Record Review Podcast

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Summer Interview - Sir Neville Marriner Aug 11, 2014

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Sir Neville Marriner reflects on half-a-century of recording history with the ensemble he founded in the late 50s, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.

Summer Review - Baroque recordings on the L' Oiseau-Lyre label Aug 04, 2014

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Caroline Gill joins Andrew live to discuss a 50-CD box set dedicated to L’Oiseau-Lyre’s founding commitment – the music of the Baroque. It contains a range of acclaimed, pioneering recordings that span a fascinating range of repertoire and performing styles.

Proms Composer - Casella Aug 04, 2014

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Each week during the BBC Proms Andrew recommends recordings of music by a composer featured at the festival whose music deserves to be heard more often. Alfredo Casella was an Italian composer influenced by time spent in Paris in the 1910s. Along with a large compositional output, some of which boasts fantastically original scorings, he was a busy teacher, concert organiser and promoter of new music.

Proms Composer - Beamish Jul 29, 2014

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Each week Andrew recommends recordings of music by a Proms composer whose music deserves to be heard more often. This week's Proms Composer, Sally Beamish, is an individual voice who draws both on her Scottish heritage and her background as a distinguished chamber musician.

Summer Session Report - Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra Jul 26, 2014

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A session report from Istanbul. Andrew talks to the conductor and players from The Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra as they record Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. Their Austrian conductor, Sascha Goetzel, explains their vision of being a bridge between the people of Turkey and the European tradition in classical music.

Summer Interview - Kristian Bezuidenhout Jul 19, 2014

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Andrew talks to Kristian Bezuidenhout about his cycle of Mozart keyboard works and the joys (and challenges) of playing fortepianos.

Proms Composer - Moeran Jul 19, 2014

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Each week during the Proms Andrew recommends recordings of music by a Proms composer whose music deserves to be heard more often. This week's Proms Composer, E.J.Moeran, was heavily influenced by English folk song and wrote in a very lyrical, accessible style recognisably his own.

Wagner's Siegfried Idyll Jul 12, 2014

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Martin Cotton with a personal recommendation from recordings of Wagner's intimate musical birthday gift for his wife, Cosima

Gluck Orfeo ed Euridice Jul 05, 2014

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Simon Heighes compares recordings of Gluck's great reform opera on both CD and DVD and makes a personal recommendation

Ravel La Valse Jun 28, 2014

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William Mival compares recordings of Ravel's La Valse and makes a personal recommendation