Latest stories
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Midori Komachi on the violin works of Vaughan Williams
24th Oct 2022by David Smith
The violinist talks about her recent album of Vaughan Williams's music for violin and piano, with Simon Callaghan.
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Nuits from Véronique Gens and I Giardini
24th Apr 2020by Katherine Cooper
The French soprano explores the themes of night and dreams on this beguiling programme of mélodies from the Belle Époque, given here in atmospheric new arrangements for voice and piano quintet by Alexandre Dratwicki.
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Franck and Chopin from Gautier Capuçon and Yuja Wang
13th Dec 2019by David Smith
The two acclaimed soloists come together in a dazzling duo, with the rich warmth of Franck's Cello Sonata in A major sharply offset against the angst-wracked soul-searching of Chopin's in G minor.
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Judith Weir on Airs from Another Planet
30th Oct 2019by David Smith
David talks to the composer about the new album of her vocal and instrumental works, just released on Delphian and encompassing a wide range of styles and influences.
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Richard Watkins on The Romantic Horn
14th Mar 2019by David Smith
The British horn-player talks to David about his new album of music by Beethoven, Strauss, Schumann, Scriabin and more with the pianist Julius Drake, out now on Signum Classics.
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Guy Johnston and Tom Poster on Themes and Variations
27th Feb 2019by David Smith
Cello and piano duo Guy Johnston and Tom Poster talk to David about their new album celebrating twenty years of music-making together.
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Steven Isserlis and Olli Mustonen perform cello sonatas by Shostakovich and Kabalevsky
1st Feb 2019by James Longstaffe
The cello sonatas by Shostakovich and Kabalevsky are given expressive performances by Steven Isserlis and Olli Mustonen, alongside Prokofiev's Ballade and a handful of shorter works.