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David Temple on seasonal Britten
1st Dec 2020
The conductor talks about his new recording of Britten's A Ceremony of Carols and Saint Nicolas with Crouch End Festival Chorus, Mark Le Brocq and the BBC Concert Orchestra.
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A Christmas double-bill from Mexico and Ireland
27th Nov 2020
Two glorious albums from Siglo de Oro and the Choral Scholars of University College Dublin bring us onto the final straight to Christmas – focusing on Central American and Gaelic festive celebrations.
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Anna Lapwood on All Things Are Quite Silent
14th Oct 2020
The director of music at Pembroke College Cambridge talks about the debut album from the college's adult choir and recently-formed girls' choir, featuring an eclectic mix of sacred and secular repertoire.
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Adrian Chandler on Extra Time
28th Jul 2020
Adrian Chandler talks about his latest album of rarely-encountered Baroque gems with La Serenissima, released this Friday on Signum.
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Byrd and more from the Magdalena Consort and friends
26th Jun 2020
The Magdalena Consort, Fretwork and His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts join forces for a second volume of English verse-anthems presented in glorious instrumental Technicolor.
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Purcell's Fairy Queen from Paul McCreesh and Gabrieli
10th Apr 2020
A glorious return to the Restoration stage, with a semi-opera if anything even more vivid than King Arthur - featuring a cast of gods, fairies, peasants, poets and... monkeys?
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Nigel Short on Gesualdo and Couperin
9th Apr 2020
David talks to conductor Nigel Short about Tenebrae's new album of atmospheric Holy Week responsories by Couperin and Gesualdo.
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Owen Rees on Josquin and his legacy
17th Feb 2020
David talks to conductor and musicologist Owen Rees about his latest album with Contrapunctus, exploring the impact of Josquin on Spanish polyphony.
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Two new concertos by Gabriel Prokofiev
8th Jan 2020
Russian-British composer, DJ and record producer Gabriel Prokofiev talks to David about his recently-released double-bill of concertos, showcasing the saxophone and bass drum as solo instruments.
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La Serenissima's The Godfather
15th Nov 2019
La Serenissima explore the network of friendships and collaborations that helped bring together German and Italian styles during the Baroque, with concertos by Telemann, Pisendel, Brescianello and others.
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Purcell's King Arthur from Gabrieli and Paul McCreesh
25th Oct 2019
Paul McCreesh and Gabrieli give a sparkling performance of Purcell's patriotic extravaganza, from a new edition prepared by Christopher Suckling.
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The Queen's Six on The Last Rose of Summer
17th Sep 2019
Bass Simon Whiteley of The Queen's Six talks to David about their new album of British and Irish folksong arrangements.
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The Queen's Six
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Matthew Barley on Tavener's The Protecting Veil
13th Jun 2019
The boundary-crossing British cellist talks to David about his new recording of John Tavener's vast, sweeping concertante work for the cello.
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Matthew Barley (cello) Sinfonietta Riga
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Paul McCreesh on An English Coronation
1st May 2019
The conductor talks to David about his latest recording with Gabrieli, which weaves music and readings from the coronations of four British monarchs (Edward VII, George V, George VI, and Elizabeth II) into a composite ceremony, recorded in Ely Cathedral.
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Gabrieli, Paul McCreesh
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Iestyn Davies on Michael Nyman and Henry Purcell
9th Apr 2019
The countertenor talks to David about his new album with Fretwork, playing off the juxtaposition of baroque works by Henry Purcell with works by contemporary composer Michael Nyman.
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Richard Watkins on The Romantic Horn
14th Mar 2019
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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Will Todd on his Jazz Missa Brevis
24th Jan 2019
The composer talks to David about his new album of jazz-infused choral works, pairing a set of Passiontide works with a new Missa Brevis.
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Dame Sarah Connolly on A Walk with Ivor Gurney
8th Nov 2018
The great English mezzo talks to David about her new album exploring the music and poetry of the wartime composer Ivor Gurney, with Tenebrae and the Aurora Orchestra.
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The Calidore Quartet on 'Resilience'
11th Oct 2018
The members of the young American string quartet talk to David about their début recording, which features four quartets from composers experiencing a variety of personal and political traumas.
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Calidore String Quartet
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Roxanna Panufnik on 'Celestial Bird'
3rd Sep 2018
David talks to composer Roxanna Panufnik about her forthcoming collection of eclectic vocal works performed by Ex Cathedra and Milapfest under Jeffrey Skidmore.
