Classical Interviews
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Benjamin Appl on Lines of Life
24th Feb 2025
The German baritone discusses working with György Kurtág (who turned 99 last week) on his Hölderlin-Gesänge and other works - and why the resulting album 'turned out to be the most extensive (and expensive) recording I’ve ever made'...
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Abel Selaocoe on Hymns of Bantu
20th Feb 2025
The award-winning South African cellist discusses his new album (out tomorrow on Warner Classics), which sets traditional Bantu music alongside compositions by Bach and Marais.
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Christian Li on Tchaikovsky
18th Feb 2025
The young Australian violinist (who signed to Decca when he was just twelve) discusses his 'coming of age' recording, which is released this Friday and sees him joining forces with Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra for Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto and a selection of miniatures.
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Tom Coult on Pieces That Disappear
17th Feb 2025
The British composer discusses the inspirations behind the works on his debut album, released on NMC at the end of last year and including the violin concerto Pleasure Garden (written for Coult's friend Daniel Pioro).
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Christopher and Geoffrey in the Lions' Den
12th Feb 2025
Conductor Christopher Monks and musicologist Geoffrey Webber talk about their work bringing Francesco Scarlatti's dramatic Biblical oratorio Il Daniele nel Lago de' Leoni back to life - featuring dragons, demons and more.
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Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen on Uncharted
10th Feb 2025
In the wake of his debut solo album on Avie Records (featuring songs by Brahms, Robert & Clara Schumann and Korngold), the American countertenor recounts how cantoring at a local synagogue in his early teens and supporting Elton John at Madison Square Gardens both helped to shape his artistry...
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Sonya Yoncheva on George
6th Feb 2025
The Bulgarian soprano discusses her musical tribute to George Sand (out tomorrow on Naïve), featuring extracts from the French novelist's correspondence interwoven with music by Chopin, Viardot, Liszt, Leoncavallo and Tosti.
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Sonya Yoncheva (soprano), Olga Zado (piano)
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Graham Ross on Palestrina premieres and more...
27th Jan 2025
The director of the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge talks about his new album featuring five world-premiere recordings of sacred works by Palestrina.
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Christina Pluhar on Terra Mater
23rd Jan 2025
The director of L'Arpeggiata discusses the early music ensemble's 25th-birthday plans and their new album with Swedish mezzo Malena Ernman (released on Erato next Friday) which celebrates the natural world.
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Jean-Christophe Groffe on Ensemble Thélème's 'All we get is Life'
21st Jan 2025
The director of the bold, adventurous early (???) music ensemble talks about his new album combining two Johns from centuries apart - Dowland and Cage.
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Alessandro Marangoni on Vittorio Rieti's piano concertos
20th Jan 2025
The pianist talks about his new album of world premiere recordings by the Italian-American composer Vittorio Rieti.
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Sergei Babayan on Rachmaninoff for Two
16th Jan 2025
The Armenian-American pianist talks about the art of transcription, late nights with Martha Argerich, recording with his former pupil Daniil Trifonov - and why he believes that teachers can learn as much from their students as vice versa...
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Alessio Bax on Forgotten Dances
15th Jan 2025
The Italian pianist discusses his latest album of dance-inspired music from Bach to Bartók on Signum Classics, splitting Bach fugues with his brother as a child, and his conviction that 'the magic is broken' if a performance simply recreates what happened in the practice-room...
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Pieter Wispelwey on his recording career for Channel Classics
7th Jan 2025
The cellist looks back on a fruitful two-decade collaboration with Amsterdam-based label Channel Classics.
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Davina Clarke on The Art of Obligato
1st Jan 2025
The violinist discusses her new album of works by Bach featuring the violin, either as a solo instrument or as an obligato weaving around a vocal line.
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Benjamin Appl on Christmas in Regensburg
24th Dec 2024
The German baritone discusses returning to his old choir for his new Christmas album on Alpha Classics, and shares some of his childhood memories of the festive season.
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Gavin Bryars on the Ivors and Innovation
23rd Dec 2024
In the wake of winning the Ivors Academy's Innovation Award last month, the Yorkshire-born composer and double bassist speaks to Ben Hogwood about writing for stage and screen, the inspiration which he draws from the visual arts and early music, and why (at the grand old age of 81) he has no plans to slow down any time soon...
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Gavin Bryars: The Sinking of the Titanic
Philip Jeck (improvising turntablist), Quartet I: Nick Barr, Morgan Goff (viola), Nick Cooper (cello), Gavin Bryars (double bass), Quartet II: Alexandra Maria Tchernakova (viola), Orlanda Bryars (cello), Ziella Bryars (cello), Yuri Bryars (double bass), Roger Heaton (bass clarinet), Dave Smith (tenor horn, keyboard, woodblocks), James Woodrow (electric guitar), Martin Allen (percussion)
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Robert Treviño on American Opus
19th Dec 2024
The American conductor discusses his new album of works by George Walker, George Crumb and Silvestre Revueltas with the Basque National Orchestra, released on Ondine last month and described as 'thoroughly satisfying' by Limelight Magazine.
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Pene Pati on Rodolfo (and rugby!)
17th Dec 2024
As he makes his Covent Garden debut in Puccini's La bohème, the ebullient Samoan tenor discusses why he finds Puccini's impoverished poet such a relatable character, playing for the Cardiff Saracens when he moved from New Zealand to study in Wales, and how Kiri Te Kanawa helped to kickstart his international career.
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Trio Bohémo on their debut recording of Smetana and Schubert
16th Dec 2024
The trio's members discuss the two composers featured on their critically acclaimed debut recording.
