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Bartók, Janáček and Szymanowski from Piotr Anderszewski
26th Feb 2024
The pianist talks about his new album of piano works from Central Europe, featuring Bartók Bagatelles, the second book of Janáček's On an Overgrown Path and Szymanowski Mazurkas.
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Bartók, Janáček, Szymanowski
Piotr Anderszewski (piano)
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Episode 48: Doubling Brahms - Busoni and his violin concerto with Francesca Dego
24th Feb 2024
The violinist talks about her new recording of violin concertos by Brahms and Busoni on Chandos - explaining why she was drawn to the Italian composer's music, how his violin concerto reveals his profound admiration for Brahms's, and what happens when a wife-and-husband musician couple take to the stage together.
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Janáček's Katya Kabanova from Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra
23rd Feb 2024
Amanda Majeski is riveting as the doomed heroine grasping for happiness in the face of a loveless marriage (and a monstrous mother-in-law) in provincial Russia, with Rattle expertly balancing the score's elemental power and claustrophobic intensity.
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New Release Round-Up - 23rd February 2024
23rd Feb 2024
Bruckner from Domingo Hindoyan and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Stravinsky & Falla from Pablo Heras-Casado & the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Handel's Theodora from Jonathan Cohen & Arcangelo, and Gershwin from Jean-Yves Thibaudet & Michael Feinstein.
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Chopin from Yunchan Lim and other forthcoming highlights
22nd Feb 2024
The youngest-ever winner of the Van Cliburn Competition makes his debut on Decca with the complete Chopin Études, with other stand-outs for the spring including new operas based on Stephen King's The Shining and Michael Cunningham's The Hours.
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Early Music Round-Up - February 2024
20th Feb 2024
A double-bill of French Baroque Te Deums from Ensemble Les Surprises and Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, a second helping of Locke's adventurous consort music from Phantasm, magnificent English rediscoveries from Solomon's Knot, world-premiere recordings of Barbara Strozzi from Giulia Bolcato and REMER Ensemble, and more.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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Grammy Winners 2024
6th Feb 2024
The classical winners from this year's ceremony included new works by Thomas Adès, Terence Blanchard and Jessie Montgomery, and albums from Julia Bullock, Yuja Wang and Roomful of Teeth.
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BBC Music Magazine - February 2024 Choices
5th Feb 2024
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by an album of 'spellbinding virtuosity and compelling insight' from Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Polina Leschenko and Reto Bieri on Alpha.
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Marc-André Hamelin performs his own compositions plus Messiaen's Turangalîla-Symphonie
2nd Feb 2024
The virtuoso pianist presents a dazzling album of his own works, alongside taking the solo role in Messiaen's Turangalîla with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and conductor Gustavo Gimeno.
