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New Release Round-Up - 21st May 2021
21st May 2021
Mozart from Isabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov, Beethoven, Bartók and Dvořák from the Juilliard String Quartet, Bruckner from Christian Thielemann, and vintage Stravinsky from Leonard Bernstein.
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Thomas Strønen, Ayumi Tanaka & Marthe Lea - Bayou
21st May 2021
Thomas Strønen and Ayumi Tanaka of Time Is a Blind Guide join with multireedist and vocalist Marthe Lea for the meditative 'Bayou'.
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Label Round-Up - Intakt Records
21st May 2021
Josh digs through some of the boundary-pushing Swiss label's most recent recordings.
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Mark Bebbington on Poulenc
20th May 2021
The pianist talks to Katherine about his recent recordings of the Concert champêtre, Aubade, and Le Bal masqué with members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on Resonus Classics.
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William Towers on Handelian Pyrotechnics
19th May 2021
The countertenor talks about his recent album of Handel arias with Armonico, Handel's methods of encapsulating moods in music, and his own relationship with Handel's works.
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New Archival Recordings from Sam Rivers
19th May 2021
A new series from NoBusiness Records digs out some previously unreleased recordings by the legendary composer and multi-instrumentalist.
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Shelf Discovery: Michala Petri
18th May 2021
In the seventh instalment of our occasional series, Paul reflects on the Danish recorder-player's eclectic discography, from Bach and Handel with Keith Jarrett to commissions from Fabrice Bollon and Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen...
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Bartók’s Complete Choral Works
18th May 2021
Based on the Béla Bartók Complete Critical Edition, Bartók's complete choral works are now available in this set of three cloth-bound volumes combined in a slipcase. Find out more about this publication alongside a range of other new Bartók sheet music here.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - June 2021
17th May 2021
Chris introduces this month's Choices, headed by a 'remarkable' traversal of a single year in Mozart's life from Leif Ove Andsnes and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra.
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Paul Robeson, Voice of the People
17th May 2021
Josh delves into the storied life of the bass-baritone singer, actor and political activist, and recommends some collections of his best recordings.
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Handel's Rodelinda from Harry Bicket and The English Concert
14th May 2021
Social distancing is no barrier to superb ensemble-playing on this terrific new recording of Handel's 1725 opera, with Lucy Crowe in the title-role and Iestyn Davies as her estranged husband Bertarido.
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New Release Round-Up - 14th May 2021
14th May 2021
Riccardo Chailly's collected Stravinsky recordings, Strauss from Antonio Pappano and the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Handel arias from French mezzo Héloïse Mas, and Erich Kleiber in Berlin.
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Sons of Kemet - Black to the Future
14th May 2021
The London quartet's follow-up to 2018's stellar Your Queen Is a Reptile is a fearless evolution for the band both musically and thematically; exploring contemporary social struggles with a variety of guest vocal features and expanding their sound with dense arrangements.
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Sons of Kemet (group), Joshua Idehen (vocals), Eddie Hick (drums), Steve Williamson (tenor saxophone), Tom Skinner (drums), Theon Cross (tuba), Shabaka Hutchings (woodwinds), Moor Mother (vocals), Angel Bat Dawid (vocals), Kojey Radical (vocals), Lianne La Havas (vocals), D Double E (vocals), Cassie Kinoshi (alto saxophone), Nathaniel Cross (trombone), Ife Ogunjobi (trumpet), Kebbi Williams (tenor saxophone)
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 14th May 2021
14th May 2021
Chris Potter, big band-meets-techno, and a 60th anniversary set from Impulse! Records are among our new release picks this week.
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Alfred the Great - Brendel at 90
13th May 2021
The Austrian pianist and author, who celebrated his ninetieth birthday in January, reflects on how the classical music world has altered since he began his career seven decades ago...
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Mozart: Così fan tutte
Miah Persson (Fiordiligi), Anke Vondung (Dorabella), Ainhoa Garmendia (Despina), Topi Lehtipuu (Ferrando), Luca Pisaroni (Guglielmo), Nicolas Rivenq (Don Alfonso) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & The Glyndebourne Chorus, Ivan Fischer
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BBC Music Magazine - June 2021 Choices
12th May 2021
Chris introduces this month's selection, with Sir Antonio Pappano's 'absolutely magnificent' accounts of Vaughan Williams's Fourth and Sixth Symphonies with the London Symphony Orchestra as Recording of the Month.
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International Opera Awards 2021 - The Winners!
11th May 2021
The results of last night's online ceremony, including the winning recordings in the complete opera and recital categories.
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Ambroise Thomas: Hamlet (DVD)
Stéphane Degout (Hamlet), Sabine Devieilhe (Ophélie), Laurent Alvaro (Claudius), Sylvie Brunet-Grupposo (Gertrude), Nicolas Legoux (Polonius), Julien Behr (Laërte), Jérôme Varnier (Ghost of Old Hamlet), Yoann Dubruque (Horatio), Kevin Amiel (Marcellus) Orchestre des Champs-Elysées, Choeur Les Eléments, Louis Langrée, Cyril Teste
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Introducing Bastille Musique
10th May 2021
We are now stocking the Berlin-based record label's catalogue, with repertoire ranging from Bach to Berio and Boulez...
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Esther Yoo and Narek Hakhnazaryan on Shostakovich and Babadjanian
10th May 2021
The violinist and cellist of the Z.E.N. Trio talk about the works on their most recent album, Burning Through The Cold.
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Hafez Modirzadeh - Facets
7th May 2021
Saxophonist Hafez Modirzadeh's latest exploration into microtonal tuning systems proves to be both a fascinating look into his unique compositional approach, and a highly personal homage to his Persian ancestry.
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Hafez Modirzadeh
