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Stephen Hough on Dvorak and Schumann
27th Dec 2016
Katherine talks to the pianist about his award-winning pairing of two Romantic concerti.
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Jack Liebeck performs Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 2
23rd Dec 2016
James listens to Jack Liebeck and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performing Bruch's Second Violin Concerto and other concertante works.
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Steven Osborne on Beethoven
27th Oct 2016
The Scottish pianist talks to Katherine about his new recording of the Hammerklavier Sonata on Hyperion.
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Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Opp 90, 101 & 106
Steven Osborne (piano)
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New volumes in Hyperion's Classical Piano Concerto and Romantic Violin Concerto series
5th Aug 2016
Katherine listens to a double-bill of new concerto releases from Hyperion, with soloists Howard Shelley and Bartłomiej Nizioł.
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Steven Osborne on Britten
2nd Aug 2016
Ahead of his Proms performance tonight, the pianist talks to Katherine about the Piano Concerto.
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Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien perform Violin Sonatas by Mozart
29th Apr 2016
David listens to Alina Ibragimova's new collection of Mozart Violin Sonatas, accompanied by Cédric Tiberghien.
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Steven Isserlis plays cello concertos by Elgar and Walton
19th Feb 2016
Chris listens to Isserlis's new recording of perhaps the most famous cello concerto ever written.
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Alec Roth - A Time To Dance
26th Jan 2016
David talks to the composer about his new disc of choral works, recorded by Ex Cathedra and Jeffrey Skidmore on Hyperion.
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Alina Ibragimova plays violin concertos by Bach
23rd Oct 2015
David listens to the latest album from the young star violinist, featuring five violin concertos by JS Bach.
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Brazilian Adventures with Ex Cathedra
20th Oct 2015
Conductor and musicologist Jeffrey Skidmore talks to David about his latest CD of Latin American Baroque rarities, and about musical heritages lost and found.
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Howard Shelley performs works for piano and orchestra by Henri Herz
27th Jul 2015
David listens to some long-lost piano gems by the Romantic composer Henri Herz, performed by Howard Shelley.
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American choral works from Stephen Layton and Polyphony
22nd Jul 2015
Stephen Layton talks to David about his recent disc of American choral music with Polyphony.
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Markus Stenz conducts Schoenberg's Gurrelieder
29th Jun 2015
James listens to Markus Stenz and the Gürzenich-Orchester Köln's new recording of Schoenberg's colossal epic.
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Alina Ibragimova on Ysaÿe
12th Jun 2015
The violinist talks about the Belgian composer's sonatas for unaccompanied violin, which she has just recorded on Hyperion.
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Shostakovich from the Takács Quartet and Marc-André Hamelin
30th Mar 2015
David listens to the Takács Quartet's stirring account of Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 2, joined by Marc-André Hamelin for his Piano Quintet.
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Russian Cello and Piano Concertos from Steven Isserlis and Kirill Gerstein
2nd Mar 2015
David listens to a pair of new releases that throw light on early versions of concertos by Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev.
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A new Bach Mass in B minor from Arcangelo
5th Nov 2014
David talks to the group's artistic director Jonathan Cohen about their ascent of this 'musical Mount Everest'…
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Mahan Esfahani on Rameau
1st Nov 2014
David talks to fast-rising star of the harpsichord Mahan Esfahani about his new disc of Rameau's Pièces de clavecin, out on Monday on Hyperion Records.
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Dussek Piano Concertos and Romantic Violin Concertos on Hyperion
21st Jul 2014
James enjoys a double-bill of concertos on Hyperion Records - the first of the Classical Piano Concertos series with Howard Shelley and the latest instalment of Romantic Violin Concertos with Tanja Becker-Bender.
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Prokofiev Violin Sonatas from Alina Ibragimova and Steven Osborne
14th Jul 2014
David listens to two very contrasting Prokofiev Violin Sonatas, performed by the star duo of Steven Osborne and Alina Ibragimova.
