Latest News: Classical
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Favourites,
Louis Spohr (1784-1859) 16th April 2024
A selection of some of the best recordings of music by the early Romantic violin innovator - composer of eighteen violin concertos, thirty-six string quartets and more, and developer of two invaluable musical inventions: the chinrest and the rehearsal mark.
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Interview,
Bridget Cunningham on Thomas Roseingrave and Baroque music in Dublin 15th April 2024
The harpsichordist talks about her new album exploring the music of Thomas Roseingrave - improviser, organist and founder of a 'Scarlatti cult' among his fellow keyboard players.
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Recording of the Week,
Isabelle Faust performs Britten's Violin Concerto 12th April 2024
The German violinist yet again demonstrates absolute mastery of her instrument with commanding performances of works by Britten, including the world premiere recording of two pieces written whilst the composer was still a schoolboy.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 12th April 2024 12th April 2024
Enescu from Cristian Măcelaru, European string works from John Wilson, Mozart from Golda Schultz, and CPE Bach from Marcin Świątkiewicz.
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Interview,
Lost Majesty - the Monteverdian music of George Jeffreys 11th April 2024
Musicologist Jonathan Wainwright and organist William Whitehead talk about the new album from Solomon's Knot that features the unusual music of George Jeffreys - drawing heavily on the influence of Monteverdi and reflecting the distracted times of the English Civil War.
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Coming Soon,
English Baroque treasures from Rachel Podger and other forthcoming highlights 10th April 2024
Brecon Baroque explore 17th- and 18th-century English and Scottish chamber music, with other spring highlights including a sparkling album of Schubert Ländler from Pierre-Laurent Aimard and a wide-ranging and thought-provoking second album from Heloïse Werner.
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BBC Music Magazine Choices,
BBC Music Magazine - April 2024 Choices 9th April 2024
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a recording of Orazio Benevoli's Missa Tu es Petrus which 'engulfs the senses' from I Fagiolini on Coro.
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Interview,
Marin Alsop on John Adams 8th April 2024
The conductor talks about her latest album on Naxos of three virtuosic orchestral pieces by John Adams with the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, including the premiere recording of a work dedicated to her.
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Recording of the Week,
A new Bach cantata project from Les Arts Florissants 5th April 2024
Paul Agnew and Les Arts Florissants kick off a new project aimed at retracing the steps of Bach's life - focusing on his early work in Arnstadt and Mühlhausen, still barely out of his teens.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 5th April 2024 5th April 2024
Mozart piano sonatas from Yundi, Russian Variations from Piers Lane, Nielsen from Edward Gardner in Bergen, and John Adams from Marin Alsop in Vienna.
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Interview,
Dani Howard on writing for orchestra 4th April 2024
Ahead of the premiere of her Percussion Concerto by Evelyn Glennie later this month, the British composer talks about her debut album of orchestral works (released on Rubicon in March) - and how she made it her mission to 'to learn everything possible about things that I knew nothing about' when she arrived in London to study composition.
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Presto Chart,
The Presto Chart - March 2024 3rd April 2024
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for March, with Beatrice Rana's recording of Beethoven's 'Hammerklavier' Sonata & Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 2 on Warner Classics in first place...
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Interview,
Berginald Rash and Fiona Gryson on 'Dathanna' 2nd April 2024
The duo talk about their new album 'Dathanna: Hues & Shades', released in February on Orchid Classics and featuring works for clarinet and harp - both originals and arrangements.
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Box Set Selections,
Boxed Set Selections - March 2024 31st March 2024This month's heavyweights include William Steinberg & the Pittsburgh Symphony's complete recordings on Command Classics, a centenary celebration of Sir Neville Marriner in Beethoven, and the final instalment of Peter Kofler's survey of Bach's organ works from St. Michael's Church in Munich.
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Recording of the Week,
Mozart and Strauss Lieder from Sabine Devieilhe & Mathieu Pordoy 29th March 2024
The French coloratura soprano and her new recital-partner draw all manner of illuminating parallels between the two composers in a recital which includes Mozart's Das Kinderspiel and Abendempfindung & Strauss's Mädchenblumen, Morgen! and Amor.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 29th March 2024 29th March 2024
Rachmaninoff for Two from Daniil Trifonov & Sergei Babayan, Bach violin concertos from Leonidas Kavakos & his Apollon Ensemble, Bartók from Thomas Dausgaard & the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and Stainer's The Crucifixion from St Mary’s Cathedral Edinburgh.
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Interview,
Simon Johnson on the Easter Vigil at Westminster Cathedral 28th March 2024
The Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral talks about his new album on the Ad Fontes label, featuring music for the unique liturgy of the Easter Vigil.
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Favourites,
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) 28th March 2024
A selection of some of the best recordings of music by the Anglo-Irish composer - known particularly for his sacred choral music but also a prodigious composer of chamber and orchestral works, songs, part-songs and more.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - April 2024 26th March 2024
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a 'deeply impressive' account of Mahler's Symphony No. 6 from Sir Simon Rattle and the Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks on the orchestra's own label.
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Obituary,
Péter Eötvös (1944-2024) 25th March 2024
The Hungarian composer and conductor, who adapted compositional approaches pioneered by Ligeti, Stockhausen and Boulez and drew on an eclectic range of global music traditions, has died at the age of 80.
