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Antonio Pappano on Bernstein
6th Aug 2018by Katherine Cooper
Ahead of the Bernstein centenary later this month, the conductor talks to Katherine about recording his three symphonies with the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (out this Friday on Warner Classics).
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Allan Clayton on Brett Dean's Hamlet
26th Jul 2018by Katherine Cooper
Following on from our interview with the composer earlier this week, Katherine talks to the English tenor about bringing this new incarnation of Shakespeare's 'sweet prince' to life.
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Brett Dean: Hamlet (DVD)
Allan Clayton (Hamlet), Sarah Connolly (Gertrude), Barbara Hannigan (Ophelia), Rod Gilfry (Claudius), Kim Begley (Polonius), John Tomlinson (Ghost/Grave-Digger/Player-King), Jacques Imbrailo (Horatio) London Philharmonic Orchestra, The Glyndebourne Chorus, Vladimir Jurowski
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Brett Dean on Hamlet
23rd Jul 2018by Katherine Cooper
The Australian composer talks to Katherine about the genesis of his acclaimed 2017 Shakespearean opera, filmed at Glyndebourne last summer and now available on DVD and Blu-ray from Opus Arte.
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Allan Clayton (Hamlet), Sarah Connolly (Gertrude), Barbara Hannigan (Ophelia), Rod Gilfry (Claudius), Kim Begley (Polonius), John Tomlinson (Ghost/Grave-Digger/Player-King), Jacques Imbrailo (Horatio) London Philharmonic Orchestra, The Glyndebourne Chorus, Vladimir Jurowski
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Mark Dourish on De Profundis
19th Jul 2018by David Smith
The founder and director of Cambridge-based early music specialists De Profundis talks about the group's second album of Renaissance treasures for lower voices, released at the end of June on Hyperion.
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Jan Bartoš on Beethoven
18th Jul 2018by Katherine Cooper
The Czech pianist shares his thoughts on his new Beethoven album, out now on Supraphon.
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Robert Hollingworth on Vivanco's Missa Assumpsit Jesus
11th Jul 2018by David Smith
Conductor and musicologist Robert Hollingworth talks polyphony, period performance and pitch (and his new recording of Spanish Renaissance music with male-voice ensemble De Profundis).
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Christopher Purves on Handel
5th Jul 2018by Katherine Cooper
The British bass-baritone talks to Katherine about the second volume of 'Finest Arias for Base Voice', out now on Hyperion.
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Duncan Ferguson on William Mundy
3rd Jul 2018by David Smith
Conductor Duncan Ferguson talks to David about his latest release on Delphian with the choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, which focuses on the majestic choral works of William Mundy.
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Maria Marchant on Granville Bantock
25th Jun 2018by David Smith
Pianist Maria Marchant talks to David about her new album Bantock Rediscovered, featuring première recordings of nine works by Granville Bantock.
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Francesco Piemontesi on Liszt
20th Jun 2018by David Smith
The pianist talks to David about the first instalment of Années de pélerinage, which was our Recording of the Week a fortnight ago.
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Owain Park on English Motets
11th Jun 2018by David Smith
Conductor Owain Park talks to David about his recent album of English Tudor gems with the Gesualdo Six.
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Alec Frank-Gemmill on Before Mozart
7th Jun 2018by David Smith
Horn player Alec Frank-Gemmill talks to David about his recent album exploring some gems from the early horn repertoire.
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Federico Colli on Domenico Scarlatti
5th Jun 2018by Katherine Cooper
The Italian pianist talks to Katherine about The Power of Illusion, the first instalment of his projected survey of the Neapolitan composer's keyboard sonatas.
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Paweł Łukaszewski on Daylight Declines
28th May 2018by David Smith
The eminent Polish composer talks to David about Tenebrae's forthcoming album featuring a selection of his sacred choral compositions.
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Pierre-Laurent Aimard on Messiaen's birds
24th May 2018by Katherine Cooper
The French pianist talks to Katherine about his relationship with Catalogue d'oiseaux, which he recently recorded for Pentatone.
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Eldbjørg Hemsing on Borgström's Violin Concerto
14th May 2018by Katherine Cooper
The Norwegian violinist talks to Katherine about recording a little-known work by her compatriot Hjalmar Borgström (1864-1925), a music-critic and part-time composer whose influences included Busoni and Wagner.
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Pavel Kolesnikov on Couperin
8th May 2018by Katherine Cooper
The Russian pianist talks to Katherine about recording Dances from the Bauyn Manuscript.
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Andreas Haefliger on Perspectives
3rd May 2018by Katherine Cooper
The German-born Swiss pianist talks to Katherine about his long-term project (now on its seventh instalment) exploring connections between Beethoven's piano sonatas and other works.
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Ian Page on Mozart in London
23rd Apr 2018by Katherine Cooper
The conductor talks to Katherine about his new recording exploring the music which the young composer is likely to have encountered on his visit to the city in the mid-1760s.
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Rachel Podger on The Four Seasons
21st Apr 2018by Katherine Cooper
The violinist, whose previous recordings of Vivaldi have won widespread critical acclaim, talks to Katherine about taking on the 'Red Priest''s most popular work.