María Dueñas on Paganini's Caprices

In this week's Gramophone Podcast, the conductor Ian Page joins Editor Martin Cullingford to talk about the music of the 18th-century composer Gluck, setting him in the context of musical developments of his time. The conversation marks the release of the new album from his ensem ... Show More

In this week's Gramophone Podcast, cellist Anastasia Kobekina talks about her new recording of one of the most revered series of works for her instrument - Bach's Solo Cello Suites. While the album isn't released by Sony Classical until next Friday (September 26), three movements ... Show More

One of the most-performed composers of our time, Sir John Rutter, celebrates his 80th birthday on September 24. To mark the occasion Harmonia Mundi has released an album of his choral music sung by the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, directed by Graham Ross – ‘John Rutter: A C ... Show More

Normally, on this podcast, we tend to focus on music that was released decades in the past. In this episode, we’re going to do a rare thing and focus on music of the present day. Listen along as Yasi chats with The Ringer’s Rob Harvilla and Justin Sayles about  their five *favour ... Show More

Deux siècles et demi après sa naissance, les œuvres de Ludwig van Beethoven continuent d'être jouées et vendues partout dans le monde. Artiste incompris, génie solitaire, il est aujourd’hui reconnu comme un compositeur extraordinaire qui a continué à faire de la musique même lors ... Show More

Giuseppe Verdi - Nabucco: Overture Hungarian State Opera Orchestra Pier Giorgio Morandi, conductor More info about today’s track: Naxos 8.553089 Courtesy of Naxos of America Inc. Subscribe You can subscribe to this podcast in Apple Podcasts, or by using the Daily Download podcast ... Show More

Franz Liszt - Years of Pilgrimage: Eclogue Jeno Jando, piano More info about today’s track: Naxos 8.550548 Courtesy of Naxos of America Inc. Subscribe You can subscribe to this podcast in Apple Podcasts, or by using the Daily Download podcast RSS feed. Purchase this recording Ama ... Show More

Franz Schubert - Auf dem See Johannes Kalpers, tenor Burkhard Kehring, piano More info about today’s track: Naxos 8.554667 Courtesy of Naxos of America Inc. Subscribe You can subscribe to this podcast in Apple Podcasts, or by using the Daily Download podcast RSS feed. Purchase th ... Show More

Henri Vieuxtemps - Variations on a Theme from Bellini's 'Il Pirata' Reto Kuppel, violin Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra Marcus Bosch, conductor More info about today’s track: Naxos 8.573993 Courtesy of Naxos of America Inc. Subscribe You can subscribe to this podcast in  ... Show More

Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt: Morning Mood CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice Stephen Gunzenhauser, conductor More info about today's track: Naxos 8.550140 Courtesy of Naxos of America Inc. Subscribe You can subscribe to this podcast in Apple Podcasts, or by using the Dail ... Show More

Giuseppe Verdi - Otello: Fuoco di Gioia Slovak Philharmonic Chorus Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Oliver von Dohnanyi, conductor More info about today’s track: Naxos 8.550241 Courtesy of Naxos of America Inc. Subscribe You can subscribe to this podcast in Apple Podcasts, or by u ... Show More

Nora and Nathan are not quite done talking about Taylor Swift's forthcoming album, 'The Life of a Showgirl,' so they opened up the mailbag to answer some listener questions. They talk about what some of the songs could be about based on their names (1:00), whether Taylor will rel ... Show More

Today we speak to Hildegard Westerkamp, the pioneering composer, radio artist and sound ecologist. The centerpiece of all of her work is a close attention to the sonic environment and its relation to culture. We will listen to excerpts of six soundscape compositions made between ... Show More