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Kate Lindsey on Tiranno
29th Jun 2021
The American mezzo talks to Katherine about her recent album exploring baroque depictions of Nero (and the women surrounding him), which features music by Monteverdi, Handel, Alessandro Scarlatti and Bartolomeo Monari.
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Frederic Rzewski (1938-2021)
28th Jun 2021
The American composer and pianist, best known for his set of variations on The People United Will Never Be Defeated, has died 83.
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The Blues and the Abstract Truth
28th Jun 2021
One of the unsung trailblazers of 60s jazz, Oliver Nelson's The Blues and the Abstract Truth is some of his most widely-remembered work, and just so happens to feature a killer line-up including Eric Dolphy and Freddie Hubbard. We take a look back at Nelson's unique, contemporary interpretation of the blues.
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Roxanna Panufnik on Heartfelt
26th Jun 2021
The composer talks about her new album, with works inspired by sources ranging from the trenches of World War I to contemporary Myanmar and even new milestones in veterinary science.
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Andris Nelsons conducts symphonies by Shostakovich
25th Jun 2021
The latest instalment in the Boston Symphony Orchestra's cycle of Shostakovich symphonies juxtaposes the First and Fifteenth Symphonies, alongside expressive performances of the Fourteenth Symphony and the Chamber Symphony in C minor.
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New Release Round-Up - 25th June 2021
25th Jun 2021
Debut recordings from violinist Randall Goosby and pianist Elena Fischer-Dieskau, a Viennese-themed recital from Alasdair Beatson, and a collection of orchestral works by Vítězslava Kaprálová.
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Julian Siegel Jazz Orchestra - Tales from the Jacquard
25th Jun 2021
The Nottingham-based saxophonist, composer and bandleader debuts his ambitious Jazz Orchestra project with an excellent full-length debut, including a three-part jazz suite inspired by the East Midlands lace industry.
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Hervé Niquet on La flûte enchantée
24th Jun 2021
The conductor talks to Katherine about his recording of a new French-language version of Die Zauberflöte with Le Concert Spirituel, following a spectacular production at Versailles last year.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 24th June 2021
24th Jun 2021
This week’s picks for new jazz releases include jazz trio renditions of Richard Wagner, a reunion of French jazz group Belmondia Quintet, and soul-infused nu-jazz from Hiatus Kaiyote.
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Boxed Set Selections - July 2021
23rd Jun 2021
Eightieth-birthday celebrations of Martha Argerich and Jaime Laredo, an orchestral anthology marking the 150th anniversary of Zemlinsky's birth, and the Juilliard Quartet's collected early recordings on Columbia.
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BBC Music Magazine - July 2021 Choices
22nd Jun 2021
Chris introduces this month's selection, with Harry Bicket's 'definitive' Rodelinda on Linn (starring Lucy Crowe and Iestyn Davies) as Recording of the Month.
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Passport to Play Guitar
22nd Jun 2021
The Passport to Play Guitar tutor series for beginners uses music drawn from styles and cultures from all around the world, alongside pieces inspired by the places that the authors have encountered on their travels. Find out more here.
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Jaubi - Nafs at Peace
21st Jun 2021
After a prolific year of small releases, the Lahore, Pakistan quartet make their full-length debut on Astigmatic Records, straddling North Indian classical music, hip-hop and improvised jazz.
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New Music Book Publications - 21st June 2021
21st Jun 2021
Several books on Beethoven including a paperback edition of Laura Tunbridge's award-winning volume focusing on nine pieces from the composer's output; a biography of opera singer, Maria Callas; an examination of the ways in which Ravel's music is often described as magical and illusory; the first comprehensive biography of Ivor Gurney; and a handbook to forging a career as a conductor.
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Alexandra Whittingham on My European Journey
19th Jun 2021
The guitarist talks about her debut album, released recently on Delphian, which sees her explore European guitar repertoire from Spain to Denmark, via Austria-Hungary and England.
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Jazz Vinyl Round-Up - Reissued Classics from Blue Note
19th Jun 2021
New and upcoming vinyl reissues from Blue Note include 60s Dexter Gordon, Andrew Hill’s Passing Ships, classics by Sonny Clark and Hank Mobley, and a deluxe box set from trumpeter Lee Morgan.
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Kodály and Dvořák from Barnabás Kelemen, Nicolas Altstaedt, and Alexander Lonquich
18th Jun 2021
The violinist and cellist display a truly remarkable synergy in Kodály's Duo from 1914, whilst all three musicians capture the 'Dumky' Trio's rapid shifts between melancholy and boisterousness to perfection.
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New Release Round-Up - 18th June 2021
18th Jun 2021
Beethoven from the Ehnes Quartet, a theatrical debut from violinist Bomsori Kim, André Messager's Passionnément (starring Véronique Gens), and intimations of immortality from Icelandic composer Viktor Orri Árnason.
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Cande y Paulo
18th Jun 2021
Following their online debut as a viral YouTube sensation, the Argentinian pair's first full-length record covers a wide breadth of material with an elegantly minimalist approach.
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James Ehnes on working from home
17th Jun 2021
The Canadian violinist tells Katherine about turning his living-room into a temporary studio for his recent recording of the Ysaÿe sonatas, and 'bubbling' with his string quartet for a new Beethoven project.
