Classical Guides
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William Byrd & Thomas Tallis
5th Sep 2014
A Tudor double-whammy - David listens to recordings of William Byrd and Thomas Tallis.
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Arnold Schoenberg
29th Aug 2014
James selects some great recordings of music by the father of twelve-tone composition.
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Handel Operas
22nd Aug 2014
Katherine focuses on the hugely prolific composer's stage-works in this week's Favourites.
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Giulio Cesare - DVD Choice
Sarah Connolly (Cesare), Danielle de Niese (Cleopatra), Angelika Kirchschlager (Sesto), Christophe Dumaux (Tolomeo), Patricia Bardon (Cornelia), Christopher Maltman (Achilla) The Glyndebourne Chorus & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, William Christie (conductor) & David McVicar (stage director)
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Samuel Barber
15th Aug 2014
David listens to some great recordings of Samuel Barber, one of the finest American composers of the Twentieth Century.
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Maurice Ravel
8th Aug 2014
James picks some recordings of the music of French composer, Maurice Ravel.
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William Walton
25th Jul 2014
James chooses some of his favourite recordings of music by one of the greatest twentieth-century British composers, William Walton.
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Anton Bruckner
18th Jul 2014
David listens to recordings of the great Romantic Austrian symphonist, Anton Bruckner.
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Giacomo Puccini
11th Jul 2014
James has a lovely time revelling in the wealth of magnificent Puccini recordings on offer, and selects some of his personal favourites.
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
4th Jul 2014
In celebration of the 300th anniversary of Gluck's birth on Tuesday, Katherine rounds up some favourite recordings of his operas on CD and DVD.
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Gaetano Donizetti
27th Jun 2014
Katherine has some difficult decisions to make about favourite recordings of operas by Gaetano Donizetti.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
20th Jun 2014
David picks out some top recordings of the works of English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams.
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Olivier Messiaen
13th Jun 2014
David casts his ear over recordings of Messiaen, and picks out some particular gems.
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Gustav Mahler
6th Jun 2014
James rifles through the huge amount of outstanding Mahler performances on disc, and offers his selection of the very best.
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Gioacchino Rossini
30th May 2014
Katherine sifts through some favourite recordings of one of her favourite composers…
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Il barbiere di Siviglia - CD Choice
Hermann Prey (Figaro), Teresa Berganza (Rosina), Luigi Alva (Almaviva), Enzo Dara (Bartolo), Paolo Montarsolo (Basilio), Stefania Malagù (Berta), Renato Cesari (Fiorello), Luigi Roni (Un Ufficiale) The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
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Dmitri Shostakovich
23rd May 2014
David explores recordings of iconic Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich.
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Edward Elgar
16th May 2014
James offers his thoughts on some of the very best recordings of the music of Sir Edward Elgar.
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Antonio Vivaldi
2nd May 2014
David picks out the very best recordings of works by the “Red Priest”, Antonio Vivaldi.
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Glorias RV588 & RV589 and Ostro picta RV642
Monica Piccinini (soprano), Alena Dantcheva (soprano), Massimiliano Pollio, Sara Mingardo (contralto), Luca Dordolo (tenor), Lia Serafini, Rinaldo Alessandrini (harpsichord), Deborah York (soprano), Patrizia Biccire (soprano), Emma Kirkby (soprano) & Rinaldo Alessandrini (harpsichord) Concerto Italiano, Northern Chamber Orchestra & Collegium Musicum 90, Collegium Musicum 90
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Alban Berg
24th Apr 2014
James sifts through the music of Alban Berg and offers his recommended recordings.
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Jules Massenet
18th Apr 2014
Katherine indulges in French Romanticism this week, with a survey of favourite Massenet recordings.
