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An interview with baritone Gerald Finley about his new Chandos CD titled Great Opera Arias. This CD includes arias from two roles he helped create as the first person to sing the lead roles Robert Oppenheimer in John Adams‘ Dr. Atomic, and Harry in Mark Anthony Turnage’s The Silver Tassie. Other composers featured on this disc include Tchaikowsky, Weber, Verdi, Bizet, Puccini, Donezetti, Wagner and Mozart. In this recording, Gerald Finley is accompanied by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Edward Gardner.

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Catalogue No. Chandos CHAN 3167

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The Vienna Philharmonic was founded in 1842, only 33 years after the death of Franz Joseph Haydn. Since that time, they have given more than 7,000 concerts, surely a record among orchestras. In this special box set on the Vienna Philharmonic’s own CD label, they present seven Haydn Symphonies, conducted by five of the world’s greatest conductors Christoph von Dohnanyi, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Franz Welser-Most, Zubin Mehta and Pierre Boulez.

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Catalogue No. Vienna Philharmonic WPH-L-H-2009

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When Jenny Lin launched her CD “Preludes to a Revolution”, the New York Times wrote “No one who has heard the latest recording by the pianist Jenny Lin – “Preludes to a Revolution,” a series of predominantly lyrical effusions from the pre-Soviet and early Soviet era, on Hänssler Classic – will need to be told that Ms. Lin has a gift for melodic flow…”. That, along with her formidable technique and dedication to contemporary music have made her one of the most interesting and compelling pianists of our time. In this feature interview, she talks about the joys of working with living composers.

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Catalogue No. Hanssler Classic CD98.229

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Finnish composer Magnus Lindberg is one of the most dynamic composers working today. As the music in this podcast shows, he is also a master of orchestral colour. This podcast looks at a CD of two recent large-scale works Graffiti for orchestra and choir, and Seht die Sonne for orchestra. This CD, on Finland’s renowned Ondine label, features the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the Helsinki Chamber Choir conducted by Sakari Oramo.

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Catalogue No. Ondine ODE1157-2

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An interview with British composer James Whitbourn about a new Naxos CD of his choral music with Commotio choir, soloists Christopher Gillett, Levine Andrade, Steffan Jones, Andrew Ker, Henry Parkes and special narrator Desmond Tutu, all conducted by Matthew Berry. The texts used in Whitbourn’s music are as varied as the performers as he draws on The Bible, Issac of Nineveh, Julian of Norwich, Buddhist mystic Ryonen and Desmond Tutu.

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Catalogue No. Naxos 8.570031

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American composer William Schuman, born 100 years ago, was one of the best-known composers of his day. He was also an arts administrator of great skill who was at various times President of The Julliard School and President of Lincoln Centre. In this podcast, Dr. Joseph Polisi, current President of Julliard and Schuman’s friend and biographer, talks about Schuman and his music. The music featured in this podcast comes from a new CD on the Naxos American Classics series featuring the Seattle Symphony conducted by Gerard Schwarz playing Schuman’s Symphony No. 8, Night Music, and Schuman’s arrangement of Charles Ives‘ “Variations on America”.

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Catalogue No. Naxos 8.559651

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Maestro Leonard Slatkin talks about Sergei Rachmaninov’s music, his Symphony No. 2 in E minor, and his new recording of this piece with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, where he is now Music Director. In this podcast, Leonard Slatkin talks about what Rachmaninov does that allows this hour-long symphony hold together, and what challenges it presents to the performing orchestra.

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Catalogue No. Naxos 8.572458

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Roy Harris, along with colleagues such as Aaron Copland and Roger Sessions, were among the leading American symphonists in the first half of the 20th century. Collectively, they helped to create an “American” symphonic sound. In this podcast, conductor Marin Alsop talks about the music of Roy Harris, and his Symphonies 5 and 6 which are featured on this new recording with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

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Catalogue No. Naxos 8.559609

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On Christmas Day 1999, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, together with the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists, embarked on one of the most remarkable musical projects ever undertaken. The began their “Bach Cantata Pilgrimage” in which they performed all 200 Bach Cantatas, each on the feast day for which they were composed, in one year. Out of that project came recordings of every cantata, and a new record label, SDG, to release them. This podcast looks at the project, and Eternal Fire, a collection of choruses from the cantata project.

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Catalogue No. Soli Deo Gloria SDG177

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Our first podcast featuring a release on CSO-Resound, the record label of the world-renowned Chicago Symphony Orchestra. All CDs on this label come from live performances by the Chicago Symphony, and feature the orchestra with some of the world’s finest conductors, including Bernard Haitink, conductor of this performance.

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Catalogue No. CSO-Resound 901916

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American composer Avner Dorman, a protégé of John Corigliano and Zubin Mehta, is emerging as one of the leading composers of his generation. The diverse concertos presented here combine the excitement and spontaneity associated with jazz, baroque, rock and ethnic music. Dorman writes in the liner notes ‘I have always loved baroque music…the clear rhythms, the strong reliance on the bass, and the extreme contrasts.’ This podcast and CD feature the Metropolis Ensemble and soloists Avi Avital, Mindy Kaufman, Avni Eliran, Lily Francis, Aya Hamada, Michal Korman, Eric Nowlin and Arnaud Sussmann, all conducted by Andrew Cyr.

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Catalogue No. Naxos 8.559620

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Sir Edward Elgar wrote his Crown of India for a 1912 musical event in London celebrating the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary as Emperor and Empress of India. Although such an event is an historical anachronism today, the music Sir Edward was not. The orchestral suite from this work is one of his most performed pieces. This podcast looks at a new recording of both versions – the full version with narration, and the orchestral suite – with the BBC Philharmonic, Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, and singers Clare Shearer and Gerald Finley, all conducted by Sir Andrew Davis.

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Catalogue No. Chandos CHAN 10570

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A spotlight look at the new Columbus State University Wind Ensemble’s new CD – a CD that brings together an outstanding band, conductor Robert Rumbelow, and three great soloists Clarinettists John Yeh and Teresa Reilly, and percussionist Molly Yeh. This podcast features musical excerpts by Michael Daugherty, Michael Burritt, David Gillingham, Jim David and Scott McAllister, plus extended interviews with both John Yeh and Robert Rumbelow.

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Catalogue No. Naxos 8.572319

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When he graduated from high school, William Schuman enrolled in New York University with every intention of doing a commerce degree. Then his sister took him to a New York Philharmonic concert conducted by Arturo Toscanini. That very night, he decided to become a composer. Schuman went on to become one of the most important American composers and composition teachers of the 20th century. He was president of Julliard School, President of Lincoln Centre in New York, and the composer of eight major symphonies. This podcast looks at a new recording of his Symphony No. 6, Prayer in a Time of War, and New England Tryptich, with the Seattle Symphony conducted by Gerard Schwarz.

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Catalogue No. Naxos 8.559625

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Czech-born composer Bohuslav Martinu was born in a church tower in Policka, Bohemia in 1890. He became a student in the Prague Conservatory, and played with the Czech Philharmonic before moving to Paris to study composition. When World War Two broke out, he fled Europe and moved to the United States where he taught at the Mannes School of Music in New York. All the while, he composed incessantly – including the two piano concertos on this disc. Performers include pianist Robert Kolinsky, conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy, and Sinfonieorchester Basel.

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Catalogue No. Ondine ODE 1158-2

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Between 1902 and 1904, French film director Georges Melies made Le Voyage Dans La Lune, the world’s first science fiction film. In this CD + DVD project, composer/conductor Robert Ian Winstin has asked four different composers including himself, “Professor Louie Hurwitz, James Guymon and Don Myers to each write their own original soundtracks for this film. The result is four soundtracks that couldn’t be more different – and more effective.

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Catalogue No. ERM Media Film

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Huang Ruo was born in Hainan Island, China the same year the Cultural Revolution ended. This allowed him to get a unique kind of musical education as “western” music was again allowed back into China. This experience, along with his subsequent study in the United States, has helped him develop a unique compositional voice. In this podcast, he talks about his musical youth, and about his new CD with Future in REverse (FIRE) ensemble.

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Catalogue No. Naxos 8.559653

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Over the course of his 73 years, Franz Joseph Haydn wrote a huge amount of music, including more than a dozen Masses. This podcast looks at those masses, and a new recording by Trinity Church Choir, REBEL Baroque Orchestra, J.Owen Burdick and Jane Glover.

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Catalogue No. Naxos 8.508009

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With his CD of Elgar’s Cello Concerto, and Alfred Schnittke’s Viola Concerto, New York-based violist David Aaron Carpenter puts himself onstage as one of the leading violists of the new generation. His performance of Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto also makes a compelling case for performing the piece more often on viola. In this CD, Carpenter is accompanied by the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Christoph Eschenbach.

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Catalogue No. Ondine ODE 1153-2

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Orjan Sandred is a Swedish electro-acoustic composer who spends his summers in Europe, and his winters teaching at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. In this podcast, he describes his approach to sound and composition as he creates music that combines live performers with computer generated or altered sounds.

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Catalogue No. Navona NV5814

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Johan Svendsen was the one of the leading figures in Norwegian music during the romantic era, both as a composer and a conductor. This podcast introduces you to his Norwegian Rhapsodies, as well as the music he wrote for Romeo and Juliet, and his piece Zorahayda, based on the story Rose of Alhambra by the American author Washington Irving (who also wrote The Legend of Sleepy Hollow). The performers are the South Jutland Symphony Orchestra, and conductor Bjarte Engeset.

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Catalogue No. Naxos 8.570322

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The inspiration for Michael Daugherty’s Metropolis Symphony can be traced all the way back to his youth, as he watched on television as the caped superhero rescued humanity – as especially Lois Lane – from all kinds of deadly situations. Daugherty’s ability to allow the visual world to inspire the musical is evident in many of his works such as Deux Ex Machina, included on this CD, and Fire and Blood that was inspired by murals by Diego Rivera. The performers on this present CD include the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, pianist Terrence Wilson, and conductor Giancarlo Guerrero.

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Catalogue No. Naxos American Classics 8.559635

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Einojuhani Rautavaara is Finland’s best known composer, especially internationally. Rautavaara’s music has been described as a mixture of modernism and mystic romanticism – an attempt to define a compositional style that is unique, personal, and very hard to define. Among his finest works are 12 concertos, composed over the past four decades, and collected together in this 4-CD box on the Ondine label. Performers include violinist Elmar Oliveira, cellist Marko Ylonen, harpist Marielle Nordmann, organ player Kari Jussila, clarinetist Richard Stoltzman, and pianists Ralf Gothoni and Vladimir Ashkenazy.

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Catalogue No. Ondine ODE1156-2Q

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Richard Strauss wrote some of the finest operas of the 20th century. Pieces like Elektra, Salome and Der Rosenkavalier helped push the limits of the operatic artform, and also established Strauss as one of the truly great composers for the media. In a few cases, he created orchestral suites from these stage works, and it’s this music that is featured in this podcast, including his suites for Der Rosenkavalier, Die Frau Ohne Shatten and Josephs-Legende. JoAnn Falletta conducts the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra in in this new Naxos CD.

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Catalogue No. Naxos 8.572041

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Missa Salisburgensis is a mass Heinrich Ignaz von Biber wrote for 53 individual voices and instruments, composed to celebrate the 11-hundreth anniversary of the founding of the archdiocese of Salzburg. I was composed to be performed in the Salzburg Cathedral – 444 feet long, with a ceiling more than 100 feet high. For this piece, Biber placed the audience in the middle, with the musicians divided into 8 groups all around them. You might call it the original Surround Sound.

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Catalogue No. NCA 60192

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Danish music may be one of the finest under-discovered realms in all classical music. This is particularly true of music from the Romantic era, as this podcast and CD show. These violin concertos by Niels Gade, Peter Erasmus Lange-Muller and Rued Langgaard – hardly household names – deserve to be heard more widely on CD, and much more often in concert. These performances were recorded in 2009 with violin soloist Christina Astrand and the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by John Storgards.

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Catalogue No. Dacapo 6.220562

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Former horn player Raymond Bisha takes you on a personal tour of this new CD set from Profil celebrating the French Horn, and some of it’s finest players including Wilhelm Bruns, Hermann Baumann, Peter Damm and the legendary Erich Penzel play music by Handel, Telemann, Mozart, Schumann and Strauss.

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Catalogue No. Profil PH08075

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Andy Teirstein is a composer and multi-instrumentalist based in New York. His strong roots in classical music, folk music and dance have helped him create a musical language that crosses all boundaries. Most of the pieces on this CD are chamber pieces, ranging from “3 Movements for String Quartet and Folk Musician” to the chamber melodrama “The Shooting of Dan McGrew”. In this interview, Teirstein talks about composing music for theater, working in a Mexican circus, the poetry of Mahmoud Darwish, and his dream of writing a companion piece to “What is Left of Us”.

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Catalogue No. Naxos 8.559617

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Leonard Bernstein wrote his Mass at the request of Jacqueline Onassis, for the opening of the John F. Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts in Washington. It is a huge work, almost an hour and three-quarters long, that with bewildering range of musical styles. In this recording, Bernstein’s protege Marin Alsop, music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, shows convincingly that she may be the best interpreter of his music alive today. This recording also features Jubilant Sykes, the Morgan State University Choir and the Peabody Children’s Chorus.

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Catalogue No. Naxos 8.559622-23

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Composer Michael Daugherty was the composer-in-residence for four years at the Detroit Symphony, and composed all of the music on this CD for that orchestra. The title work was inspired by the giant murals at the Detroit Institute of Arts by Diego Rivera. Rivera was commissioned by Edsel Ford to create a mural celelbrating the Detroit automobile industry. This CD features the Detoit Symphony, conducted by Neeme Jarvi, with soloists Ida Kavafian on violin, and Brian Jones on Timpani.

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Catalogue No. Naxos 8.559372

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Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry had his first serious music training as a student at Eton College, that icon of British education. He went on to be Principal of the Royal College of Music, a Professor at Oxford, wrote music for Royal Coronations, and was knighted for his efforts. This podcast looks at some of his finest choral compositions – music fit for a king in performances by the Manchester Cathedral Choir.

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Catalogue No. Naxos 8.572104

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Trendsetters may be the perfect introduction to 20th-century wind band music. It introduces four different composers, each with their own unique style. Percy Grainger’s Lincolnshire Posy, Gustav Holst’s First Suite in E flat for Military Band, Paul Hindemith’s Symphony in B flat, and Joseph Schwantner’s … and the mountains rising nowhere each offer a unique take on what the wind band can be.

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Catalogue No. Naxos 8.572242

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Richard Strauss wrote his Alpine Symphony in 1915, inspired by the death of his friend Gustav Mahler. This is a huge work, requiring an orchestra of 125 people, and is monumentally difficult as well. This podcast looks at a new recording of the piece with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marek Janowski.

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Catalogue No. Pentatone PTC5186339

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Deems Taylor was a music critic, composer, broadcaster, and an important person in the development of classical music in the first half of the 20th century. This podcast looks at his opera Peter Ibbetson, composed for the Metropolitan Opera in New York. This performance features the Seattle Symphony and Chorus, conducted by Gerard Schwarz, plus soloists Charles Robert Austin, Anthony Dean Griffey, Lauren Flanigan, Richard Zeller, and Lori Summers.

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Catalogue No. Naxos 8.669016-17

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An introduction to KZ Musik Encyclopedia of Music Composed in Concentration Camps 1933-1945. When completed, this 24 CD project will be the most comprehensive collection ever made of music composed in World War II concentration camps. Music by Gideon Klein, Robert Dauber, Rudolf Karel, Erwin Schulhoff, Ilse Weber, Viktor Ullmann, Hugo Lowenthal, David Grunfeld.

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Catalogue No. KZ Musik 231694, KZ Musik 231785-89

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A podcast introduction to the string quartets of Argentinean composer Alberto Ginastera, and a new recording with the Enso Quartet and soprano Lucy Shelton.

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Catalogue No. Naxos 8.570780

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Heitor Villa-Lobos was one of the most prolific composers of all time. Along the way he wrote 17 string quartets. This podcast is an introduction to these quartets, and to a Dorian box set featuring the complete string quartets with Cuarteto Latinoamericano.

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Catalogue No. Dorian Sono Luminus DSL-90904

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Zhou Long and Chen Yi studied together at the Beijing Conservatory of Music, and at Columbia University in New York. They are now both on the composition faculty at University of Missouri, Kansas City. This podcast looks at a new CD of their chamber music with the Beijing New Music Ensemble

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Catalogue No. Naxos 8.570604

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Ge Gan-ru was the first avant garde composer in China, and now lives in the United States. In this podcast, he discusses his journey – from China to America, and from traditional Chinese music to being at the forefront of modern music while talking about the new recording of his String Quartets with ModernWorks.

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Catalogue No. Naxos 8.570603

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Many people, from Bach on, have turned their hand at arranging Vivaldi’s music.

This podcast looks at his Four Seasons and Mandolin and Lute Concertos arranged for solo piano by Jeffrey Biegel and Andrew Gentile.

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Catalogue No. Naxos 8.570031

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Erich Korngold was described as a genius at the age of 9, went on to become one of the finest young composers in Vienna, then had to leave Europe. He ended up in Hollywood, and became one of the finest film composers of his generation.

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Catalogue No. Naxos 8.570791

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Danish composer Rued Langgaard was mostly ignored, or shunned during his lifetime. It was only in the decades that people began to realize what an amazing composer he was. Langgaard wrote more than 430 pieces, including symphonies, choral works, an opera, and some incredible organ music, including Messis, the piece featured in this podcast.

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Catalogue No. Dacapo 6.220528-29

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In This Hid Clearing, the latest CD with the University of Missouri Wind Ensemble features a huge range of music, including the first ever recordings of works by Gordon Jacob and Jack Stamp.

This podcast features an interview with Tom O’Neal, Director of Bands and conductor on this CD.

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Catalogue No. Naxos 8.572108

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Arthur was one of America’s finest Romanic composers, and one of the first completely trained in the United States. His gorgeous melodies and lush orchestrations beg the question Why isn’t the music performed much more often?

In this podcast, conductor Gerard Schwarz tries to answer that question.

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Catalogue No. Naxos 8.559365

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A podcast featuring the new University of Kansas Wind Ensemble CD, Wild Nights. This recording features five new band pieces, all written in the 21st century.

In this podcast conductor Scott Weiss talks about the music on this disc, and his ongoing commitment to creating new works for winds.

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Catalogue No. Naxos 8.572129

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When Joseph Bertolozzi decided to use the Mid-Hudson Bridge in New York as an instrument, he may just have created the world’s largest instrument… over 3,000 feet long.

This podcast features an interview with the composer plus some examples of what this remarkable piece sounds like.

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Catalogue No. Delos DE1045

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An interview with conductor Paul Hillier about a new CD of works by Danish composer Klaus Ib Jorgensen. Moon-Pain is a multi movement work that includes songs based on the poetry of Portugese poet Fernando Pessoa.

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Catalogue No. Dacapo 8.226505

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Heinrich Schutz was one of the greatest German composers of the 17th century. His music inspired generations of composers who followed, including J.S. Bach.

In this podcast, conductor Paul Hillier talks about Schutz’ importance as a composer, and about his new recording of the Lukas Passion with Ars Nova Copenhagen.

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Catalogue No. Dacapo 8.226019

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Xiayin Wang is establishing herself as one of the “must watch” pianists of the young generation. With a new CD of the music of Alexander Scriabin, and a recital at Alice Tully Hall in New York, there is plenty to pay attention to.

This podcast includes hightlights from her new CD, and an interview with Ms. Wang.

Note Xiayin Wang personal web site and Facebook fan page.

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Catalogue No. Naxos 8.570412

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An introduction to the pipe organ – the King of Instruments -with organist Vincent Boucher at the console of the giant Casavant organ at Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Montreal.

In this podcast he explains and demonstrates how the instrument works, and talks about his ongoing project to record the complete organ music of Charles Tournemire.

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Catalogue No. ATMA ACD22470

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