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Edmund Finnis & Clare Hammond on Youth
19th Feb 2024
The composer and pianist discuss Finnis's collection of short piano pieces Youth - released as an EP on Pentatone earlier this month, alongside a touching lullaby for Hammond's young daughter.
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A Lifetime of Vivaldi from Théotime Langlois de Swarte
16th Feb 2024
A lively re-telling of Vivaldi's life through a selection of his violin concertos, from perhaps the most exciting young Baroque violinist around - including a number of world premiere recordings, and a gorgeous recent rediscovery.
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New Release Round-Up - 16th February 2024
16th Feb 2024
A voyage to the moon with Laura van der Heijden & Jâms Coleman, Brahms & Schumann from Christian Poltéra & Ronaldo Brautigam, a second album of film music from Renaud Capuçon, and Copland's collected recordings of his own works on Columbia.
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Vijay Iyer Trio - Compassion
16th Feb 2024
Exploding with musical ideas that move in all-encompassing harmony with one another, the faithful trio reunite in perhaps the first great ECM release of the year.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 16th February 2024
16th Feb 2024
Our selections this week include some Brighton-based future-soul, Swedish trip-hop vocal jazz, Bulgarian folk dances that call back to the days of classic prog rock and an eerie rendition of Thelonious Monk, performed on theremin...
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ABRSM Piano Star Series
16th Feb 2024
Piano Star is a series of repertoire books to inspire young pianists and help them to develop their musical skills. Find out more.
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Rob Cowan on Victoria de los Ángeles
15th Feb 2024
Our regular guest-contributor explores the Catalan soprano's collected recordings on Warner Classics, released at the end of last year to mark the centenary of her birth.
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Music for Choir and Cello
15th Feb 2024
From composer and cellist Becky McGlade comes a new collection of music for choir and cello. Find out more.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - February 2024
14th Feb 2024
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a display of 'compelling musicianship and awe-inspiring pianism' from Behzod Abduraimov in works by Prokofiev, Saidaminova and Ravel.
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Mozart's Requiem: Comparing the Completions
14th Feb 2024
Mozart's Requiem has seen many completions over the years. Find out about the different completions here.
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Julie Cooper on Oculus
13th Feb 2024
The composer talks about her second album of chamber music on Signum Records, inspired by ideas of colour through history and drawing on her extensive experience as a composer for film and television.
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Julie Cooper: Oculus
Joby Burgess (percussion), Camilla Pay, Julie Cooper, Joshua Davidson, Grace Davidson (soprano), Eliza Marshall, Rebeca Omordia (piano), Anna Hale, Cara Berridge, Her Ensemble, Oculus Ensemble, Jessica Cottis, Simon Hale, Clio Gould
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Anaïs Reno - And So It Goes...
13th Feb 2024
Having grown up in and around the New York jazz scene, the young (but by no means inexperienced) vocalist shares insight into the making of her new live album for PX Records.
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Seiji Ozawa (1935-2024)
12th Feb 2024
The Japanese conductor, known particularly for his work with the Toronto Symphony, San Francisco Symphony and Boston Symphony Orchestras, has died aged 88.
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Mary Halvorson - Cloudward
9th Feb 2024
The guitarist's third album for the Nonesuch label sees the radical improviser hone her signature brand of free-form jazz into a refined and accessible end result, all the while remaining wildly unpredictable.
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Handel's Alcina from Marc Minkowski
9th Feb 2024
Magdalena Kožená is at the height of her powers as a vocal actress in the title-role, with peerless performances from Anna Bonitatibus, Erin Morley and Elizabeth DeShong as Ruggiero, Morgana and Bradamante respectively.
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New Release Round-Up - 9th February 2024
9th Feb 2024
Strauss's Vier letzte Lieder from Asmik Grigorian, Puccini from Carlo Rizzi and Welsh National Opera Orchestra, sacred music by George Jeffreys from Solomon's Knot, and Ravel, Berkeley & Pounds from John Wilson & Sinfonia of London.
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Grammy Award Winners 2024
9th Feb 2024
Celebrate this year's Grammy Awards with our selection of sheet music by winning artists and nominees, including multiple award-winners Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 9th February 2024
9th Feb 2024
This week we have more Brazilian guitar vibrations, celebratory big band jazz from Doncaster as well as spunky Australian grooves, some brilliant reworkings of classic jazz repertoire arrive from Sweden and a repatriated vocalist shining as she takes to the stage once again...
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Veronika Jarůšková, Peter Jarůšek and Boris Giltburg on Dvořák
8th Feb 2024
The violinist, cellist and pianist discuss their recording of the complete piano trios on Supraphon, which featured as one of our Top 10 Recordings of 2023.
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Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius from Paul McCreesh and other forthcoming highlights
7th Feb 2024
Nicky Spence, Anna Stéphany and Andrew Foster-Williams join Gabrieli for a period-instrument recording of Elgar's 1900 oratorio, with other stand-outs for the spring including new projects from Beatrice Rana, Klaus Mäkelä, and Véronique Gens.
