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The ABRSM Songbook Plus - Grades 1 to 5
30th Oct 2017
Classic and contemporary pieces from the Associated Board syllabus are included alongside traditional folksongs and spirituals in these five new graded songbooks to complement the ABRSM Songbook series.
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Teodor Currentzis conducts Tchaikovsky's Pathétique Symphony
27th Oct 2017
James listens to a turbulent and impassioned account of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 from Teodor Currentzis and MusicAeterna.
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Dvořák Quintets from the Pavel Haas Quartet, with Boris Giltburg and Pavel Nikl
20th Oct 2017
James enjoys a much-anticipated new release from the Pavel Haas Quartet (and two formidable guest players): stunning performances of Dvořák's Piano Quintet op. 81 and the String Quintet op. 97.
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Andrew Davis concludes Chandos's cycle of Vaughan Williams symphonies
29th Sep 2017
James listens to the final instalment in a cycle begun by the great Richard Hickox - Vaughan Williams' evocative Sinfonia Antartica, with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.
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New Release Round-up - 29th September 2017
29th Sep 2017
Including Dvořák from the Takács Quartet, duets from Carolyn Sampson and Iestyn Davies and a new recording of Peter and the Wolf with Alexander Armstrong.
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New Release Round-up - 8th September 2017
8th Sep 2017
Including Mendelssohn from Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi from John Butt and Purcell from Harry Christophers, as well as Leif Ove Andsnes performing Sibelius.
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Schubert piano sonatas from Krystian Zimerman
8th Sep 2017
James enjoys the Polish pianist's performance of Schubert's last two sonatas for the piano.
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Schubert: Piano Sonatas D959 and D960
Krystian Zimerman (piano)
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Evgeny Kissin performs Beethoven piano sonatas
25th Aug 2017
James is mightily impressed by a selection of Beethoven's piano music from Evgeny Kissin, including the Moonlight and Les Adieux sonatas.
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Evgeny Kissin: Beethoven
Evgeny Kissin (piano)
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New Release Round-up - 18th August 2017
18th Aug 2017
Box sets dedicated to pianist Daniel Barenboim and violinist Joshua Bell, as well as music by Elliott Carter and Peter Maxwell Davies are just some of the new releases this week.
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Francesco Piemontesi performs Piano Concertos by Mozart
11th Aug 2017
James enjoys a pair of late Mozart concertos from Swiss pianist Francesco Piemontesi, with Andrew Manze and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
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Songs by Richard Strauss, plus the Oboe Concerto and works for wind ensemble
4th Aug 2017
James listens to a wealth of vocal and instrumental works by Richard Strauss - with Nicky Spence, Rebecca Evans, Alexi Ogrintchouk and others.
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New Release Round-up - 28th July 2017
28th Jul 2017
Rossini from the Royal Opera House, the latest release in Hyperion's long-running Romantic Piano Concerto series and box sets celebrating Walter Gieseking and Myung-Whun Chung feature this week.
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Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra launch a Mahler cycle with Symphony No. 5
21st Jul 2017
James enjoys the opening instalment of Osmo Vänskä's new Mahler cycle - the ever-popular Symphony No. 5.
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Mahler: Symphony No. 5
Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä
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New Release Round-up - 7th July 2017
7th Jul 2017
Alice Coote sings Mahler, Vittorio Grigolo stars in Offenbach at the Royal Opera House and new string quartet recordings from the Heath and Chiaroscuro Quartets feature this week, alongside an exploration of sixteenth-century Florence from Ensemble Pygmalion.
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Anthony Marwood performs Walton's Violin Concerto
7th Jul 2017
James enjoys a new recording of William Walton's Violin Concerto, alongside some of the composer's lesser-known works.
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New Release Round-up - 16th June 2017
16th Jun 2017
Orchestral highlights this week feature Mendelssohn, Prokofiev and Bruckner. A new work from Jonathan Dove, weird and wonderful concertos by Telemann from Berlin, and a celebration of André Cluytens orchestral recordings are also amongst this week's highlights.
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Steven Osborne performs Piano Concertos by Ravel and Manuel de Falla
2nd Jun 2017
James spends some nights in the gardens of Spain in the company of Steven Osborne and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
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New Release Round-up - 26th May 2017
26th May 2017
Brahms Piano Concertos from Sunwook Kim and Hallé, music for piano four hands from Jos van Immerseel and Claire Chevallier, and vocal music from Schubert and Fauré feature in this week's round-up of new releases.
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Brahms Symphonies from Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra
26th May 2017
James listens to Andris Nelsons' new complete Brahms cycle with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
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Isabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov perform César Franck's Violin Sonata
19th May 2017
James is enthralled by a new recording of music for violin and piano by César Franck and Ernest Chausson.
