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Franck and Vierne from Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien
1st Mar 2019
The Russian violinist and French pianist bring a refreshing clarity and delicacy to two sonatas written for the Belgian composer-violinist Eugène Ysaÿe.
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Steven Isserlis and Olli Mustonen perform cello sonatas by Shostakovich and Kabalevsky
1st Feb 2019
The cello sonatas by Shostakovich and Kabalevsky are given expressive performances by Steven Isserlis and Olli Mustonen, alongside Prokofiev's Ballade and a handful of shorter works.
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Choral Works by Owain Park
20th Nov 2018
The young singer, conductor and composer talks to David about his choral works as recently recorded on Hyperion by Stephen Layton and The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge.
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Rachmaninov's Études-tableaux from Steven Osborne
3rd Aug 2018
Katherine is mesmerised by the Scottish pianist’s introspective but evocative accounts of Rachmaninov’s two sets of ‘study-pictures’, out now on Hyperion.
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Rachmaninov: Études-tableaux
Steven Osborne (piano)
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Mark Dourish on De Profundis
19th Jul 2018
The founder and director of Cambridge-based early music specialists De Profundis talks about the group's second album of Renaissance treasures for lower voices, released at the end of June on Hyperion.
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Robert Hollingworth on Vivanco's Missa Assumpsit Jesus
11th Jul 2018
Conductor and musicologist Robert Hollingworth talks polyphony, period performance and pitch (and his new recording of Spanish Renaissance music with male-voice ensemble De Profundis).
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Christopher Purves on Handel
5th Jul 2018
The British bass-baritone talks to Katherine about the second volume of 'Finest Arias for Base Voice', out now on Hyperion.
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Owain Park on English Motets
11th Jun 2018
Conductor Owain Park talks to David about his recent album of English Tudor gems with the Gesualdo Six.
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Pavel Kolesnikov on Couperin
8th May 2018
The Russian pianist talks to Katherine about recording Dances from the Bauyn Manuscript.
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Tippett Symphonies from Martyn Brabbins
29th Dec 2017
James enjoys commanding accounts of the two first symphonies by Sir Michael Tippett from Martyn Brabbins and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
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Steven Isserlis on CPE Bach and Haydn
25th Sep 2017
The cellist talks to David about his new album of eighteenth-century cello concertos, released earlier in the month on Hyperion.
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Songs by Richard Strauss, plus the Oboe Concerto and works for wind ensemble
4th Aug 2017
James listens to a wealth of vocal and instrumental works by Richard Strauss - with Nicky Spence, Rebecca Evans, Alexi Ogrintchouk and others.
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Stephen Layton on the choral works of Stanford
2nd Aug 2017
Stephen Layton, Director of Music at Trinity College Cambridge, talks to David about his recent disc with the chapel choir.
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Christopher Glynn on the songs of Donald Swann
19th Jul 2017
Katherine talks to the British pianist about the prolific song-writing career of a composer best known for his comical collaborations with Michael Flanders.
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Anthony Marwood performs Walton's Violin Concerto
7th Jul 2017
James enjoys a new recording of William Walton's Violin Concerto, alongside some of the composer's lesser-known works.
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Steven Osborne performs Piano Concertos by Ravel and Manuel de Falla
2nd Jun 2017
James spends some nights in the gardens of Spain in the company of Steven Osborne and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
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The Nash Ensemble perform chamber music by Bruch
31st Mar 2017
David listens to three late and rarely-heard chamber works by Max Bruch, performed by the Nash Ensemble.
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Bruch: String Quintets & Octet
The Nash Ensemble
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Natalie Clein on Bloch, Ligeti & Dallapiccola
1st Feb 2017
David talks to the cellist about her new disc of unaccompanied twentieth-century repertoire.
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Haydn String Quartets performed by the London Haydn Quartet
27th Jan 2017
David enjoys the London Haydn Quartet's performances of Haydn's Opp. 54 & 55.
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Haydn: String Quartets Opp. 54 & 55
The London Haydn Quartet
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Alban Gerhardt on Rostropovich
4th Jan 2017
Katherine talks to the cellist about his tribute to 'Slava', out now on Hyperion.
