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Paul Lewis performs piano sonatas by Haydn
6th Apr 2018
James listens to the first instalment in a survey of Haydn's piano sonatas by Paul Lewis.
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Haydn: Piano Sonatas 47, 54, 59 and 60
Paul Lewis (piano)
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Bach from William Christie and Beethoven from Masaaki Suzuki
30th Mar 2018
Two veteran early music specialists venture into new territory: William Christie conducts Bach's Mass in B minor and Masaaki Suzuki turns to Beethoven's Missa solemnis.
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Alexander Melnikov plays four pieces on four different pianos
26th Jan 2018
James listens to a fascinating new disc from pianist Alexander Melnikov, who performs four pieces of music by Schubert, Chopin, Liszt, and Stravinsky, on four different pianos.
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Four Pieces - Four Pianos
Alexander Melnikov (pianos)
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Matthias Goerne - The Wagner Project
17th Nov 2017
German baritone Matthias Goerne offers a selection of monologues from Wagner's operas, accompanied by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Daniel Harding.
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Mozart's Requiem from René Jacobs
3rd Nov 2017
The Belgian conductor presents Mozart's late mass in a new version by Pierre-Henri Dutron, which builds on and refines material from the familiar Süssmayr completion.
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Matthias Goerne sings cantatas for bass by JS Bach
1st Sep 2017
Katherine listens to the German baritone's deeply personal account of two solo cantatas, with Gottfried von der Goltz and the Freiburger Barockorchester.
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Isabelle Faust plays Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto
18th Aug 2017
Isabelle Faust shows a wholly new side to one of the most well-known and widely-performed concertos in the violin repertoire.
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Isabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov perform César Franck's Violin Sonata
19th May 2017
James is enthralled by a new recording of music for violin and piano by César Franck and Ernest Chausson.
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Giaches de Wert from Stile Antico
28th Feb 2017
Katherine talks to baritone Will Dawes about the group's latest recording, focusing on the music of the Italian-domiciled Flemish composer.
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Graham Ross on 'Remembrance'
10th Nov 2016
David talks to the musical director of Clare College choir about his new disc of Remembrance-themed choral works.
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Isabelle Faust plays Mozart's Violin Concertos
28th Oct 2016
David enjoys Isabelle Faust's new complete set of Mozart's Violin Concertos with Il Giardino Armonico.
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Craig Hella Johnson on Considering Matthew Shepard
4th Oct 2016
David talks to the composer about his fascinating and complex new choral work.
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Synergy Vocals and Matthias Goerne perform music by Luciano Berio and Gustav Mahler
16th Sep 2016
James listens to a formidable account of Berio's Sinfonia with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Synergy Vocals.
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Richard Egarr performs Bach's French Suites
15th Jul 2016
David listens to Richard Egarr's performance of Bach's 'French' Suites, BWV812-817.
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Vocal Music by Brahms
17th Jun 2016
Katherine listens to a double-bill of Brahms, featuring Matthias Goerne, Magdalena Kožená, Thomas Quasthoff and more.
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Paul Lewis performs Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 1
15th Apr 2016
James enjoys Paul Lewis's take on Brahms's concerto, with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Daniel Harding.
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Bach's St John Passion from René Jacobs
25th Mar 2016
David reviews René Jacobs' first recording of Bach's St John Passion.
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ORA performs choral music inspired by William Byrd
12th Feb 2016
Katherine listens to ORA's debut disc, featuring newly-commissioned 'reflections' of Byrd's greatest works.
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ORA - Upheld by Stillness
9th Feb 2016
David talks to ORA's founder, Suzi Digby, about her ambitious new choral project.
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Alexander Melnikov performs Schumann's Piano Concerto
7th Aug 2015
David enjoys the second instalment in Harmonia Mundi's Schumann trilogy, with soloist Alexander Melnikov.
