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The finest artists on their latest albums and in-depth discussions with leading writers - a weekly exploration of classical music

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    • 3.6 • 76 Ratings

The finest artists on their latest albums and in-depth discussions with leading writers - a weekly exploration of classical music

    Rebecca Dale on her new album 'Night Seasons'

    Rebecca Dale on her new album 'Night Seasons'

    Hattie Butterworth is joined by composer Rebecca Dale for this week's Gramophone Podcast to explore her new album of works for cello and choir with cellists Steven Isserlis and Guy Johnston and the choir Tenebrae, out now on Signum Classics.
    More about Rebecca Dale 
     

    • 34 min
    Dalia's Mixtape: Anna Meredith's Nautilus

    Dalia's Mixtape: Anna Meredith's Nautilus

    Dalia Stasevska, Chief Conductor of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, has launched a new project, ‘Dalia’s Mixtape’, for Platoon. Leading her BBC orchestra, she has recorded ten works by ten modern composers, each shedding a new and different light on the symphony orchestra and what it can do. Breaking with tradition, the project will unfold piece by piece over the next half year. And each work will be accompanied by a podcast focusing on the music.
    In this first episode, hosted by Gramophone’s Andrew Mellor, Dalia’s guest is the Scottish composer and performer Anna Meredith whose work, Nautilus, originally conceived for electronics, is presented in a new acoustic guise. She, Andrew and Dalia discuss the work’s origins and its transformation into a vibrant new work for a traditional symphony orchestra.
    Produced by Platoon and Gramophone.

    • 19 min
    The 12 Ensemble's new album, Metamorphosis

    The 12 Ensemble's new album, Metamorphosis

    This week on the Gramophone podcast, Editor Martin Cullingford is joined by the co-founders of the 12 Ensemble – cellist Max Ruisi and violinist Eloisa-Fleur Thom – to talk about their fascinating new album on the Platoon Label, Metamorphosis, featuring music by Edmund Finnis, Claude Vivier, Oliver Leith and Richard Strauss.

    • 28 min
    Handel's Theodora, with Jonathan Cohen

    Handel's Theodora, with Jonathan Cohen

    For this week's Gramophone Podcast, Jonathan Cohen, conductor of Arcangelo, joins Editor Martin Cullingford to talk about his new recording on the Alpha label of Handel's powerful late oratorio, Theodora, a work Cohen describes as Handel at 'his very finest and most inspired'.

    • 17 min
    Alessandro Fisher on 'A Gardener's World'

    Alessandro Fisher on 'A Gardener's World'

    The tenor Alessandro Fisher is a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Artist and a former member of the BBC New Generation Artists Scheme, and on February 23 Rubicon releases a solo album, ‘A Gardener’s World’, a collection of songs about flowers and their symbolic significance. Joined by the pianist Anna Tilbrook, Alessandro explores the horticultural theme in the company of composers from many countries, including France, Germany, Scandinavia, Catalunya and Argentina.
    James Jolly went to visit Alessandro in his north London home and, overlooking the garden, they discussed the genesis of the new album, which was recorded live at Wigmore Hall in July 2021.

    • 27 min
    Lara Downes on Rhapsody in Blue Reimagined

    Lara Downes on Rhapsody in Blue Reimagined

    Pianist Lara Downes joins Gramophone Editor Martin Cullingford this week to talk about her fascinating new recording of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, as reimagined for today's world by composer Edmar Colón to mark the iconic work's centenary, and available from the Pentatone label. 
     

    • 24 min

Customer Reviews

3.6 out of 5
76 Ratings

76 Ratings

JGLondon ,

Superb content

….. despite the variable sound levels and sound quality from podcast to podcast, it is impossible to criticise the quality of the content which, like the world leading classical music magazine, is second to none.

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Great interviews

Sound recording and edits are not always perfect, but the content is great. To listen at home.

Music Geek in the UK ,

Brilliant podcast!

This is the best music podcast there is - anywhere! Fascinating, revelatory, deeply-interesting interviews every week. Love it.

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