Latest News: Classical, Interview
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Interview,
Rebecca Miller on Dorothy Howell 17th April 2024
In the wake of her world premiere recordings of the Humoresque, The Rock, the Three Divertissements and the ballet Koong Shee with the BBC Concert Orchestra on Signum, the conductor discusses delving into the orchestral music of the Birmingham-born composer - beginning with a visit to the family archives in Worcestershire...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Interview,
Beatrice Rana on Chopin and Beethoven 20th March 2024
The pianist talks about her new recording of Chopin's 'Funeral March' sonata and Beethoven's Hammerklavier Op. 106.
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Interview,
Richard Baker on The Tyranny of Fun 12th March 2024
The composer talks about his new album of ensemble and choral works with the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, out on March 15th on NMC Records.
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Interview,
Sebastian Studnitzky on 'Memento Odesa' 11th March 2024
The trumpeter and composer talks about his new EP of works recorded in the Ukrainian city of Odesa, in collaboration with the city's symphony orchestra and its conductor Volodymyr Dikiy.
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Interview,
Michael Barenboim on Elgar and more 7th March 2024
The violinist discusses his recent recording of the Elgar concerto, his work as Dean of the Barenboim-Said Akademie, switching between violin and viola - and family values.
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Interview,
Daniel Hope on Dance! 5th March 2024
The violinist discusses his new project exploring 'the stories behind why people have felt the need to move to music through the ages', including music by Conforto, Piazzólla, Florence Price and Bartók.
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Interview,
Bartók, Janáček and Szymanowski from Piotr Anderszewski 26th February 2024
The pianist talks about his new album of piano works from Central Europe, featuring Bartók Bagatelles, the second book of Janáček's On an Overgrown Path and Szymanowski Mazurkas.
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Interview,
Edmund Finnis & Clare Hammond on Youth 19th February 2024
The composer and pianist discuss Finnis's collection of short piano pieces Youth - released as an EP on Pentatone earlier this month, alongside a touching lullaby for Hammond's young daughter.
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Interview,
Julie Cooper on Oculus 13th February 2024
The composer talks about her second album of chamber music on Signum Records, inspired by ideas of colour through history and drawing on her extensive experience as a composer for film and television.
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Interview,
Veronika Jarůšková, Peter Jarůšek and Boris Giltburg on Dvořák 8th February 2024
The violinist, cellist and pianist discuss their recording of the complete piano trios on Supraphon, which featured as one of our Top 10 Recordings of 2023.
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Interview,
Can Çakmur on Schubert 18th January 2024
Ahead of his gala concert launching the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition at Kings Place tomorrow, the Turkish pianist discusses his Schubert + project on BIS, his friendship with Fazıl Say, and why he's 'super-unpicky' about the instruments he plays in concert...
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Interview,
Christophe Rousset on Lully's Atys 16th January 2024
As his masterly survey of Lully's complete operas with Les Talens Lyriques nears the finishing-line, the French harpsichordist and conductor reflects on the legacy of the 'incredible arriviste' who rose from humble beginnings in Florence to captivate Louis XIV and his court...
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Interview,
Raphaël Pichon on Monteverdi's Vespers 8th January 2024
The conductor talks about his new recording of Monteverdi's unique sacred masterpiece, plus recent and upcoming Delibes and Mozart projects.
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Interview,
Carlo Rizzi on Mercadante, Leoncavallo and Donizetti 28th December 2023
The Italian conductor looks back on his first few years as Artistic Director of Opera Rara, including recordings of Leoncavallo's Zingari and Mercadante's Il Proscritto - plus a new mission to record the complete Donizetti songs with singers including Lawrence Brownlee and William Thomas.
