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Celebrating György Kurtág
19th Feb 2026
On the Hungarian composer's hundredth birthday, artists including Benjamin Appl, Quatuor Arod and Jean-Guihen Queyras share memories of the man and his music.
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Presto Presents... Benjamin Appl & James Baillieu
7th Jul 2025
In this latest episode of Presto Presents, baritone Benjamin Appl and pianist James Baillieu perform a selection of pieces from their latest album For Dieter: Hommage à Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (released in May on Alpha Classics).
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For Dieter
Benjamin Appl (baritone), James Baillieu (piano)
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For Dieter: Hommage à Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
23rd May 2025
Together with his regular recital-partner James Baillieu, Benjamin Appl celebrates the centenary of his mentor's birth with a beautifully-crafted recital charting the various stages of his life - including music which was written 'For Dieter' and world premiere recordings of pieces by family-members.
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For Dieter
Benjamin Appl (baritone), James Baillieu (piano)
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Benjamin Appl on Lines of Life
24th Feb 2025
The German baritone discusses working with György Kurtág (who turned 99 last week) on his Hölderlin-Gesänge and other works - and why the resulting album 'turned out to be the most extensive (and expensive) recording I’ve ever made'...
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Benjamin Appl comes home for Christmas
29th Nov 2024
The German baritone reunites with his boyhood choir in Regensburg for a classy, introspective seasonal offering featuring oratorio arias and Christmas songs from Germany, England, France and Sweden, stylishly accompanied by the Münchner Rundfunkorchester under Florian Helgath.
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Benjamin Appl on Winterreise
16th Feb 2022
The German baritone talks to Katherine about his new recording of Schubert's great song-cycle (released on Alpha Classics last Friday) and his relationship with his late mentor Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.
