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| 01 Apr 2011 |  John Rutter talks to Edward Seckerson about his new choral release
In this exclusive audio podcast Rutter talks to Edward Seckerson about how a confirmed agnostic became immersed in a world of churches and choral paeans of praise. He recalls his gentle childhood, his doodlings at an old upright piano which was only there because the previous occupants couldn’t get it out of the door. He reflects on why he has never written a musical when his love of the genre and his ear for a good tune dictated he should. And on that note, what it was like to be a tunesmith at a time when it was so deeply unfashionable to be one.
The immensely popular choral composer had his first carol – the Shepherd’s Pipe Carol – published when he was still a teenager and went on to compose more than two dozen others. The royalties got bigger and so did the commissions. His reputation quickly spread Stateside where he still conducts every year at Carnegie Hall in New York. His latest recording for Naxos brings together three large-scale compositions spanning almost two decades. His Gloria was a milestone for him, the first of his pieces to open doors in America. Magnificat is a joyous setting, a kind of Latin American fiesta with “hit” numbers for soprano gently drawing sustenance from the world of musical theatre, and Te Deum springs its own big hymnic surprise at the close.
Catalogue No. 8.572653
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| 18 Mar 2011 | Podcast: Vasily Petrenko talks to Edward Seckerson about his latest Shostakovich recording
The latest instalment in Vasily Petrenko’s highly acclaimed cycle of the Shostakovich symphonies offers a telling flashback to the composer’s youth.
 Shostakovich Symphonies 1&3 Symphony No.1 – his sensational symphonic debut – is, according to Petrenko, a whistle-stop tour through revolutionary Petrograd with Shostakovich donning the masks of comedy and tragedy in practical pursuit of his already highly developed sense of irony.
As Petrenko explains to Edward Seckerson, the really big influence here is Stravinsky’s Petrushka, (as witness the devilishly flashy solo piano part) and there is something of the feel of a silent movie in the flickering imagery. Symphony No.3 “The First of May” offers a rather more prescribed view of the Revolution with its brassy choral paean redolent of those striking propaganda posters.
Catalogue No. 8.572396
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| 04 Oct 2010 | Podcast: Russian Music for Cello and Piano, with Wendy Warner and Irina Nuzova
 A podcast introduction to Russian Music for Cello & Piano, a new CD featuring cellist Wendy Warner and pianist Irina Nuzova. Writing in the Newark Star Ledger, Bradley Bamberger said “American cellist Wendy Warner pairs a huge, lustrous tone with diamond-edge virtuosity …” This recording features well established works like Rachmaniov’s Sonata in G minor, alongside such rarities as Nicolai Myaskovsky’s Sonata No. 2 in G minor. The program also includes music by Scriabin, Schnittke and Prokofiev, all played with wonderful virtuosity and emotional power. Come listen to the podcast, then buy the CD so you can hear the entire pieces.
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Catalogue No.: Cedille CDR 90000 120
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| 21 Sep 2010 | Podcast: Jose Serebrier’s Symphony No. 1
 Jose Serebrier was 16 years old when he wrote his Symphony No. 1, and although he is better known as a conductor, he has been an active composer for more than five decades. This podcast, and this CD, trace his musical journey through music he has composed in four different decades. Included are the Symphony No. 1, composed in 1956, his Double Bass Concerto, composed in 1971, the Violin Concerto, composed in 1991, and three shorter works composed in the past decade. On this CD, Jose Serebrier serves as both composer and conductor, and is joined by a stellar group of musicians – double bass virtuoso Gary Karr, violinist Philippe Quint, actor Simon Callow, and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.
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Catalogue No.: Naxos 8.559648
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| 30 Aug 2010 | Podcast: Music of the Spheres by Rued Langgaard
 For most of his life, Danish composer Rued Langgaard had great difficulty getting his music performed, and for decades after his death in 1952, his work was all but forgotten. That is now changing, thanks to Langgaard’s amazing music, and thanks to the efforts of people like conductor Thomas Dausgaard, and the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, who have been reintroducing this music to modern audiences. As the three works on this disc show, Langgaard was a composer with a unique vision, and exceptional talent. Seen from today’s perspective, it’s hard to believe there was ever any doubt about Langgaard’s music.
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Catalogue No.: Dacapo 6.220535
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| 16 Aug 2010 | Podcast: Clarinet Hive
 Evan Ziporyn is a composer, bass clarinettist, and has worked as a beekeeper. These interests collide in his piece “Hive”, a wonderful piece for four clarinets based on the sounds and activities of a honey bee hive. With music by Ziporyn, John Harbison, Astor Piazzolla, Gunther Schuller, Thomas Barker and Vincent Persichetti, this CD dives deep into the fascinating world of contemporary clarinet music. The performers on this CD include Evan Ziporyn, Theodore Schoen, Laura Ardan, Ricardo Morales, Timothy Paradise and James Ognibene.
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Catalogue No.: Naxos 8.572264
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| 09 Aug 2010 | The Beethoven Project Trio
 After almost 2 centuries, one would think that every piece by Ludwig van Beethoven has long since been performed and recorded – but it isn’t so. This podcast looks at the Beethoven Project Trio (pianist George Lepauw, violinist Sang Mee Lee, and cellist Wendy Warner) and their adventures as they gave the first US performances of several trios by Beethoven, along with the world premiere recordings of these works.
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Catalogue No.: Cedille CDR 90000 118
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| 04 Aug 2010 | Podcast: Antonio Salieri and his Requiem
 Antonio Salieri was a contemporary of Mozart’s and one of the most influential composers of his time. He remained a lesser known colleague of Mozart for almost 200 years, when the movie “Amadeus”, with F. Murray Abraham in the role of Salieri made him a household name, and led to a renewed interest in his music. This podcast looks at this new recording of his Requiem in C minor, one of the only recorded versions of this piece. It features the Gulbenkian Chorus and Orchestra of Lisbon, under the direction of Lawrence Foster. [
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Catalogue No.: Pentatone PTC5186359
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| 25 Jul 2010 | Podcast: The Symphonies of William Schuman
 William Schuman was at various times President of the Juilliard School and President of Lincoln Centre. Despite being one of America’s finest arts administrators, Schuman also found time to be one of America’s most important composers of the 20th century. In this podcast, Dr. Joseph Polisi, Schuman’s friend, author of “American Muse: The Life and Times of WIlliam Schuman”, and the current President of Juilliard, talks about Schuman’s Symphonies. The performances included in this box set at podcast feature the Seattle Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gerard Schwarz.
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Catalogue No.: Naxos 8.505228
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| 19 Jul 2010 | Podcast: An introduction to Mozart Carmargo Guarnieri
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| 12 Jul 2010 | Podcast: Marin Alsop and the Symphonies of Antonin Dvorak
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| 05 Jul 2010 | Podcast: Genia plays Gabriel Prokofiev’s Piano Book No. 1
 Gabriel Prokofiev is the founder of The NONCLASSICAL Club in London, England. It’s a place where musicians and composers explore music beyond the constraints of the term “classical”. Out of that club came the record label Nonclassical, and out f that label came this CD featuring Gabriel Prokofiev’s Piano Book No. 1. These pieces, beautifully played by pianist Genia, draw their inspiration from the “Piano Albums of the 19th and 20th centuries, when pianos, rather than televisions and computers, were the centre of the home.
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Catalogue No.: Nonclassical nonclss006
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| 28 Jun 2010 | Podcast: Misha Keylin plays Vieuxtemps
 Henry Vieuxtemps was one of the greatest violinist-composers of the 19th century, along with people like Paganini and Beriot. However, unlike many of his fellow violinists, Vieuxtemps wrote music that used the full romantic orchestral sound palette. In this podcast, violinist Misha Keylin talks about this music, it’s challenges, and why he hopes Vieuxtemps finds his way back onto the concert stage. On this CD, Misha Keylin is accompanied by the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Andrew Mogrelia.
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Catalogue No.: Naxos 8.570974
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| 21 Jun 2010 | Podcast: Takako Nishizaki talks about studying with Shinichi Suzuki
 Although millions and millions of music students know the name Shinichi Suzuki, few of them have ever had the chance to me, let alone study with him. In this podcast, violinist Takako Nishizaki talks about being one of Suzuki’s first students, and how those experiences inform her own ideas as a teacher today. Musical highlights in the podcast feature her playing the pieces she would have first studied with Maestro Suzuki. She is accompanied by pianist Terence Dennis, and the Strings of the National Youth Orchestra of New Zealand, conducted by Peter Walls.
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Catalogue No.: Naxos 8.572378
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| 15 Jun 2010 | Podcast: The Elora Festival Singers sing Whitacre
 Eric Whitacre is now the unquestioned superstar of American choral composers. Whether he is setting the poetry of Octavio Paz, e.e. cummings, Rumi or the Bible, his marriage of poetry with beauty of sound creates a unique and enchanting sonic world. This sound world is beautifully captured on this CD by the Elora Festival Singers, pianist Leslie De’Ath, percussionist Carol Bauman, and conductor Noel Edison. In this podcast, Eric Whitacre talks about choosing poetry for music, his love of e.e. cummings, his Youtube choir, and his brand new music theatre piece “Paradise Lost”.
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Catalogue No.: Naxos 8.559677
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| 07 Jun 2010 | Podcast: JoAnn Falletta and the music of Dohnanyi
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| 31 May 2010 | Podcast: One Morning, with Ronn McFarlane
 When lute player Ronn McFarlane released “Indigo Road” his first CD of all original compositions, it was a smash hit – and was nominated for a Grammy Award. His new CD, “One Morning”, continues this same journey, but he is now joined on his travels by his own folk/classical band Ayreheart. Ronn McFarlane – daring to go where no lute players have gone before!!
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Catalogue No.: Dorian Sono Luminus DSL-92111
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| 24 May 2010 | Podcast: Rautavaara’s Before the Icons, A Tapestry of Life
 Einojuhani Rautavaara is one of Finland’s best composers, a musician whose work has transcended musical and national boundaries. This podcast looks at the world premiere recordings of two recent works by Rautavaara – Before the Icons, and A Tapestry of Life. This CD, on Finland’s Ondine label, features the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Leif Segerstam.
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Catalogue No.: Ondine ODE1149-2
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| 17 May 2010 | Podcast: Rodion Shchedrin’s Concertos for Orchestra
 Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin spent some of his childhood in the small town of Aleksin, south of Moscow, where his uncle was an Orthodox priest. There, with no radio, television or recorded music, he listened to the townspeople make music as part of their daily lives. Choirs singing in town, shepherds singing in the fields, and the townsfolk playing the accordion and balilika. That experience profoundly affected the way he has approached music as a composer, especially in his Concertos for Orchestra. This podcast, and this CD present the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kirill Karabits, in world premiere recordings of Kristallene Gusli, and his Concertos for Orchestra 4 and 5.
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Catalogue No.: Naxos 8.572405
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| 10 May 2010 | Podcast: Sondra Radvanovsky sings Verdi
 Sondra Radvanovsky is one of the greatest Verdi singers of our time, at home on the stages of the Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, Vienna State Opera, and other of the world’s finest opera houses. The music of Giuseppe Verdi is particular dear to her – music that has also played a major role in her career and development as a singer. In this podcast she talks about that music, and about her brand new CD featuring her favourite arias from seven different Verdi operas.
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Catalogue No.: Delos DE3404
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| 05 May 2010 | Podcast: Vasily Petrenko talks to Edward Seckerson about his latest Shostakovich recording
The charismatic St Petersburg-born Vasily Petrenko has really been turning things around at the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra since he took over as Principal Conductor in 2005. With both standards and audiences on the up he has embarked upon his first major recording project – to record all 15 Shostakovich Symphonies for the Naxos label. The two previous releases have received tremendous notices and in this exclusive podcast he talks to Edward Seckerson about the project in general and the latest release – the war-torn 8th Symphony – in particular.
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Catalogue No. Naxos 8.572392
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| 03 May 2010 | Podcast: Polly – an opera by Samuel Arnold
 When Samuel Arnold wrote his opera Polly in 1777, he used John Gay‘s libretto to The Beggar’s Opera as a starting point. Unlike the earlier piece, which never reached the stage due to government censorship, Polly was a huge success and established Samuel Arnold as London’s leading theatre composer of the time. Still, it has taken Naxos, and the Aradia Ensemble under Kevin Mallon to make the first ever recording of this charming and delightful piece.
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Catalogue No.: Naxos 8.660241
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| 19 Apr 2010 | Podcast: The Bach Cantata Pilgrimage
 On Christmas Day, 1999, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, together with the Monterverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists, embarked on one of the largest performance/recording projects undertaken. The plan was to perform and record all 200+ cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach in one year, each on their proper day in the church calendar. This project gave some lucky audiences a chance to hear incredible live performances of these cantatas. It gave the rest of us incredible performances of every Bach cantata.
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Catalogue No.: Soli Deo Gloria SDG165
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| 12 Apr 2010 | Podcast: Pianist Philip Edward Fisher talks about recording Handel’s Great Suites for Keyboard
 Pianist Philip Edward Fisher talks about his new Naxos recording of the first four “Great Keyboard Suites” by George Frideric Handel. In this podcast, Fisher describes some of the challenges in preparing this music, about playing it on the piano rather than the harpsichord for which it was likely composed, and about why the music of J.S. Bach has become such a regular part of the piano repertoire, while Handel’s music is often forgetten.
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Catalogue No.: Naxos 8.572197
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| 05 Apr 2010 | Podcast: Gil Shaham talks about his new CD of Mendelssohn and Haydn
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| 29 Mar 2010 | Podcast: The Choral Music of Julian Wachner
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| 22 Mar 2010 | Podcast: The Piano Music of Paul Kletzki
 Polish-born Paul Kletzki started out as one of the most promising composers of the early 20th century – both Arturo Toscanini and Wilhelm Furtwangler were big supporters, and ended up as one of its more important conductors. In between those two, he was displaced by three dictators: Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin and survived the Holocaust, but lost his family. This podcast looks at his Piano Concerto, and solo piano pieces, in performances with Joseph Banowetz and the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Sanderling – music that provides an intriguing look at what he might have become, had he not stopped composing during the 1940′s.
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Catalogue No.: Naxos 8.572190
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| 08 Mar 2010 | Podcast: Gerald Finley sings Great Opera Arias
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| 01 Mar 2010 | Podcast: The Vienna Philharmonic plays Haydn
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| 25 Feb 2010 | Podcast: An interview with pianist Jenny Lin
 When Jenny Lin launched her CD “Preludes to a Revolution”, the New York Times wrote “No one who has heard the latest recording by the pianist Jenny Lin – “Preludes to a Revolution,” a series of predominantly lyrical effusions from the pre-Soviet and early Soviet era, on Hänssler Classic – will need to be told that Ms. Lin has a gift for melodic flow…”. That, along with her formidable technique and dedication to contemporary music have made her one of the most interesting and compelling pianists of our time. In this feature interview, she talks about the joys of working with living composers.
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Catalogue No.: Hanssler Classic CD98.229
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