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Bach's St John Passion from Raphaël Pichon and Pygmalion
20th Mar 2026
Raphaël Pichon follows up his benchmark recording of the St Matthew Passion with a much-anticipated account of the St John - with the raw immediacy of the narrative tempered by moments of tenderness.
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JS Bach: Johannes-Passion
Julian Prégardien (Evangelist), Huw Montague Rendall (Jesus), Ying Fang (soprano), Lucile Richardot (mezzo-soprano), Laurence Kilsby (tenor), Christian Immler (bass-baritone), Etienne Bazola (baritone), Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon
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Nimrod Borenstein on his concertos and Shakespeare Songs
18th Mar 2026
The composer talks about his new album on SOMM, featuring concertos for mandolin and for oboe plus his Shakespeare Sonnets for soprano and orchestra.
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Early Music Round-Up - February 2026
26th Feb 2026
Virtuosic compositions for Renaissance trombone, an Orpheus-themed recital from Rolando Villazón and Christina Pluhar, English song from Purcell to Handel from Grace Davidson and Julian Perkins, a treasure-trove of sacred works woven around the L'homme armé motif, and more.
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Symphonic works by Elsa Barraine
20th Feb 2026
Two symphonies and a pair of pictorial tone-poems show the long-neglected twentieth-century French composer at her finest, with a musical language drawing on both watercolour Impressionism and bold modernism.
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Helmuth Rilling (1933-2026)
16th Feb 2026
The German conductor and academic Helmuth Rilling, acclaimed in particular for his recordings of Bach (including the first complete survey of his complete output on CD), has died aged 92.
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Renaud Capuçon celebrates his fiftieth birthday with Bach
23rd Jan 2026
The violinist marks a milestone with a classy album of Bach's sonatas and partitas, swapping awestruck veneration for simple personal enjoyment.
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J.S. Bach: Sonatas & Partitas
Renaud Capuçon (violin)
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John Wallace (1949-2026)
15th Jan 2026
The Scottish trumpeter and composer John Wallace, known not just for his recordings but also for his work on reviving and rediscovering historical brass performance practices, has died at the age of 76.
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Mendelssohn and Enescu Octets from the Ébène and Belcea Quartets
9th Jan 2026
String octets from Mendelssohn and Enescu - both in their teens at the time of composition - show the two composers’ genius already in full flower. The Ébène and Belcea quartets give it their all and the results are spectacular.
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Enescu & Mendelssohn: Octets
Quatuor Ébène, Belcea Quartet
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The trebles of St John's on O Holy Night
24th Dec 2025
The front row of the Choir of St John's College Cambridge lift the lid on all things Christmas, and tell us what they REALLY think about music director Christopher Gray!
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Jean Rondeau on Louis Couperin
17th Dec 2025
The French harpsichordist talks about his massive project, released in November, to record the complete works of the founder of the Couperin dynasty.
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Owain Park on Radiant Dawn
15th Dec 2025
The director of The Gesualdo Six talks about the group's new album, which sees them collaborating with trumpeter Matilda Lloyd.
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Radiant Dawn
Matilda Lloyd (trumpet), The Gesualdo Six, Owain Park
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Piers Connor Kennedy on Nowel el el
11th Dec 2025
The composer and singer talks about his new works featured on Ensemble Pro Victoria's latest album, Nowel.
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Nowel: Advent & Beyond
Ensemble Pro Victoria, Toby Ward
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David Fray on Baroque Encores and the Offrande Musicale festival
8th Dec 2025
The pianist talks about his new album of Baroque keyboard works performed on the piano, his inspirations, and the music festival he runs in his home region in the south-west of France.
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Baroque Encores
David Fray (piano)
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A Franco-Italian double Baroque Christmas
5th Dec 2025
Festive works by Alessandro Scarlatti and Marc-Antoine Charpentier offer tastes of two different Baroque Christmas flavours, with Giulio Prandi's Coro e Orchestra Ghislieri joined by a brief but glorious stellar turn from Carlotta Colombo and Christophe Rousset marshalling the Monteverdi Singers and English Baroque Soloists.
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Gifts for... Baroque and Early Music fans
3rd Dec 2025
In the latest of our festive gift guides, we've selected some perfect presents for the early music fan in your life, from the latest albums, vinyl reissues and collections, to the best recent books about the music and society of the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
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Early Music Round-Up - Autumn 2025
27th Nov 2025
World premieres from the Peterhouse Partbooks, a unique fusion of Baroque and Middle Eastern traditions from sweet-toned tenor Haitham Haidar, a rich collection of Jenkins viol consort music from Fretwork, a Venetian preview of Christmas from Il Pomo d'Oro, and more.
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Christophe Rousset on Christmas with Charpentier
26th Nov 2025
The French conductor talks about his new album with the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists, which puts the spotlight on glorious ancien régime works for the Christmas season.
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Thibaut Garcia on adapting and performing Bach's Goldberg Variations with Antoine Morinière
24th Nov 2025
A unique new twist on Bach's Goldberg Variations sees these two guitarists rehearse, play - and even think - as one.
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Ed Long on Songs of Ourselves
17th Nov 2025
The chair of London-based LGBTQ+ vocal ensemble The Fourth Choir talks about the group's new album, marking their début recording.
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Vasily Petrenko and the RPO hear the chimes at midnight
14th Nov 2025
An unlikely-looking diptych of Rachmaninoff's The Bells and Elgar's Falstaff puts the RPO and chorus through their paces; Vasily Petrenko brings to the surface the common ground the two works share.
