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Denise Duval 1921 - 2016
27th Jan 2016
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 2016
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 2016
Katherine talks to the guitarist about his new album of Beatles arrangements on Mercury.
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Blackbird: The Beatles Album
Miloš Karadaglić (guitar)
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Henryk Górecki's Symphony No. 4
22nd Jan 2016
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 2016
The Canadian violinist celebrates a significant birthday with three major recording projects.
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Saimir Pirgu
19th Jan 2016
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 2016
James listens to Grigory Sokolov play Beethoven's Hammerklavier and works by Schubert.
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Grigory Sokolov plays Schubert & Beethoven
Grigory Sokolov (piano)
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Presto CD - 55 more Deutsche Grammophon titles
14th Jan 2016
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 2016
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 2016
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 2016
David enjoys two new discs of violin concerto repertoire, from Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Janine Jansen.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - January 2016
6th Jan 2016
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 2016
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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John Williams's soundtrack for Star Wars: The Force Awakens
25th Dec 2015
James feels the power of the Force with John Williams's new Star Wars soundtrack...
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Presto CD - 50 new Philips titles
24th Dec 2015
Artists include Sir Neville Marriner, Elly Ameling, Alfred Brendel and Frans Brüggen.
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2015 Goodbyes
23rd Dec 2015
We have made a short video tribute remembering some of the musicians who sadly died during 2015.
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The Clarinotts
21st Dec 2015
David talks to the clarinettist about his forthcoming recording with his brother and father, fellow clarinettists with whom he forms the trio Clarinotts.
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Kurt Masur (1927-2015)
19th Dec 2015
The German conductor (particularly famed for his interpretations of German Romantic repertoire) has died aged 88.
