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Jan 2020
11m 37s

Louise Alder: The Russian Connection

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The soprano Louise Alder has just released her first recording for Chandos. It's called 'Lines written during a sleepless night: The Russian Connection' and finds her joined by the pianist Joseph Middleton in songs by Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Grieg, Medtner and Britten. She tells James Jolly about the project.

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