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Ian Page on Mozart in London
23rd Apr 2018
The conductor talks to Katherine about his new recording exploring the music which the young composer is likely to have encountered on his visit to the city in the mid-1760s.
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Rachel Podger on The Four Seasons
21st Apr 2018
The violinist, whose previous recordings of Vivaldi have won widespread critical acclaim, talks to Katherine about taking on the 'Red Priest''s most popular work.
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Andris Nelsons and the Gewandhausorchester perform Bruckner
20th Apr 2018
James enjoys magnificently sonorous performances of two symphonies by Anton Bruckner.
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New Release Round-up - 20th April 2018
20th Apr 2018
Shostakovich from Piotr Anderszewski and the Belcea Quartet, song recitals from Sandrine Piau and Nicholas Phan, Ravel and Gershwin from Denis Kozhukhin, and the complete symphonies of Arvo Pärt.
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BBC Proms 2018 - Our Top Related Recordings
19th Apr 2018
Katherine picks out some highlights from this year's season (announced this morning) and recommends related recordings.
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Edward Gardner on Walton
17th Apr 2018
The conductor talks to David about the latest instalment in his series of Walton recordings on Chandos - featuring James Ehnes setting aside his violin in favour of the viola for Walton's Viola Concerto.
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Boxed Set Selections - April 2018
16th Apr 2018
Collections from artists including Leonard Bernstein, Monique Haas, Charles Munch and Pierre Monteux, plus a comprehensive new WF Bach anthology on Brilliant Classics.
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Claudio Astronio (harpsichord/conductor), Marco Facchin (harpsichord), Wilbert Hazelzet, Marion Moonen (flutes), Jaap ter Linden (cello), Jacques Ogg (harpsichord/piano), Claudio Astronio (harpsichord), Filippo Turri (organ), Barbara Schlick (soprano), Claudia Schubert (alto), Wilfried Jochens (tenor), Stephen Schreckenberger (bass) Kammerorchester ‘Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’, Harmonices Mundi, Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert, Hartmut Haenchen, Hermann Max
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Vivaldi's Four Seasons from Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque
13th Apr 2018
The British violinist breathes new life into the most popular of baroque violin concerti with these vivid one-per-part accounts which exude wit and affection.
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New Release Round-up - 13th April 2018
13th Apr 2018
Bacewicz from the Silesian Quartet, Schubert from Roderick Williams, Bartók from Christian Tetzlaff and Hannu Lintu, and vintage Beethoven from the Budapest Quartet.
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Masaaki Suzuki on Beethoven's Missa solemnis
12th Apr 2018
The Japanese conductor and early-music expert talks to David about his recent recording of Beethoven's mighty Missa Solemnis with the Bach Collegium Japan.
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Hugo Ticciati on White Light
12th Apr 2018
The violinist talks to Katherine about the genesis of his ensemble O/Modernt and their debut recording, featuring music from Arvo Pärt to the Beatles.
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International Opera Awards 2018 - The Winners!
10th Apr 2018
The results of last night's ceremony at the London Coliseum.
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Introducing Thomas Ebenstein
9th Apr 2018
The Austrian tenor talks to Katherine about his debut recording of Korngold, Schoenberg, Zemlinsky and Strauss, out now on Capriccio.
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Paul Lewis performs piano sonatas by Haydn
6th Apr 2018
James listens to the first instalment in a survey of Haydn's piano sonatas by Paul Lewis.
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New Release Round-up - 6th April 2018
6th Apr 2018
Walton from Edward Gardner and James Ehnes, Brahms from Benjamin Appl and Graham Johnson, Crusell from Michael Collins, and two newly-curated collections of Teresa Berganza in Mozart, Rossini and more.
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BBC Music Magazine Awards 2018 - The Winners!
5th Apr 2018
A live update from the ceremony in Kings Place - all is revealed…
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Jonas Kaufmann's Otello and other forthcoming highlights
3rd Apr 2018
The German tenor's first portrayal of Verdi's 'Lion of Venice', plus new releases from Ádám Fischer, Osmo Vänskä, Stephen Hough and Tenebrae.
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Bach from William Christie and Beethoven from Masaaki Suzuki
30th Mar 2018
Two veteran early music specialists venture into new territory: William Christie conducts Bach's Mass in B minor and Masaaki Suzuki turns to Beethoven's Missa solemnis.
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New Release Round-up - 30th March 2018
30th Mar 2018
Messiaen from Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Haydn from Paul Lewis, the final instalment of a distinguished Mozart series, and a Grieg recording premiere are among today's releases.
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Presto Editor's Choices - March 2018
28th Mar 2018
A spellbinding journey to hell and back in the company of Stéphane Degout and Raphaël Pichon, an absorbing snapshot of Brian Ferneyhough’s career, and a slimmed-down Werther from Zurich…
