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Brett Dean - Viola Concerto
Hear the opening of the second movement of Brett Dean's Viola Concerto, performed by the composer with the Sydney Symphony and Simone Young (courtesy of BIS Records).
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Mark Wigglesworth
Hear an extract from the finale of Shostakovich's Symphony No.11 performed by the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and Mark Wigglesworth. Recorded for BIS (SACD 1583).
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Susan Bickley
Susan Bickley sings the role of Waltraute in Wagner's Götterdämmerung, recorded live at the Bridgewater Hall by the Hallé under their Music Director Sir Mark Elder.
Extract courtesy of the Hallé.
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Boris Giltburg
Hear Boris Giltburg perform an extract from the opening of Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.2, recorded live in concert with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Grant Llewellyn.
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Michal Dworzynski
Michal Dworzynski conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in an extract from the first movement of Rachmaninov's Symphony No.2, recorded live in concert.
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Richard Egarr
Hear Richard Egarr perform Prelude IV in C sharp minor from JS Bach's The Well-tempered Clavier, volume II, taken from his release on the Harmonia Mundi label.
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Colin Currie - Rautavaara
Hear Colin Currie in an extract from the world premiere of Einojuhani Rautavaara's percussion concerto, Incantations. The London Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
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Benedict Nelson
In his acclaimed BBC Symphony Orchestra debut under Jiří Bělohlávek, hear Benedict Nelson in an extract from the Brahms Requiem, recorded live at the Barbican alongside soprano Anna-Maria Martinez.
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Roger Vignoles - Interview
Hear an interview with Roger Vignoles, the pianist behind an exciting recording/performance series featuring the songs of Richard Strauss, including such acclaimed Strauss singers as Marlis Petersen, Dorothea Röschmann, Andrew Kennedy, Anne Schwanewilms and Christopher Maltman.
Edward Seckerson and Roger Vignoles discuss the meaning of the word ‘collaborator’ and the stigma attached to being described as an ‘accompanist’; what makes a great Lieder Singer; Strauss’s poets, and his relationships with his publishers.
Taken from the Wigmore Hall podcast by kind permission. Richard Strauss audio extracts courtesy of Hyperion Records: Christopher Maltman & Roger Vignoles - Lied an meinen Sohn 'Der Sturm behorcht mein Vaterhaus', from Fünf Lieder, Op 39; Anne Schwanewilms & Roger Vignoles - Die Nacht 'Aus dem Walde tritt die Nacht', from Acht Lieder aus Letzte Blätter, Op 10; Andrew Kennedy & Roger Vignoles - Winterliebe 'Der Sonne entgegen' from Fünf Lieder, Op 48; Andrew Kennedy & Roger Vignoles - Ständchen 'Mach auf, mach auf! doch leise, mein Kind' from Sechs Lieder, Op 17; Christopher Maltman & Roger Vignoles - Am Ufer 'Die Welt verstummt, dein Blut erklingt', from Fünf Lieder, Op 41; Anne Schwanewilms & Roger Vignoles - Waldseligkeit 'Der Wald beginnt zu rauschen', from Acht Lieder, Op 49.
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Sergio Tiempo - Ravel
Hear Sergio Tiempo play an extract from the opening of Ravel's Gaspard de la nuit, taken from his recording on EMI Classics.