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John Joubert at 90
18th Apr 2017
David talks to the Birmingham-based composer, who turned 90 last month, about his opera Jane Eyre - recently recorded for the first time on Somm Records.
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Joubert: Jane Eyre
April Fredrick (Jane Eyre), David Stout (Rochester), Mark Milhofer (St John Rivers/Mr Mason), Gwion Thomas (Mr Brocklehurst), Clare McCaldin (Mrs. Fairfax/Hannah), Lesley-Jane Rogers (Diana Rivers), Lorraine Payne (Mary Rivers/Leah), Charles Humphreys (Rector’s Clerk), Alan Fairs (The Rev. Wood), Samuel Oram (John), Felix Kemp (Verger of Thornfield), Andrew Mayor (Briggs, Mason’s Solicitor) English Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Woods
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New Release Round-up - 14th April 2017
14th Apr 2017
Orchestral music from Ravel, Vaughan Williams, Haydn and Mahler, a new recording of Bach's St. John Passion in English and Julia Lezhneva singing Carl Heinrich Graun are just some of the highlights this week.
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Previously unreleased cello recital by Mstislav Rostropovich and Benjamin Britten
14th Apr 2017
James enjoys a newly-released gem from Testament's archives, featuring Britten accompanying the legendary Rostropovich at the piano.
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Presto Editor's Choices - April 2017
13th Apr 2017
Schumann from Matthias Goerne, Brahms from Arcadi Volodos and Richard Strauss from Munich are among this month's highlights.
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Manfred Honeck on Spring in Vienna
12th Apr 2017
Katherine talks to the Austrian conductor about the Wiener Symphoniker's Easter concerts, and in particular last year's programme which was recently released on Solo Musica.
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David Temple on recording Bach in English
11th Apr 2017
The conductor talks to David about his new St John Passion with the Crouch End Festival Chorus, sung in Neil Jenkins's translation.
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin's Mendelssohn and other forthcoming highlights
7th Apr 2017
Meyerbeer, Antheil, Saint-Saëns, Paganini and Dvorak are also on the menu for late April and May…
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New Release Round-up - 7th April 2017
7th Apr 2017
Wagner from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Mark Elder, orchestral music from Richard Strauss, Mendelssohn and Sousa, and pianists Marc-André Hamelin, Peter Donohoe and Artur Schnabel feature in this week's round up of new releases.
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Wagner: Lohengrin
Klaus Florian Vogt (Lohengrin), Camilla Nylund (Elsa), Katarina Dalayman (Ortrud), Evgeny Nikitin (Friedrich von Telramund), Falk Struckmann (Heinrich der Vogler) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Choir, Dutch National Opera Chorus, Mark Elder
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Jonas Kaufmann takes on Das Lied von der Erde - all of it!
7th Apr 2017
Katherine listens to the great German tenor's ambitious project - the whole of Mahler's mighty orchestral song-cycle.
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James MacMillan discusses his Stabat Mater
6th Apr 2017
As a follow-up to our earlier interview with Harry Christophers, the Scottish composer talks to David about his new work.
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Harry Christophers on James MacMillan's new Stabat Mater
6th Apr 2017
David talks to The Sixteen's Harry Christophers about his recording of a brand-new major work by James MacMillan.
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New releases for Lent and Easter
5th Apr 2017
With a slew of new recordings of music inspired by Holy Week out this month, we've selected a handful of favourites for your delectation.
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Nicky Spence on Buxton Orr
4th Apr 2017
Katherine talks to the Scottish tenor about unearthing the songs of the Glasgow-born composer for his new disc on Delphian.
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International Classical Music Awards 2017 - The Winners!
1st Apr 2017
Congratulations to the winners of this year's ICMA Awards, which are being celebrated this evening in Leipzig.
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New Release Round-up - 31st March 2017
31st Mar 2017
Amongst this week's highlights are Edward Gardner conducting Elgar, Yeygeny Sudbin playing Beethoven Piano Concertos, Pergolesi's Stabat Mater from La Nuova Music, and Alina Ibragimova continues her cycle of Mozart sonatas.
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The Nash Ensemble perform chamber music by Bruch
31st Mar 2017
David listens to three late and rarely-heard chamber works by Max Bruch, performed by the Nash Ensemble.
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Bruch: String Quintets & Octet
The Nash Ensemble
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - April 2017
29th Mar 2017
Chris introduces this month's highlights, headed by an 'expertly executed and deeply committed' revisitation of the St Matthew Passion…
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JS Bach: St Matthew Passion
James Gilchrist (Evangelist), Stephan Loges (Jesus), Hannah Morrison, Zoë Brookshaw, Charlotte Ashley (soprano), Reginald Mobley, Eleanor Minney (alto), Hugo Hymas (tenor), Ashley Riches, Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (bass) English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, Trinity Boys Choir, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Beatrice Rana on the Goldberg Variations
28th Mar 2017
Katherine talks to the Italian pianist about tackling Bach's monumental cycle on tour and in the recording studio.
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Louis Frémaux (1921-2017)
27th Mar 2017
Chris pays tribute to the French conductor, whose death was announced at the weekend.
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Boxed Set Selections - March 2017
26th Mar 2017
Chris introduces the best of this month's boxed sets, including 175th anniversary editions from the Wiener Philharmoniker and New York Philharmonic.
