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John Wilson conducts Korngold's Symphony in F sharp
30th Aug 2019
John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London show their impressive credentials when it comes to the music of Korngold, with a thrillingly-performed account of the Symphony in F sharp.
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Ivan Ilić on Stegmann's transcriptions of Haydn
12th Aug 2019
The Serbian-American pianist talks to Katherine about discovering and recording solo piano arrangements of Symphonies Nos. 92, 75 and 44 by Carl David Stegmann, a conductor, composer and tenor who sang in the first German-language production of Don Giovanni.
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Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 92, 75 and 44
Ivan Ilić (piano)
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Jennifer Pike on The Polish Violin
10th Jan 2019
The violinist talks to Katherine about her new album of music by Wieniawski, Szymanowski, Karłowicz and Moszkowski, released last Friday on Chandos Records.
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Orchestral Works by George Antheil
4th Jan 2019
The BBC Philharmonic and John Storgårds present the second volume in Chandos's survey of the orchestral works of American composer, George Antheil.
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John Wilson conducts Copland's Third Symphony and Connotations
9th Nov 2018
Chandos's superb survey of the American composer's orchestral music with the BBC Philharmonic continues to raise the roof as the Fanfare for the Common Man returns transformed.
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Federico Colli on Domenico Scarlatti
5th Jun 2018
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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Xiayin Wang performs piano concertos by Ginastera
1st Jun 2018
Chandos's survey of Ginastera's orchestral music concludes with the Piano Concerto No. 1 and other works performed by pianist Xiayin Wang and the BBC Philharmonic under Juanjo Mena.
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Federico Colli plays Domenico Scarlatti
4th May 2018
The Leeds International Piano Competition winner makes his debut on Chandos with a bold, inquisitive recital of the Neapolitan composer's keyboard sonatas.
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Edward Gardner on Walton
17th Apr 2018
The conductor talks to David about the latest instalment in his series of Walton recordings on Chandos - featuring James Ehnes setting aside his violin in favour of the viola for Walton's Viola Concerto.
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Sakari Oramo on Florent Schmitt
26th Mar 2018
The conductor talks to Katherine about recording the Alsatian composer's Symphony No. 2 and Antoine et Cléopâtre on Chandos with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
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Music by Florent Schmitt conducted by Sakari Oramo
9th Mar 2018
James listens to a wonderful new recording of music by the neglected French composer Florent Schmitt, including his ballet suites, Antoine et Cléopâtre.
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Andrew Davis concludes Chandos's cycle of Vaughan Williams symphonies
29th Sep 2017
James listens to the final instalment in a cycle begun by the great Richard Hickox - Vaughan Williams' evocative Sinfonia Antartica, with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.
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David Temple on recording Bach in English
11th Apr 2017
The conductor talks to David about his new St John Passion with the Crouch End Festival Chorus, sung in Neil Jenkins's translation.
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Andrew Davis continues Chandos's cycle of Vaughan Williams symphonies
10th Feb 2017
David enjoys Andrew Davis' account of Vaughan Williams' most mysterious symphony, and the Biblical ballet Job, with the Bergen Philharmonic.
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Gerald Finley sings Sibelius songs
30th Dec 2016
Katherine listens to baritone Gerald Finley's collection of brooding, melancholy orchestral songs by Sibelius.
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Bach's Christmas Oratorio from John Butt and Handel's Messiah from Andrew Davis
2nd Dec 2016
David listens to a contrasting double-bill of festive oratorios, with the Dunedin Consort and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and Symphony Orchestra.
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Mary Bevan (soprano), Clare Wilkinson (alto), Nicholas Mulroy (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass) - Cantatas 1, 3, 6), Joanne Lunn (soprano), Ciara Hendrick (mezzo), Thomas Hobbs (tenor), Konstantin Wolff (bass) - Cantatas 2, 4, 5. Dunedin Consort, John Butt
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John Wilson conducts music by Aaron Copland
29th Jan 2016
Katherine listens to the first volume of John Wilson's Copland project with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Copland: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1
BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson
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Andrew Davis conducts music by Arthur Bliss
25th Sep 2015
David listens to Andrew Davis's new recording of Bliss's choral masterpiece, Morning Heroes, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.
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Zemlinsky String Quartets from the Brodsky Quartet
9th Feb 2015
Katherine enjoys string quartets by the Romantic composer Alexander Zemlinsky, performed by the Brodsky Quartet.
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Brodsky Quartet
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Andrew Davis conducts Elgar's King Olaf
26th Jan 2015
James listens to Edward Elgar's relatively little-known cantata, based on Longfellow's poem about Olaf, the first Christian king of Norway.
