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Robert King on Handel's Israel in Ägypten
4th Feb 2016by David Smith
David talks to the conductor about his latest reconstruction project, which brings Handel and Mendelssohn together.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - February 2016
3rd Feb 2016by Chris O'Reilly
Chris introduces this month's Editor's Choices and Recording of the Month.
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Presto CD - new Oiseau Lyre and DG Archiv titles
30th Jan 2016by Chris O'Reilly
Featured artists include Christopher Hogwood, Trevor Pinnock and John Eliot Gardiner.
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Emma Kirkby (soprano), Judith Nelson (soprano), Carolyn Watkinson (alto), Paul Elliot (tenor), David Thimas (bass), James Bowman (countertenor) Academy of Ancient Music, Choir of Christ Church Cathedral Oxford, Simon Preston, Christopher Hogwood
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John Wilson conducts music by Aaron Copland
29th Jan 2016by Katherine Cooper
Katherine listens to the first volume of John Wilson's Copland project with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Martin Fröst - Roots
28th Jan 2016by David Smith
David talks to the clarinettist about his new folk-based project on Sony, out tomorrow.
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Denise Duval 1921 - 2016
27th Jan 2016by Katherine Cooper
The French soprano, who was closely associated with Francis Poulenc and gave the first performances of La voix humaine, has died aged 94.
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Alec Roth - A Time To Dance
26th Jan 2016by David Smith
David talks to the composer about his new disc of choral works, recorded by Ex Cathedra and Jeffrey Skidmore on Hyperion.
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Miloš Karadaglić on Blackbird
22nd Jan 2016by Katherine Cooper
Katherine talks to the guitarist about his new album of Beatles arrangements on Mercury.
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Henryk Górecki's Symphony No. 4
22nd Jan 2016by David Smith
David listens to the world-premiere recording of Henryk Górecki's fourth and final symphony, with Andrey Boreyko and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
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James Ehnes at 40
21st Jan 2016by Chris O'Reilly
The Canadian violinist celebrates a significant birthday with three major recording projects.
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Saimir Pirgu
19th Jan 2016by Katherine Cooper
As he prepares to sing La traviata at Covent Garden this evening, Katherine talks to the Albanian tenor about his new operatic recital-disc on Opus Arte.
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Grigory Sokolov plays Schubert and Beethoven
15th Jan 2016by James Longstaffe
James listens to Grigory Sokolov play Beethoven's Hammerklavier and works by Schubert.
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Presto CD - 55 more Deutsche Grammophon titles
14th Jan 2016by Chris O'Reilly
Artists include Emil Gilels, Seiji Ozawa, Göran Söllscher and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
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Pelléas et Mélisande from the LSO
11th Jan 2016by Katherine Cooper
Rattle conducts Debussy's elusive masterpiece, with Christian Gerhaher and Magdalena Kožená in the title-roles.
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BBC Music Magazine Awards 2016: Shortlist
8th Jan 2016by Chris O'Reilly
Introducing this year's 21 contenders, which were revealed this morning…
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Kopatchinskaja and Jansen perform violin concertos by Tchaikovsky, Brahms, and Bartók
8th Jan 2016by David Smith
David enjoys two new discs of violin concerto repertoire, from Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Janine Jansen.
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Pierre Boulez (1925-2016)
6th Jan 2016by James Longstaffe
The French composer and conductor has died aged 90.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - January 2016
6th Jan 2016by Chris O'Reilly
Chris introduces this month's picks, headed by Xavier Philips & François-Frédéric Guy's recording of Beethoven's works for cello and piano on Evidence Classics.
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Music for Clarinet Trio from The Clarinotts
1st Jan 2016by Katherine Cooper
Katherine reviews a new recording from the Viennese 'royal family of clarinet', the Ottensamer father and sons - otherwise known as The Clarinotts.
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Discs of the Year 2015 Photos
31st Dec 2015by Chris O'Reilly
A selection of our winners with their awards!