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Midori Komachi on the violin works of Vaughan Williams
24th Oct 2022
The violinist talks about her recent album of Vaughan Williams's music for violin and piano, with Simon Callaghan.
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Hans Rott's Symphony in E major from Jakub Hrůša
21st Oct 2022
The Czech conductor and his Bamberg orchestra offer a magnificent account of a work not heard until more than a century after it was written, by a composer described by Gustav Mahler as "the founder of the new symphony".
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Hans Rott: Symphony No. 1
Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša
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New Release Round-Up - 21st October 2022
21st Oct 2022
An homage to Pauline Viardot from Marina Viotti and Christophe Rousset, Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov from Gianandrea Noseda, the soundtrack to Tár (starring Cate Blanchett as a brilliant but flawed star conductor), and a cinematic anthology from Alexandre Tharaud.
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Mark Guiliana, 'the sound of listening'
21st Oct 2022
The Grammy-nominated drummer's latest offering draws on a diverse set of sounds from across his career, featuring close collaborators Shai Maestro, Jason Rigby, and Chris Morrissey.
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the sound of listening
Mark Guiliana
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Jan Talich Jr on the art of quartet-playing
20th Oct 2022
In the wake of their new recording of Dvořák's 'American' Quartet, the Czech violinist and conductor discusses the history of the quartet which his father founded in 1964 - and which he himself has led for the past twenty-five years.
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Dvořák: 'American' Quartet & 8 Waltzes
Talich Quartet
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 20th October 2022
20th Oct 2022
The latest jazz releases include jazz-rock trios from Corrie Dick, reworkings of classic songs by Michael Wollny Trio, and a reissue of Max Roach's We Insist!.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - Awards Issue 2022
19th Oct 2022
Chris introduces the latest selection, headed by Marc Minkowski's 'formidable re-evaluation' of Meyerbeer's influential but under-recorded supernatural opera Robert le Diable on Bru Zane, with John Osborn in the title-role.
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Tom Ollendorff: Études
18th Oct 2022
Tom Ollendorff is fast becoming one of the most exciting young guitarists to emerge on the UK and international jazz scenes. The guitarist discusses his new sheet music publication Études (published by Faber Music), his compositional processes, and his experiences in the jazz world...
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Tom Ollendorff: Études
Faber Music | Guitar
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New Sony titles on Presto CD
17th Oct 2022
Legendary artists such as Jascha Heifetz, James Galway & Ben Heppner feature in the latest additions to our Presto CD catalogue.
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Episode 32: Music for Albion - Vaughan Williams with John Francis
16th Oct 2022
John Francis from the Ralph Vaughan Williams Society joins Paul to guide him through the life and music of Ralph Vaughan Williams.
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Rossini's Messa di Gloria from Antonio Pappano
14th Oct 2022
The Cinderella of Rossini's sacred works goes to the ball in fine style, with stand-out performances from tenors Lawrence Brownlee and Michael Spyres, and some delectable obbligatos from the woodwind principals of Pappano's Roman orchestra.
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Rossini: Messa di Gloria
Eleonora Buratto (soprano), Teresa Iervolino (contralto), Lawrence Brownlee (tenor), Michael Spyres (tenor), Carlo Lepore (bass), Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
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New Release Round-Up - 14th October 2022
14th Oct 2022
Today's new releases include Hans Rott from Jakub Hruša, Ruth Gipps from Rumon Gamba and the BBC Philharmonic, Mahler from Semyon Bychkov, and Lully's Acis et Galatée from Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques.
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Alina Bzhezhinska & HipHarpCollective, 'Reflections'
14th Oct 2022
The London-based harpist's sophomore album expands her sonic palette and indulges her wide-ranging music taste alongside her new 'HipHarpCollective'.
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Víkingur Ólafsson on From Afar
13th Oct 2022
The Icelandic pianist recounts how meeting 'living legend' György Kurtág in Budapest last summer inspired his latest album - part 'fan-letter' to the composer himself and part musical autobiography...
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 13th October 2022
13th Oct 2022
The latest jazz releases include Andrew Hill and Thelonious Monk reissues from Ezzthetics, duos by Bugge Wesseltoft & Henrik Schwarz, and Benjamin Lackner's ECM debut.
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Ronnie Cuber (1941-2022)
13th Oct 2022
The American baritone saxophonist, known for his versatile playing across jazz, blues, pop and rock, has died aged 80.
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Celebrating Vaughan Williams at 150
12th Oct 2022
Highlights from this year's plethora of new releases marking the composer's 150th birthday include world premiere recordings of Pan's Anniversary and a number of folk-song settings, a thrilling On Wenlock Edge from Scottish tenor Nicky Spence, and symphonies from Sir Mark Elder and Martyn Brabbins.
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New Music Book Publications - 11th October 2022
11th Oct 2022
Two biographies of Ralph Vaughan Williams for his anniversary year; a survey of music in the Romantic age; a collection of puzzles and brainteasers from Classic FM; an introduction to Western music in the twentieth century; a history of Welsh music; books offering tips for viola and horn players; a look at the phenomenon of the execution ballad in Europe from 1500; and an account of the modern brass ensemble in twentieth-century Britain.
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Héloïse Luzzati on La Boîte à Pépites
11th Oct 2022
The French cellist introduces her new label celebrating the legacies of women composers, which launched at the end of last month with a collection of vocal and chamber works by Charlotte Sohy (1887-1955).
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Jazz highlights from Nonesuch Records
11th Oct 2022
We take a look at some recent highlights from the eclectic label Nonesuch Records' jazz catalogue, including Brad Mehldau, Tigran Hamasyan and Cécile McLorin Salvant.
