Jul 2015
Jaap van Zweden assembles a magnificent cast, including Matthias Goerne in his role-debut as Wotan.
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Martha Argerich's Carte Blanche
20th Jul 2015
Katherine enjoys an evening of chamber music with Martha Argerich and friends.
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Jon Vickers (1926-2015)
13th Jul 2015
Katherine pays tribute to the great Canadian dramatic tenor, who died on Friday.
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail
13th Jul 2015
Katherine listens to Yannick Nézet-Séguin's new performance of Mozart's cross-continental comedy.
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Franco Fagioli goes to hell and back
9th Jul 2015
Argentine countertenor begins partnership with Deutsche Grammophon by recording the title-role in Gluck's Orfeo.
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin records Le nozze di Figaro
2nd Jul 2015
Cast to include Christiane Karg and Luca Pisaroni as the bride and bridegroom…
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Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K384
Diana Damrau (Konstanze), Anna Prohaska (Blonde), Rolando Villazón (Belmonte), Paul Schweinester (Pedrillo), Franz-Josef Selig (Osmin) &Thomas Quasthoff (Selim) Vocalensemble Rastatt & Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
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