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The 1960s: 25 Great Recordings
13th Jun 2015
The first of a new series where we look at the greatest recordings of each decade. See what made up our top 25 for the 1960s.
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Alina Ibragimova on Ysaÿe
12th Jun 2015
The violinist talks about the Belgian composer's sonatas for unaccompanied violin, which she has just recorded on Hyperion.
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Two major song projects coming up from Delphian Records
10th Jun 2015
The enterprising young Scottish label follow their acclaimed Rachmaninov with Medtner and Schubert.
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Nielsen Concertos with Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic
8th Jun 2015
David listens to three concertos by Carl Nielsen, accompanied by the New York Philharmonic under Alan Gilbert.
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Stile Antico celebrate their tenth birthday
7th Jun 2015
Katherine talks to two members of the early music ensemble about their first decade - and future plans…
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Jonas Kaufmann records Puccini arias
3rd Jun 2015
As he gears up for 'Nessun dorma' at the Last Night of the Proms, the German tenor will release an all-Puccini album on Sony, conducted by Antonio Pappano.
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Peter Cropper (1945-2015)
2nd Jun 2015
David pays tribute to the violinist, educator and founder of The Lindsay Quartet, who died on Friday.
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Claudio Abbado conducts Schubert's "Great" C Major Symphony
1st Jun 2015
James listens to the late Claudio Abbado's account of Schubert's Ninth Symphony with the Orchestra Mozart.
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Presto CD - 78 more DG titles
30th May 2015
Artists include Kathleen Battle, André Previn, Gidon Kremer and Martha Argerich.
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Two Imminent Escapes from the Seraglio
29th May 2015
Yannick Nézet-Séguin and René Jacobs have both recently recorded Mozart's exotic singspiel - results coming up later this year!
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Richard Croft (Idomeneo), Bernarda Fink (Idamante), Sunhae Im (Ilia), Alexandrina Pendatchanska (Elettra), Kenneth Tarver (Arbace), Nicolas Rivenq (Gran Sacerdote) & Luca Tittoto (La Voce) RIAS Kammerchor & Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs
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Mark Bebbington on the piano music of Arthur Bliss
28th May 2015
David talks to the champion of British piano repertoire about the latest volume in his Bliss series on Somm Records.
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Max Cencic and Franco Fagioli sing Leonardo Vinci's Catone in Utica
25th May 2015
Katherine listens to a show-stopping revival of a lost Baroque masterpiece by star countertenors Max Cencic and Franco Fagioli.
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Presto CD - 100 ASV titles
23rd May 2015
Chris introduces the latest batch of Presto CDs, focusing on the catalogue of British label ASV Records.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - June 2015
22nd May 2015
Chris introduces this month's Editor's Choices, with András Schiff's period-instrument revisitation of late Schubert leading the pack…
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Graham Ross on Shostakovich's chamber symphonies
20th May 2015
Conductor Graham Ross talks to David about his new project of Shostakovich chamber symphonies with the Dmitri Ensemble.
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Mahler from Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra
18th May 2015
David listens to Iván Fischer's new account of Mahler's elegiac Ninth Symphony, with the Budapest Festival Orchestra.
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Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer
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Introducing Greta Bradman…
15th May 2015
Australian soprano has just finished recording debut disc for Decca with Richard Bonynge.
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Presto CD - Gaudeamus
13th May 2015
40 titles from ASV's popular early music series, with artists including The Cardinall's Musick, The Clerks' Group and Musica Fabula.
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Shostakovich Cantatas from Paavo Järvi and the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
11th May 2015
James listens to three rarely-heard cantatas by Shostakovich, conducted by Paavo Järvi.
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Presto CD - 130 new Philips titles
9th May 2015
The latest batch of additions to our in-house reissue label, including vintage recordings from Seiji Ozawa, Dmitri Hvorostovsky and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields…
