Latest News: Classical, Composer Guides
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Composer Guides,
Samuel Barber David listens to some great recordings of Samuel Barber, one of the finest American composers of the Twentieth Century.
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Composer Guides,
Maurice Ravel James picks some recordings of the music of French composer, Maurice Ravel.
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Composer Guides,
William Walton James chooses some of his favourite recordings of music by one of the greatest twentieth-century British composers, William Walton.
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Composer Guides,
Anton Bruckner David listens to recordings of the great Romantic Austrian symphonist, Anton Bruckner.
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Composer Guides,
Giacomo Puccini James has a lovely time revelling in the wealth of magnificent Puccini recordings on offer, and selects some of his personal favourites.
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Christoph Willibald Gluck In celebration of the 300th anniversary of Gluck's birth on Tuesday, Katherine rounds up some favourite recordings of his operas on CD and DVD.
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Composer Guides,
Gaetano Donizetti Katherine has some difficult decisions to make about favourite recordings of operas by Gaetano Donizetti.
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Composer Guides,
Ralph Vaughan Williams David picks out some top recordings of the works of English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams.
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Composer Guides,
Olivier Messiaen David casts his ear over recordings of Messiaen, and picks out some particular gems.
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Gustav Mahler James rifles through the huge amount of outstanding Mahler performances on disc, and offers his selection of the very best.
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Composer Guides,
Gioacchino Rossini Katherine sifts through some favourite recordings of one of her favourite composers…
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Composer Guides,
Dmitri Shostakovich David explores recordings of iconic Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich.
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Composer Guides,
Edward Elgar James offers his thoughts on some of the very best recordings of the music of Sir Edward Elgar.
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Composer Guides,
Leoš Janáček Katherine surveys recordings of Janáček and makes some recommendations.
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Composer Guides,
Antonio Vivaldi David picks out the very best recordings of works by the “Red Priest”, Antonio Vivaldi.
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Composer Guides,
Alban Berg James sifts through the music of Alban Berg and offers his recommended recordings.
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Composer Guides,
Jules Massenet Katherine indulges in French Romanticism this week, with a survey of favourite Massenet recordings.
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Composer Guides,
Henry Purcell David explores some of the top performances - old and new - of the wide and varied output of English Baroque master Henry Purcell.
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Composer Guides,
Richard Strauss This week James shares his thoughts on some of his favourite recordings of the works of Richard Strauss.
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Hector Berlioz Katherine takes up the 'Presto Recommends' baton this week and selects some favourite recordings of works by Hector Berlioz.