Classical Interviews
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American choral works from Stephen Layton and Polyphony
22nd Jul 2015
Stephen Layton talks to David about his recent disc of American choral music with Polyphony.
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José Serebrier on Dvorak
18th Jun 2015
David talks to the conductor about his recently-completed Dvorak set, out now on Warner Classics.
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Alina Ibragimova on Ysaÿe
12th Jun 2015
The violinist talks about the Belgian composer's sonatas for unaccompanied violin, which she has just recorded on Hyperion.
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Stile Antico celebrate their tenth birthday
7th Jun 2015
Katherine talks to two members of the early music ensemble about their first decade - and future plans…
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Mark Bebbington on the piano music of Arthur Bliss
28th May 2015
David talks to the champion of British piano repertoire about the latest volume in his Bliss series on Somm Records.
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Graham Ross on Shostakovich's chamber symphonies
20th May 2015
Conductor Graham Ross talks to David about his new project of Shostakovich chamber symphonies with the Dmitri Ensemble.
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Paul McCreesh on Handel’s 'L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato'
8th May 2015
David talks to the conductor about Handel's tripartite work, which weighs up the appeals of the hedonistic and the intellectual lifestyles in a kind of musical argument.
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Liszt, Reubke and Mendelssohn from Stephen Cleobury
5th May 2015
Stephen Cleobury, the long-serving Director of Music at King's College Cambridge, talks to David about his latest album - featuring three large-scale organ works.
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Philippe Jaroussky on Verlaine
1st May 2015
Katherine talks to the countertenor about his latest disc exploring settings of the great French symbolist poet.
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Harping on with Xavier de Maistre
29th Apr 2015
David talks to the harpist about his new disc, Moldau, featuring Slavic-flavoured arrangements and compositions for the harp.
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Dagmar Pecková's Sinful Women
22nd Apr 2015
The Czech dramatic mezzo talks about the gallery of vamps and viragos on her new disc, out now on Supraphon…
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Record Store Day - Chris on Radio 3!
18th Apr 2015
Chris joined Richard Morrison and Andrew McGregor to quite literally talk shop - and vinyl, and streaming, and downloads…
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Sir Mark Elder on Donizetti's Les Martyrs
3rd Apr 2015
Ahead of Opera Rara's release of the work's premiere recording next month, Katherine talks to the British conductor about Donizetti's Parisian breakthrough.
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The Miraculous Mandolin
26th Mar 2015
David talks to Israeli mandolinist Avi Avital about his new solo album, Vivaldi.
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A road-trip with the Aurora Orchestra
13th Feb 2015
David talks to the Orchestra's conductor Nicholas Collon about their innovative new American-inspired album.
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Flight of Angels
4th Feb 2015
David talks to Harry Christophers about his new disc of polyphonic gems from the Spanish Renaissance with The Sixteen.
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A trip to the gallery with Paul Lewis.
15th Jan 2015
Katherine talks to the British pianist about his new recording of Mussorgsky and Schumann, out this week on Harmonia Mundi.
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Live Beethoven from the Elias Quartet
13th Jan 2015
David talks to the young British quartet about their Beethoven cycle from the Wigmore Hall.
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Max Cencic on Hasse's Il Siroe Re di Persia
10th Jan 2015
Katherine talks to the Croatian countertenor about his rehabilitation of an opera that was 'praised to the skies' in its day…
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Hindemith Sonatas with Alexander Melnikov
2nd Jan 2015
David talks to Russian pianist Alexander Melnikov about his new disc of Hindemith instrumental sonatas.
