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Sir Mark Elder on Donizetti's Les Martyrs
3rd Apr 2015
Ahead of Opera Rara's release of the work's premiere recording next month, Katherine talks to the British conductor about Donizetti's Parisian breakthrough.
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Kirill Karabits records Prokofiev
2nd Apr 2015
The Ukrainian conductor continues his series with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.
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Shostakovich from the Takács Quartet and Marc-André Hamelin
30th Mar 2015
David listens to the Takács Quartet's stirring account of Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 2, joined by Marc-André Hamelin for his Piano Quintet.
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Camille Saint-Saëns
27th Mar 2015
James explores the music of French composer Camille Saint-Saëns and chooses some of his favourite recordings.
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Presto CD - more Deutsche Grammophon titles
27th Mar 2015
Chris introduces a wealth of new Presto CD titles from DG, featuring major orchestral recordings by Lorin Maazel, Claudio Abbado, Neeme Järvi, Leonard Bernstein and many more.
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The Miraculous Mandolin
26th Mar 2015
David talks to Israeli mandolinist Avi Avital about his new solo album, Vivaldi.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - April 2015
24th Mar 2015
Chris introduces the pick of the crop from this month's issue, with Rachel Podger's new Vivaldi disc on Channel Classics taking pride of place as Disc of the Month.
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Isabelle Faust plays Schumann's Violin Concerto
23rd Mar 2015
David listens to Isabelle Faust's account of Schumann's Violin Concerto in D minor, with the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra and Pablo Heras-Casado.
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Jacques Offenbach
21st Mar 2015
Katherine explores beyond the Barcarolle and the Can-Can to uncover some neglected gems…
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Les Contes d'Hoffmann - CD Choice
Joan Sutherland (Antonia/Stella/Giulietta/Olympia), Plácido Domingo (Hoffmann), Gabriel Bacquier (Coppélius/Dapertutto/Lindorf/Miracle), Huguette Tourangeau (Nicklausse), Hugues Cuénod (Franz) Suisse Romande Choir & Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
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Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
20th Mar 2015
Kent Nagano and the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal return to Decca with a rarely-heard French collaboration.
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Presto CD - 50 classic vocal, choral and Christmas discs from Decca
19th Mar 2015
Includes recitals by Pavarotti, Sutherland, Ferrier and Flagstad, and seasonal favourites from Te Kanawa and Leontyne Price.
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Music from principal woodwind players of the Berlin Philharmonic
16th Mar 2015
Katherine enjoys solo albums from not one but three of the Berlin Philharmonic's finest wind players.
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Presto CD - 50 new vintage Decca orchestral titles
14th Mar 2015
Highlights include Solti's Beethoven symphonies from Chicago and Chailly's Bruckner from Berlin.
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César Franck
13th Mar 2015
David picks out some of the finest recordings of Belgian organist-composer César Franck.
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The Borodin Quartet sign to Decca
12th Mar 2015
The legendary quartet celebrate their 70th anniversary with a new partnership, starting with a complete Shostakovich cycle.
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Violin music by Bach and Vivaldi from Gil Shaham and Rachel Podger
9th Mar 2015
David listens to two new albums of violin music - Vivaldi concertos from Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque, and Bach solo sonatas and partitas from Gil Shaham.
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Bach to Moog
7th Mar 2015
Bach reimagined for electronic orchestra, courtesy of Moog Music, violinist Jennifer Pike and Sony Records.
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Presto CD - Deutsche Grammophon
6th Mar 2015
50 new DG titles from Deutsche Grammophon this week, including operas, legendary Schubert recordings, as well as 5 discs of Hans Werner Henze.
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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492 (highlights)
Hermann Prey (Figaro), Edith Mathis (Susanna), Gundula Janowitz (Countess), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Count), Tatiana Troyanos (Cherubino), Peter Lagger (Bartolo), Barbara Vogel (Barbarina) Chor und Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Karl Böhm
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - March 2015
3rd Mar 2015
Chris introduces the pick of the crop from this month's issue, headed up by Steffani's Niobe Regina di Tebe on Erato which takes pride of place as Recording of the Month.
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Steffani: Niobe Regina di Tebe
Karina Gauvin (Niobe), Philippe Jaroussky (Anfione), Amanda Forsythe (Manto), Aaron Sheehan (Clearte), Terry Wey (Creonte), Jesse Blumberg (Poliferno), Colin Balzer (Tiberino) & José Lemos (Nerea) Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra, Paul O’Dette and Stephen Stubbs
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Russian Cello and Piano Concertos from Steven Isserlis and Kirill Gerstein
2nd Mar 2015
David listens to a pair of new releases that throw light on early versions of concertos by Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev.
