Classical Recommendations
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - April 2017
29th Mar 2017
Chris introduces this month's highlights, headed by an 'expertly executed and deeply committed' revisitation of the St Matthew Passion…
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JS Bach: St Matthew Passion
James Gilchrist (Evangelist), Stephan Loges (Jesus), Hannah Morrison, Zoë Brookshaw, Charlotte Ashley (soprano), Reginald Mobley, Eleanor Minney (alto), Hugo Hymas (tenor), Ashley Riches, Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (bass) English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, Trinity Boys Choir, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Boxed Set Selections - March 2017
26th Mar 2017
Chris introduces the best of this month's boxed sets, including 175th anniversary editions from the Wiener Philharmoniker and New York Philharmonic.
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New Release Round-up - 24th March 2017
24th Mar 2017
Box sets devoted to the great cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, the New York Philharmonic's 175th anniversary and the Takács Quartet's Beethoven recordings are released this week, alongside Schubert duets on fortepiano from Andreas Staier and Alexander Melnikov, and cello concertos by Elgar and Tchaikovsky played by Johannes Moser.
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BBC Music Magazine - April 2017 Choices
22nd Mar 2017
Chris introduces this month's picks, with Vaughan Williams from Andrew Davis and the Bergen Philharmonic as Recording of the Month.
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Andris Nelsons' Bruckner 3 and other forthcoming highlights
18th Mar 2017
Katherine introduces some personal 'ones to watch' from the current crop of future releases, from Monteverdi to Skempton.
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New Release Round-up - 17th March 2017
17th Mar 2017
Chopin from Jan Lisiecki, Bach organ works from Masaaki Suzuki, and songs by Sir Arthur Sullivan feature this week, alongside sets marking the collaboration between John Williams and Steven Spielberg, and the Wiener Philharmoniker's 175th anniversary.
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BBC Music Magazine - March 2017 Choices
14th Mar 2017
Chris introduces this month's picks, with Shostakovich from Frank Peter Zimmermann, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester and Alan Gilbert leading the way as Recording of the Month.
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New Release Round-up - 10th March 2017
10th Mar 2017
Sir John Eliot Gardiner returns to Bach's St. Matthew Passion and The Sixteen perform James Macmillan's new setting of the Stabat Mater in this week's selection of new releases. Benjamin Appl's first disc for Sony also features, alongside chamber music from the Goldner String Quartet and violist Antoine Tamestit.
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Bach, J S: St Matthew Passion, BWV244
James Gilchrist (Evangelist), Stephan Loges (Jesus), Hannah Morrison, Zoë Brookshaw, Charlotte Ashley (soprano), Reginald Mobley, Eleanor Minney (alto), Hugo Hymas (tenor), Ashley Riches, Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (bass) English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, Trinity Boys Choir, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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New Release Round-up - 3rd March 2017
3rd Mar 2017
Sibelius from Osmo Vänskä, Mahler from Mariss Jansons, and the conclusion of Chandos's series of Charles Ives feature this week, alongside Rossini arias and duets from Marie-Nicole Lemieux and Jean Rondeau's disc of harpsichord concertos by members of the Bach family.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - March 2017
1st Mar 2017
Chris introduces this month's highlights, with the final instalment of an outstanding Tchaikovsky series leading the way as Recording of the Month…
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New Release Round-up - 24th February 2017
24th Feb 2017
Rachmaninov piano trios with Gidon Kremer and Daniil Trifonov, Beethoven sonatas from violinist James Ehnes, and Elgar from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra under Vasily Petrenko are featured in this week's round-up.
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Boxed Set Selections - February 2017
17th Feb 2017
Chris introduces the best of this month's boxed sets, including tributes to Herbert von Karajan, Karl Böhm and Arturo Toscanini.
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Telemann: A Portrait
Frederic de Roos (recorder), Marc Minkowski (bassoon), Patrick Beuckels (flute), Stephane Van Dijck (Evangelist), Eric Frithjof (Jesus), Caroline Pelon (soprano), Vincent Darras (countertenor), Tobias Rapp (tenor), Choeur de Chambre de Namur, Greta de Reyghere (soprano), James Bowman (countertenor), Guy de Mey (tenor), Max van Egmond (bass), Henri Ledroit (countertenor) Ricercar Consort, Syntagma Amici, Lingua Franca, Ensemble Eolus, La Pastorella, Les Agremens, Wieland Kuijken
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New Release Round-up - 17th February 2017
17th Feb 2017
Included this week is a new recording of Handel's Catone on Glossa with Sonia Prina in the title role, plus choral releases from Les Arts Florissants and The Choir of Jesus College, Cambridge, and instrumental releases from cellist Emmanuelle Bertrand and pianist Barry Douglas.
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Grammy Awards 2017
13th Feb 2017
Chris introduces the classical winners and nominees from last night's ceremony in Los Angeles.
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Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles
Victoria Livengood (Woman with Hat), Kristinn Sigmundsson (Louis XVI), Scott Scully (Marquis), Christopher Maltman (Beaumarchais), Patricia Racette (Marie Antoinette), Lucas Meachem (Figaro), Lucy Schaufer (Susanna), Joshua Guerrero (Count Almaviva), Guanqun Yu (Rosina), Renée Rapier (Cherubino), Patti LuPone (Samira) LA Opera Orchestra & Chorus, James Conlon
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New Release Round-up - 10th February 2017
10th Feb 2017
Rafał Blechacz plays Bach on the piano and Andreas Ottensamer explores the early clarinet repertoire. Soprano Sonya Yoncheva explores Handel, and Nina Stemme stars in a new production of Puccini's Turandot from La Scala, plus new releases from the choirs Gallicantus and Stile Antico also feature.
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New Release Round-up - 3rd February 2017
3rd Feb 2017
Italian opera overtures, preludes, and intermezzi from Riccardo Chailly and Filarmonica della Scala, chamber music from Höör Barock and the Leonore Piano Trio, and new recordings of works by Philip Glass and Ligeti feature in this week's round-up.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - February 2017
2nd Feb 2017
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a 'flexible but coherent' account of Tchaikovsky's First Symphony.
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Sokolov's Rachmaninov 3 and other tempting treats
31st Jan 2017
Chris cherry-picks some highlights from the forthcoming releases, including a rare concerto disc from the elusive Russian pianist.
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New Release Round-up - 27th January 2017
27th Jan 2017
Chopin from Maurizio Pollini, twentieth-century solo cello works from Natalie Clein, Mozart Flute Quartets from Lisa Friend and the Brodsky Quartet, and Wagner's Das Liebesverbot from the Royal Opera House on DVD and Blu-ray are amongst this week's highlights.
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Kaufmann's Mahler and other mouth-watering delights!
20th Jan 2017
Katherine selects some highlights from the future releases, including the German tenor's one-man performance of Mahler's song-cycle.
