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In this episode, Gramophone's Editor Martin Cullingford talks to pianist Leif Ove Andsnes about his new recording on Sony Classical of the extraordinary work Via Crucis by Franz Liszt, the composer's deeply spiritual meditations on the Stations of the Cross, released just before the start of Holy Week.  This week's podcast is produced in association with Wigmore Hall, where performers over the coming week include two performances by the former Gramophone Artist of the Year, pianist Víkingur Ólafsson, conductor William Christie with the ensemble that he founded, Les Arts Florissants, and the Chiaroscuro Quartet. For full details of these concerts, and many more, visit https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk

rWotD Episode 2872: Cologne Classical Ensemble Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia’s vast and varied content, one random article at a time.The random article for Saturday, 15 March 2025 is Cologne Classical Ensemble.The Cologne Classical Ensemble (in German: Kölner Klassik Ensemble) was formed by graduates of the Hochschule für Musik Köln in 2003. With over 30 concerts per year it has become a renowned ensemble for classical music. Founder and Artistic Director of the ensemble is Tobias Kassung. The basic formation of the Cologne Classical Ensemble consists of three violins, viola, cello, double-bass, guitar and piano. Especially their recording of classical arrangements of music by Ástor Piazzolla for Sony Classical became popular.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:37 UTC on Saturday, 15 March 2025.For the full current version of the article, see Cologne Classical Ensemble on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm neural Matthew.

George Szell took over the Cleveland Orchestra in 1946, and, once he had created the instrument he needed, he started an extensive series of recordings for CBS (American Columbia, now Sony Classical). The focus was on the great works of the Austro-German repertoire and, needless to say, the nine Beethoven symphonies and a selection of overtures were among them (recorded between 1957 and 1967). Sony Classical have just gathered together the symphonies and overtures from the large 'George Szell Complete Columbia Collection' set from 2018, and are releasing them on seven CDs on December 13 and also digitally (already available). James Jolly went to talk to Gramophone's long-serving contributor Rob Cowan about the recordings, and also about George Szell as a conductor in general.

durée : 01:29:44 - Raphaela Gromes, une intensité captivante et un timbre chaleureux - par : Aurélie Moreau - La violoncelliste Raphaela Gromes est renommée pour sa sonorité large et chantante, la beauté de son timbre et sa parfaite maîtrise technique. Au programme de son nouveau disque : le Concerto de Dvořák et des œuvres ukrainiennes (Sony Classical).

durée : 00:59:09 - Autour du dernier album de Bryce Dessner " Solos " - par : Sébastien Llinares - "Solos" un album qui contient entre autre deux solos de guitare. Bryce Dessner a étudié la guitare classique, avant d'être le grand compositeur qu'il est devenu, ainsi que le guitariste plutôt électrique cette fois-ci, du groupe de rock indé The National, de Cincinnati, en Ohio." Sébastien Llinarès - réalisé par : Patrick Lérisset

Editor Martin Cullingford is this week joined by violinist Joshua Bell, pianist Jeremy Denk and cellist Steven Isserlis to talk about their new recording for Sony Classical of Mendelssohn piano trios. 

Una de las características de su obra es la incorporación de sonoridades no codificadas de la voz, como risas, susurros o carraspeos. He aquí su tema: la voz, su naturaleza orgánica, traspuesta y abierta a la sensibilidad de la escucha a través de los incipientes procedimientos electrónicos._____Has escuchadoCorale (1981). Maryvonne Le Dizès, viola; Ensemble InterContemporain; Pierre Boulez, director. Sony Classical (1990)Folk Songs. Black Is the Color (1964). Cathy Berberian, mezzosoprano; Julliard Ensemble; Luciano Berio, director. BMG Classics (1973)Laborintus 2. Première partie (1965) / textos de Edoardo Sanguineti. Ensemble Musique Vivante; Chorale Expérimentale; Luciano Berio, director. Harmonia Mundi (1987)Sinfonia. O King (1968). Göteborg Konserthus; Peter Eötvös, director. Deutsche Grammophon (2005)_____Selección bibliográficaBERIO, Luciano, Un recuerdo al futuro. Acantilado, 2019*BOULEZ, Pierre y Enzo Restagno, Sequenze per Luciano Berio. Ricordi, 2000COHEN-LEVINAS, Danielle (ed.), Omaggio a Luciano Berio. L'Harmattan, 2006*DALMONTE, Rossana y Bálint András Varga (eds.), Luciano Berio: Two Interviews. Marion Boyars, 1985ECO, Umberto, “Eco in ascolto: entrevista de Umberto Eco con Luciano Berio”. Revista de Occidente, n.º 114 (1990), pp. 123-136*FERRARI, Giordano, “El teatro musical como crítica de la sociedad: Passagio de Luciano Berio y Edoardo Sanguineti”. Doce Notas Preliminares, n.º 14 (2004-2005), pp. 120-138FERRARI, Giordano (ed.), Le théâtre musical de Luciano Berio: actes des six journées d'études qui ont eu lieu à Paris et à Venise entre 2010 et 2013. L'Harmattan, 2016FLYNN, George W., “Listening to Berio's Music”. The Musical Quarterly, vol. 61, n.º 3 (1975), pp. 388-421*HALFYARD, Janet K., Berio's Sequenzas: Essays on Performance Composition and Analysis. Ashgate, 2007*HICKS, Michael, “Text, Music, and Meaning in the Third Movement of Luciano Berio's Sinfonia”. Perspectives of New Music, vol. 20, n.º 1-2 (1981), pp. 199-224*JOOS, Maxime, “Luciano Berio: Dramaturgie et Œuvre Ouverte”. Musurgia, vol. 10, n.º 2 (2003), pp. 7-27*MEHINOVIC, Vedran, “Two Late Orchestral Works of Luciano Berio”. Tempo, vol. 69, n.º 273 (2015), pp. 20-29*MULLER, Theo y Luciano Berio, “‘Music Is Not a Solitary Act': Conversation with Luciano Berio”. Tempo, n.º 199 (1997), pp. 16-20*NEIDHÖFER, Christoph, “Inside Luciano Berio's Serialism”. Music Analysis, vol. 28, n.º 2-3 (2009), pp. 301-348*OSMOND-SMITH, David, “Berio and the Art of Commentary”. The Musical Times, vol. 116, n.º 1592 (1975), pp. 871-872*—, Berio. Oxford University Press, 1991SZENDY, Peter, “Un roi à l'écoute”. En: L'Opéra éclaté: la dramaturgie musicale entre 1969 et 1984. Editado por Giordano Ferrari. L'Harmattan, 2005 *Documento disponible para su consulta en la Sala de Nuevas Músicas de la Biblioteca y Centro de Apoyo a la Investigación de la Fundación Juan March

durée : 00:10:12 - Bryce Dessner : Solos - Le disque contemporain de la semaine est celui de Bryce Dessner "Solos" paru chez Sony Classical en août dernier.

durée : 00:10:12 - Bryce Dessner : Solos - Le disque contemporain de la semaine est celui de Bryce Dessner "Solos" paru chez Sony Classical en août dernier.

durée : 00:10:12 - Bryce Dessner : Solos - Le disque contemporain de la semaine est celui de Bryce Dessner "Solos" paru chez Sony Classical en août dernier.

Composer Bryce Dessner joins Gramophone Editor Martin Cullingford for this week's podcast to talk about his new album for Sony Classical, featuring solo works performed by a superb line-up of star soloists.

Leonard Bernstein (1918-90) was perhaps the most ‘complete' classical musician of the last century, as composer (covering everything from Broadway musicals to serial orchestral works), conductor (one of the 20th century's most admired), teacher or pianist. Edward Seckerson interviewed Bernstein for Gramophone in December 1989, but his admiration went back much further, as he reveals to James Jolly in this next instalment in our occasional series focusing on major composers. The music is drawn from Bernstein's extensive CBS catalogue, now available from Sony Classical.

Daniel Behle hat Ende letzten Jahres den Ehrenpreis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik erhalten - «weil er auf eine optimistische bis fanatische Weise an das Medium Schallplatte glaubt», so die Laudatio. Insgesamt hat er 19 Alben veröffentlicht, das ist mehr als das Lebenswerk vieler Kolleg:innen. 00:35 Aktuell Das Swiss Jazz Orchestra ist hierzulande eine der wichtigsten Big Bands. Es feiert sein 20-Jahr-Jubiläum. 10:20 Talk Er stammt aus Hamburg, lebt seit vielen Jahren in Basel und ist auf den besten Opernbühnen der Welt zu Hause: Der Tenor Daniel Behle. Warum Behle die CD mehr schätzt als die Playlist, was die besten Opernhäuser der Welt ausmacht, und warum Computerspielen für einen reisenden Tenor das ideale Hobby ist, das erzählt er im Gespräch mit Jenny Berg. 26:46 Neuerscheinungen Der Jazzpianist Brad Mehldau veröffentlicht sein Album «Après Fauré», auf dem er die Kompositionen von Gabriel Fauré genau unter die Lupe nimmt - eine Produktion von Nonesuch Records. Auf der CD «Percussion Concerto und Wunderkammer» veröffentlich der Komponist Danny Elfman Filmmusik ohne Drehbuch; es spielen der Perkussionist Colin Currie, das Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Leitung JoAnn Falletta. Erschienen bei Sony Classical. 49:57 Swiss Corner Jedes Jahr trifft am Festival OBWALD hiesige Volksmusik auf ferne Musikkulturen. An fünf Tagen werden auf der Waldlichtung Gsang in Giswil Klänge verschmolzen, Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede zelebriert und sich ausgetauscht. Dieses Jahr wurden Finnische Volksmusiker:innen eingeladen, unteranderem mit der Kantele im Gepäck. Sie ist mit dem Schweizer Hackbrett verwandt. Zwei Zitherinstrumente, das eine gezupft, das andere geschlagen.

durée : 00:58:36 - Lucas Debargue, " L'évidence mélodique et l'harmonie raffinée " de Fauré - par : Aurélie Moreau - Pianiste à la personnalité très affirmée, esprit novateur, Lucas Debargue a été lauréat du Concours Tchaïkovski en 2015, point de départ de sa carrière internationale. Très appréciée, son intégrale pour piano de Fauré est parue chez Sony Classical.

To mark the 200th anniversary of the premiere of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna, which took place on May 7, 1824, Gramophone's podcast this week focuses on the work. Antonello Manacorda has just completed a cycle of the nine symphonies with Akademie Potsdam for Sony Classical, including a brand-new Ninth. James Jolly went to visit him at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden , where he was conducting a run of Bizet's Carmen. This Gramophone Podcast is produced in association with Wigmore Hall.

Tomorrow is the debut New York recital of American soprano singer Rachel Willis-Sørensen, who will use the concert to honor late mezzo-soprano Ariel Bybee. Since growing up in Tri-Cities, Washington, Willis-Sørensen is now signed to the famous Sony Classical label, and is a common sight in Opera houses around the world. This fall, she will be returning to The Met to star in "Il Trovatore." Willis-Sørensen joins to preview her Carnegie Hall concert, discuss the role of Opera in the world today, and her efforts to educate the next generation of singers.

durée : 00:09:55 - Classic & Co - par : Anna Sigalevitch - Aujourd'hui, Anna Sigalevitch nous parle de "Venise" par la violoncelliste Anastasia Kobekina, c'est un disque qui vient de paraître chez Sony Classical.

Marking an exciting new chapter in her career, organ sensation Anna Lapwood stands on the cusp of something special as she announces her eagerly anticipated new album Luna - out September 29th on Sony Classical.The album follows a flurry of exciting activity this year.  She picked up the prestigious RPS Gamechanger Award at The Royal Philharmonic Society Awards, celebrated the release of her stunning 5 track EP Midnight Sessions At The Royal Albert Hall, and is about to perform a solo recital as part of this year's BBC Proms season. An album that represents a rounded reflection of her highly impressive career to date, Luna is a fifteen-track collection of traditional classical repertoire alongside contemporary composers and new film music transcriptions.  The album predominantly features Anna as an organist, but the other side of her musical life is showcased too, conducting the Pembroke College Chapel Choir for two of the tracks. Track Listing:1 Flying (from ‘Peter Pan')2 Grain Moon3 Nocturne Op. 9, No.24 Dreamland5 Dawn (from ‘Pride and Prejudice')6 Stay (from ‘Interstellar')7 Ave Maria8 Mad Rush9 In Paradisum10 Stars11 Star Fantasy12 On the Nature of Daylight13 An Elf on a Moonbeam14 Experience15 Clair de LuneClassical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.comThis album is broadcast with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

I've had enough of the trope that Mozart hated the flute, and so I'm here to put it to bed once and for all. I'll explain where it came from, why it was probably just a 22 year old overreacting and then go through all the wonderful things Wolfie Mozart composed for the flute.I'll round it up with telling you my three favourite Mozart flute recordings, and why you should love them too.The chapters are down below if you fancy skipping to a certain section.If you'd like to support the podcast, you can buy me a beer or a Dr Pepper with my PayPal link below (also in my Instagram bio!)Inline G will ALWAYS be free of charge, but small donations of a few euro/pounds/dollars help keep the lights on round here, if you can afford it xwww.paypal.me/garethhouston92And, if you want to chat more, he's all my socials, I'd love to hear from you!TikTok, Facebook and Instagram: @GarethHoustonFluteChapters:0:00 - Future plans for Inline G 6:01 - Did Mozart hate the flute?10:50 - "Reaction Formation" effect12:35 - Support Inline G15:55 - Mozarts flute works20:30 - Mozart and The Beatles23:55 - Ranking the Mozart flute works28:30 - The Classical/Baroque Flute31:22 - Magali Mosnier and Mozart33:08 - Barthold Kujiken and Mozart35:43 - Michael Kofler and MozartAlbums (all on Spotify): 1) "Mozart" by Magali Mosnier and the Münchener Kammerochester, released 2015 on Sony Classical.2) "Mozart: Flute Concertos" by Barthold Kujiken and La Petite Bande, released 1990.3) "Mozart: Flute Concerto in G Major" by Michael Martin Kofler and the Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Prorzheim, released in 2015.Smooches x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SynopsisToday we honor one of America's greatest patrons of chamber music, Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, who died on this date in 1953.Born in 1864, Elizabeth was the daughter of a wealthy wholesale grocer. She put her inheritance to good use. In 1924, she proposed to the Library of Congress that an auditorium be constructed in Washington, D.C., that would be dedicated to the performance of chamber music. A year later it was built, and Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress still stands today.Not content with just a superb venue for chamber music, Coolidge diligently commissioned new works to be played there. The list of important chamber pieces her foundation commissioned is impressive, and includes Bartok and Schoenberg string quartets, the original chamber versions of Copland's Appalachian Spring, Stravinsky's Apollo ballets, and modern works by American composers as diverse as Samuel Barber, Milton Babbitt, George Crumb and John Corigliano.Coolidge was an amateur composer and accomplished pianist. Her passion for music and enthusiasm for the creation of new works was all the more remarkable considering that tragically she battled deafness from her mid-30s.Music Played in Today's ProgramIgor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971) Apollo ballet; Stockholm Chamber Orchestra; Esa-Pekka Salonen, cond. Sony Classical 46667

SynopsisOn today's date in 1955, Leopold Stokowski gave his first concert as the new music director of the Houston Symphony — or, as Stoki pronounced it, the “Hooston Symphony.” It was a major cultural event in those days. NBC even televised a bit of the famously white-maned conductor rehearsing the Texans in a brand-new work that Stokowski had commissioned for the occasion: the second symphony of Alan Hovhaness, subtitled Mysterious Mountain.At the time, Hovhaness explained his subtitle as follows: “Mountains are symbols, like pyramids, of man's attempt to know God. Mountains are symbolic meeting places between the mundane and spiritual worlds.” The new piece proved to be a terrific success for all concerned. The next day, the Houston Post's music critic wrote, “The real mystery of Mysterious Mountain is that it should be so simple, sweetly, innocently lovely in an age that has tried so terribly hard to avoid those impressions in music.” For his part, Hovhaness once said, “Things that are complicated tend to disappear and get lost. Simplicity is difficult, not easy.”Before his death in 2000, Hovhaness would complete 67 symphonies.Music Played in Today's ProgramAlan Hovhaness (1911 – 2000) Symphony No. 2 (Mysterious Mountain) - London Symphony; John Williams, cond. Sony Classical 62729

Miloš's new album is a journey of music around the continent of Europe in the era of the Baroque, and is named an Editor's Choice in the current issue of Gramophone. Editor Martin Cullingford met up with the guitarist to talk about the story behind this beautiful recording, which is available on the Sony Classical label.

When cellist Ofra Harnoy entered London's venerable Abbey Road Studios in 1996 to record Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85, she never imagined she would have to wait 27 years for the recording's release – at last, set for release on September 15 via Sony Classical and available for preorder now.The new album also includes a reissue of Harnoy's recording of the Cello Concerto in D Minor by the French composer Edouard Lalo, made in 1995 with the late Antonio de Almeida conducting the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.Track Listing:1 Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85 / I. Adagio – Moderato2 II. Lento - Allegro molto3 III. Adagio4 IV. Allegro - Moderato - Allegro, ma non-troppo - Poco più lento – Adagio5 Lalo: Cello Concerto in D Minor / I. Prelude. Lento - Allegro maestoso6 II. Intermezzo. Andantino con moto - Allegro presto7 III. Introduction. Andante - Allegro vivaceHelp support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com This album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

Our guest this week is star guitarist Miloš! In our conversation with Miloš, we track his incredible journey from Montenegro to arriving at the Royal Academy of Music in London aged 17. He shares with us the challenges that came with this (including awful British canteen food!) and other barriers that he faced early on in his career as a guitar soloist. Having recovered from a debilitating hand injury, Miloš has now signed with Sony Classical and his first album with them, BAROQUE, will be released on Friday 13th October 2023!Pre-order Miloš' new album BAROQUE: https://milos.lnk.to/baroqueMiloš' website: http://milosguitar.com/Follow our podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musicalrootspodcast

Er wird weltweit gefeiert und mit Preisen überhäuft. Die New York Times nannte ihn “den bedeutendsten Künstler seiner Generation“. Los Angeles, Wien, Mailand, Tokyo, Berlin - das sind die kommenden Stationen seiner Tournee. Gerade erscheint sein neues Album „Fantasia“ bei Sony Classical. Igor Levit, 1987 in Nizhni Nowgorod geboren, kam als Achtjähriger mit seinen Eltern aus der Sowjetunion nach Deutschland und absolvierte sein Klavierstudium in Hannover mit einer Rekordpunktezahl. Heute lebt er in Berlin. „Du kriegst den Musiker nicht raus aus mir“, sagt Igor Levit. Aber mindestens genauso wichtig ist ihm sein politisches Engagement - gegen Rechtsextremismus, gegen die Klimakatastrophe. Wenn es sein muss, spielt er inmitten von Demonstrierenden oder konfrontiert sein Konzertpublikum mit politischen Botschaften. Lange war Twitter sein Medium, in dem er während der Pandemie auch seine „Hauskonzerte“ übertrug. Ende 2022 hat er seinen Twitter-Account gelöscht, weil die Plattform „die Schleusentore für Hatespeech geöffnet“ habe. Bei FREIHEIT DELUXE mit Jagoda Marinic zeigt sich ein nachdenklicher und verwundbarer Igor Levit, der die Bühne als Ort erlebt, wo er frei von Angst sein kann. Gemeinsam blicken Jagoda Marinic und Igor Levit zurück auf seine „Laufbahn“ bei Twitter, wo die Unterscheidung zwischen Gegnern und Feinden immer öfter verlorengeht. Sie fragen nach den Ursachen des Aufschwungs von Rechtsextremisten und vor allem, warum kaum jemand dagegen auf die Straße geht. Und sie sprechen über die Fähigkeit, bei aller Verzweiflung kein unglücklicher Mensch zu sein. Hier hört Ihr… warum eine Folge mit Igor von der Deluxe-Community schon lange erwartet wurde (2:15) wo Igor frei von Angst agieren kann und was Nina Simone und Ludwig van Beethoven damit zu tun haben (4:30) warum @igorpianist nicht mehr bei Twitter ist (8:46) und was wir auf Twitter verloren haben (10:24) was Igor während der Pandemie mit seinen Hauskonzerten erlebt hat (13:35) warum niemand gegen die Umfrageerfolge von Rechtsextremen auf die Straße geht (26:10) warum der deutsche Staatsbürger Igor überzeugter Demokrat ist, aber der Jude Igor manchmal vom Tisch aufsteht und geht (36:00) wofür zu Recht demonstriert wird und wogegen man im Land des „Nie wieder“ endlich demonstrieren sollte (40:20) was Igor tut, wenn bei ihm der Topf überkocht (47:25) warum Igor nicht an den Tag der Erlösung glaubt (51:10) welche Menschen Igor Hoffnung machen (58:00) was wir tun müssen, um in diesen Zeiten gesund zu bleiben (1:10:50) FREIHEIT DELUXE mit Jagoda Marinic ist eine Produktion des Hessischen Rundfunks in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Börsenverein des deutschen Buchhandels.

SynopsisSay the phrase “BBC Proms” to most music lovers, and they'll conjure up a mental image of the rowdy “Last Night of the Proms” at which normally staid and reserved Britons don funny hats and make rude noises during Sir Henry Wood's arrangement of British sailor songs. But the raucous “Last Night of the Proms” is only the festive finale of several weeks of fairly serious music making: dozens of concerts covering a wide range of old and new musicFrom the very beginning of the Proms in 1895, Sir Henry, who started the whole thing, had this specific agenda: “I am going to run nightly concerts to train the public in easy stages,” he explained. “Popular at first, gradually raising the standard until I have created a public for classical and modern music.”On today's date in 1996, for example, violinist Gidon Kremer premiered a brand-new violin concerto by the Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho at a Proms concert. The work had an unusual title—Grail Theater. “I like the unusual combination of these two words,” explained Saariaho, “because it represents two such different things. One is the search for the Grail, and the other the theatrical aspect.” Music Played in Today's ProgramJ.S. Bach (1685 – 1750) arr. Henry Wood Toccata and Fugue in D minor BBC Symphony; Andrew Davis, conductor. Teldec 97868Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952) Graal Theatre Gidon Kremer, violin; BBC Symphony; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor. Sony Classical 60817

SynopsisOn today's date in 1959, Leonard Bernstein celebrated his 41st birthday in Moscow. The New York Philharmonic was embarked on an extensive world tour, which included three weeks in the Soviet Union.Their August 25th concert proved controversial, offering two works of Igor Stravinsky, a composer still condemned in the Soviet Union as “bourgeois” and “decadent.” Even more daring, Bernstein opened his concert with “The Unanswered Question,” a short piece by the American composer, Charles Ives.Even worse, Bernstein broke traditional Soviet protocol by talking directly to the audience through an interpreter, explaining Ives' unusual philosophy of music. The enthusiastic audience response after the Ives led to it being encored.This really upset the Soviet authorities, and the music critic of the Ministry of Culture wrote, “Before this four-minute piece Bernstein spoke for six minutes. Only the good manners of the hospitable public resulted in a ripple of cool applause. Nevertheless, the conductor, setting modesty aside, himself suggested that the piece be repeated.”Bernstein, although furious at what he called “an unforgivable lie,” was persuaded to forgo any further controversial lectures from the podium for the remainder of the Soviet tour.Music Played in Today's ProgramCharles Ives (1874 – 1954) The Unanswered Question New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor. Sony Classical 46701

SynopsisOn today's date in 1992, lovers of the tango had good reason to be sad. The great Argentinean composer and bandoneón virtuoso Astor Piazzolla had died in Buenos Aires at the age of 71.Now, the bandoneón is a close relation of the accordion, and for it Piazzolla composed new music inspired by the tango, an Argentinian dance form that originated in working-class dancehalls. While still a teenager, Piazzolla had played bandoneón in the orchestra of Carlos Gardél, the most famous tango singer of the 1930s. Eventually, Piazzolla formed his own band, which became famous throughout South America.But Piazzolla had a burning desire to write concert music, and won a scholarship to study composition in Paris with Nadia Boulanger. She encouraged him to explore the possibilities inherent in the music he knew best, and so Piazzolla set about “reinventing” the tango. The result was dubbed “nuevo tango,” as vital as the old ones, but often dark and brooding.When asked why these “new tangos” were so melancholy, Piazzolla replies. "Not because I'M sad,” Piazzolla replied. “Not at all.  I'm a happy guy.  … No, my music is sad because the TANGO is sad — sad and dramatic, but not pessimistic.”Music Played in Today's ProgramAstor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992) Tres minutos con la realidad Nestor Marconi, bandoneon; Yo Yo Ma, cello; ensemble Sony Classical 63122

In the past, traditionally only the biggest orchestras released recordings, and historically only via labels like Sony Classical or Deutsche Grammophon, but this is a big area where the narrative has changed. Now, ensembles of any size can release recordings across a multitude of platforms.In this episode, Aubrey is joined by two experts — Mike Warner, Head of Editorial Marketing Partnerships North America at Believe, and Jamie Freedman, Head of Classical Programming at Pandora — to talk us through the play by play (stream by stream) on how any ensemble can take advantage of the way recording and distribution has changed.They cover topics including how an ensemble can self-release, how an organization can be empowered to do yourself things a label historically or traditionally would have done and have more control because of it, how the artistic, production, and marketing teams will need to work together, and the nuts and bolts of releasing music directly vs going with a distributor.And if you don't know what all that means or looks like, that's ok too — the whole point of this episode is to learn so you walk away educated and informed. And therefore confident and ready to tackle your next recording project knowing exactly how you'll get maximum ears to listen to it.

Anna Lapwood is like no other musician, and after recently signing a major label deal with Sony Classical, she releases her 5-track Midnight Sessions At The Royal Albert Hall EP of film transcriptions - out now - recorded on the organ of the Royal Albert Hall. An album will arrive later this year, as well as a host of prestigious organ recitals and concertos this Spring.EP TRACKLIST: MIDNIGHT SESSIONS AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL1. Cornfield Chase (From “Interstellar”)2. Test Drive (From “How To Train Your Dragon”)3. Davy Jones (From “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest”)4. Chevaliers De Sangreal (From “The Da Vinci Code”)5. No Time For Caution (From “Interstellar”)Help support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com This album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).      

The album follows up on the soprano's Sony Classical debut, an aria recital entitled “Rachel,” released last year to unanimous international praise. Germany's Das Opernglas noted that “Willis-Sørensen sings marvelously with her beautifully shimmering, silvery, well-rounded soprano voice, whose slight vibrato enhances the emotions expressed.” While Gramophone Magazine recommended the album as “a rewarding and intelligent debut from a very fine singer”. French classical magazine L'Opéra praised her as “An uncommon talent, able to rival the best examples of the past”.TRACKLISTRICHARD STRAUSS 1864–1949 Four Last Songs / Vier letzte Lieder TrV 296 Four Last Songs 1. No. 1: Frühling (3:28)Text: Hermann Hesse 2. No. 2: September (4:59)Text: Hermann Hesse 3. No. 3: Beim Schlafengehen (5:44)Text: Hermann Hesse 4. No. 4: Im Abendrot (8:08) Text: Joseph von Eichendorff Final Scene from Capriccio TrV 179 A Conversation Piece for Music Text: Richard Strauss & Clemens Krauss 5. Mondscheinmusik. Andante con moto (3:36)Moonlight Interlude 6. “Wo ist mein Bruder?” (countess, major-domo) (2:51) 7. “Kein Andres, das mir so im Herzen loht” (countess) (4:36) 8. “Ihre Liebe schlägt mir entgegen” (countess) (4:53) 9. “Du Spiegelbild der verliebten Madeleine” (countess) (7:11)Help support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com This album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

Dan talks with Wilmington, DE native IVA about growing up singing opera and jazz, being the first of her very musical family to pursue music as a career, being a repeat player on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in the early 00s, working for Sony Classical, living and making music in Sweden, writing songs in Nashville, and her new EP, 'Nobody's Woman', produced at Turtle Studios by Philadelphia all-star Ross Bellenoit. 'Nobody's Woman' is out now, and is available wherever you get digital music. 

TITLE: The Fabelmans – music and memory TRACK: Bach Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974: II. Adagio based on Alessandro Marcello's oboe concerto, Adagio ARTIST: John Williams & Joanne Pearce Martin PUBLISHER: ℗ 2022 Storyteller Distribution Co., LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Classical, a label of Sony Music Entertainment

The soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen has just released an album of Richard Strauss, two late works – the Four Last Songs and the Closing scene from the opera Capriccio. On this new Sony Classical release she's joined by the Gewandhausorchester and Andris Nelsons. James Jolly caught up with her by Zoom to talk repertoire and the allure of Strauss's vocal writing. Gramophone Podcasts are given in association with Wigmore Hall.

Interpreten: Eldbjørg Hemsing, Arctic Philharmonic Label: Sony Classical EAN: 194399360828 Nicht erst seit Ole Bull, dem „Paganini des Nordens“, hat Norwegen eine große Tradition an Violinmusik und bringt große Geigerinnen und Geiger hervor. Zur jüngeren Generation gehören die Schwestern Eldbjørg und Ragnhild Hemsing. Eldbjørg hat nun bei Sony Classical ihre jüngste CD veröffentlicht, und spielt darauf „Arktisches“. Michael Gmasz hat sich beim Anhören warm angezogen.

The collaboration between Sony Classical and concert violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing starts off with a unique concept album. “Arctic” is a musical journey through a stunningly beautiful region and a celebration of a fragile and largely unexplored ecosystem.Track Listing:1 A Hidden Life2 Dawn3 I. Frozen World4 II. Aurora5 III. Sunrise6 IV. A Rush of Life7 La Melancolie (Arr. for Violin and Orchestra from Moments of Solitude by Ben Palmer)8 Last Spring (Arr. for Violin and Orchestra from Op. 33 No. 2 by Ben Palmer9 Snowflakes (Arr. for Violin and Orchestra from Morceaux, Op. 57 by Ben Palmer10 The Return of the Sun11 Under the Arctic Moon12 V. Polar Winds13 Varsg (Arr. for Violin and Orchestra by Ben Palmer)14 VI. Sea Ice Melting15 WhisperingHelp support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.comThis album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

durée : 00:12:18 - Le Disque classique du jour du lundi 21 novembre 2022 - Pour son premier album chez Sony Classical, Julie Fuchs nous offre un magnifique récital de Mozart, intitulé "Amadè", enregistré récemment au Château de Fontainebleau accompagné par l'Orchestre Balthasar Neumann dirigé par le grand chef Thomas Hengelbrock.

The violinist and cellist have recorded Brahms's Double Concerto with the Czech Philharmonic conducted by Manfred Honeck, plus Clara Schumann's Piano Trio in G minor for which they are joined by Lambert Orkis at the piano. Gramophone's Editor Martin Cullingford caught up with them to discuss their collaboration on this new album, released today on Sony Classical. Gramophone Podcasts are produced in association with Wigmore Hall. 

Esther Abrami moved to the UK when she was 14 and couldn't speak a word of English. Despite the language barrier, she studied music in an English-speaking school and has gone on to become a well-respected violinist, as well as a popular online personality on social media and her YouTube channel. This week, Esther joins Dr Alex for a wander around London's Hyde Park where they talk about: Esther's journey of leaving Marseille and being accepted as a student at Manchester's prestigious Chethams School of Music; how she was approached by and signed exclusively to record lable, Sony Classical, and what it truly takes to become a world-class violinist.Follow Esther here and watch her YouTube videos here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The American composer Mason Bates wrote Philharmonia Fantastique to a commission from a host of major US orchestras (Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony and the American Youth Symphony). It was recorded for Sony Classical by the Chicago SO under Edwin Outwater and released earlier this year. Now an animated film by Academy Award-winning sound designer Gary Rydstrom, and featuring the work of Jim Capobianco, has been made using the same soundtrack. (It will be available from November 4 to rent or purchase in 4K and surround-sound on the AppleTV app and to stream on Apple Music.) Gramophone's Editor, Martin Cullingford, spoke to Mason Bates about the work and the new animated film. Gramophone Podcasts are made in association with Wigmore Hall, sponsors of the 2022 Chamber Award.   

Xavier de Maistre – with Cologne's WDR Symphony Orchestra conducted by Nathalie Stutzmann – has recorded harp concertos by Reinhold Glière and Alexander Mosolov for Sony Classical, supplemented by a couple of transcriptions of Russian ballet music. James Jolly spoke to the French harpist about the album, the two women harpists who inspired the works and the detective work involved in resurrecting the Mosolov concerto. Gramophone Podcasts are made in association with Wigmore Hall, sponsors of the 2022 Chamber Award.

durée : 00:11:46 - Le Disque classique du jour du mardi 04 octobre 2022 - Retenez son nom : Mao Fujita. Le jeune pianiste fait sensation depuis quelques temps et nous dévoile son premier enregistrement chez Sony Classical. L'album est consacré aux sonates de Mozart. C'est notre disque du jour !

Following last year's Gramophone Award-winning solo Verdi album, Ludovic Tézier returns to the composer – and a couple of others – for his latest Sony Classical  release, 'Insieme' (Together). Joining Jonas Kaufmann he explores some of the great tenor-baritone duets of the operatic repertoire with the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano. He talks to Gramophone Editor-in-Chief James Jolly.

durée : 00:15:02 - Le Disque classique du jour du vendredi 23 septembre 2022 - Sony Classical présente le 5ème volet du cycle complet des symphonies d'Anton Bruckner de Christian Thielemann avec l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Vienne. Il constitue le premier cycle de Bruckner interprété par l'orchestre sous la direction d'un seul chef.

Synopsis On today's date in 1946, Leonard Bernstein conducted the American premiere of Benjamin Britten's opera, "Peter Grimes," at the Tanglewood Festival in Lenox, Massachusetts. "Peter Grimes" had received its very first performance in London the previous year, and had already been staged elsewhere in Europe before reaching America. In fact, this quintessentially British opera was originally an American commission from the Koussevitzky Foundation run by the famous conductor and music patron Serge Koussevitzky, who was the founder and guiding spirit of the Tanglewood Festival. Opera News covered the American premiere with a feature titled "Peter Grimes On Trial – A Symposium of Verdicts," beginning by quoting with the grudging praise of the New York Times' very conservative critic that the opera was "a very interesting modern work in a provocative form." Also included were quotes from the lead singers, who noted its "strange intervals, harmonies, and difficult counter-play of the various voices." But Boris Goldowsky, the music director of the Tanglewood Center, provided the most accurate assessment, given the hindsight of history: "The opera has lasting merit," said Goldovsky, "and it will join the standard repertory. Like all new works, it was difficult at first, but future productions will be easier." Here's an additional historical footnote: the Tanglewood premiere of "Peter Grimes" was the first opera Leonard Bernstein conducted professionally, and the opera's instrumental "Sea Interludes" were on the program of the last orchestral concert he ever conducted, 44 years later, in August of 1990, and again at Tanglewood. Music Played in Today's Program Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) –Sunday Morning and Storm, fr Peter Grimes (New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, cond.) Sony Classical 47541

Anne-Sophie Mutter premiered John Williams's Second Violin Concerto, written for her, in Boston in July 2021 and DG recorded the work shortly after. One of the most listened-to composers on the planet, thanks to his peerless film scores, Williams has long been drawn the concerto as a form, and has written for many great musicians, including Gil Shaham and Yo-Yo Ma.  James Jolly caught up with John Williams by phone earlier this year to talk about the new violin concerto, Williams's concert music and his love of conducting.  John Williams features on the cover of the July issue of Gramophone, out on June 10. Andrew Farach-Colton writes about Williams's concert music and we review the new DG recording of the Second Violin Concerto as well as Yo-Yo Ma's new Sony Classical recording of the revised version of John Williams's Cello Concerto.

Olga Scheps was born in Moscow in 1986, the daughter of two pianists, and discovered the instrument for herself at the age of four. She began studying the piano more intensively after her family moved to Germany in 1992. At an early age she had already developed her own unique style of keyboard playing, which combines intense emotiveness and powerful expressivity with extraordinary pianistic technique. Among those who discovered these talents was Alfred Brendel, who has encouraged the young pianist. A holder of scholarships from the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben and Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, she completed her studies with Professor Pavel Gililov in her adopted home of Cologne in 2013, passing her Concert Examination with Distinction. She rounded out her training with Professor Arie Vardi and Professor Dmitri Bashkirov. Olga Scheps now performs with great success in world-famous concert halls such as the Elbphilharmonie, the Berlin and Cologne Philharmonie, the Vienna Konzerthaus, the Cadogan Hall London, the Zurich Tonhalle, and the Suntory Hall Tokyo. She is a sought-after guest at festivals like the Rheingau Musik Festival, Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Kissinger Sommer, Heidelberger Frühling, Klavier-Festival Ruhr, Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, MDR Musiksommer, Lucerne Festival am Piano, ACHTBRÜCKEN Festival in Cologne, Mozart Festival Würzburg, Mersin Festival in Turkey, and Menuhin Festival Gstaad. Since 2009 Olga Scheps has been an exclusive Sony Classical artist. Her debut album ‘Chopin' immediately won an ECHO Klassik award. The two recordings that followed, ‘Russian Album' (2010) and ‘Schubert' (2012), were also highly praised by the press. Her fourth Sony Classical CD was released early in 2014 and features Chopin's Piano Concertos nos. 1 and 2 with the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra. The success of her solo-album ‘Vocalise', published in 2015, was surpassed by her latest album ‘Satie' which Olga Scheps has recorded on the occasion of the French composer's 150th birthday: It reached top 1 of the German classical music charts at first go. Her CD "Tchaikovsky" was released in October 2017 and she broke new ground with the album "100 % Scooter - Piano Only", on which she recorded arrangements of the most famous Scooter hits by Sven Helbig. In March 2019 Olga Scheps' album “Melody” was released, containing pieces spanning four centuries, from Bach to Aphex Twin. Her recording of the Weinberg Piano Quintet with the Kuss Quartet was released in late 2019. Olga Scheps is a Steinway Artist. FIND OLGA ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Twitch | YouTube © Copyright 2022 Den of Rich. All rights reserved.

Steve Wood has lived a rich musical life, full of synchronicities. Leading like a lucid dream from one expression to the next, always guided by both his inner voice and a buoyant, or dare I say, defiant spirit accepting only passion as a course of action. His joie de vivre is both evident and shining as ever as this wonderfully accomplished rock musician, turned IMAX wunderkind composer, walks you through his storied and fascinating life. What a pleasure it is to bring this interview with the Wizard of the big screen to light! At age 14 Steve Wood was living the young surfer's dream of living on the beach in Newport Beach, California where he could surf every day before and after (and sometimes during) school.  His world came crashing down when his father was transferred to Dallas, Texas.  Not knowing what to do when he got there, he bought his first guitar and started a band.  Two years later he had a number 4 record on the local charts and he had stumbled onto his life's path.  Moving back to California he played in a variety of local bands for a couple of years until he founded the band Honk which composed the soundtrack for Greg MacGillivray's iconic surfing movie “Five Summer Stories”.  A song from that movie became number 1 in Hawaii and soon Honk had a major recording contract and was touring with The Beach Boys, Loggins and Messina and Chicago.  Several years later Steve became the keyboard player and musical director for Kenny Loggins, a position he held for 10 years.  During that time he wrote several chart making songs with Kenny and helped produce several hits including “Footloose”.In the meantime Greg MacGillivray shifted from surf movies to become the most successful IMAX documentary film maker in history.  He tapped Steve to compose scores for 30 of his films including “Everest”, “The Living Sea” and “Dolphins”.  Steve's work earned him 8 “Best Score” awards, the most by any composer and allowed him to work with Sting, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, The Moody Blues, Dave Matthews Band and Brian May of Queen along with a host of others.Among his other accomplishments are his Clio Award winning work with Stevie Wonder and his production and composition work for Sony Classical artists. He composed, recorded and mixed the music for 2 PBS specials filmed at the Colosseum in Rome and ancient Agora Amphitheater in Thessaloniki, Greece.He is currently composing and working with his wife Beth Fitchet Wood, a gifted singer songwriter. He is also producing an upcoming series of live streams of gifted up and coming musicians from high schools from around Orange County, California with Laguna Beach Live where he is a board member.

This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share favorite songs about shady characters and talk with Jake Brennan, host of the Disgraceland podcast. Plus the Black Pumas share the songs that got them hooked on music. Become a member on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/soundopinionsMake a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/36zIhZK Record a Voice Memo: https://www.micdropp.com/studio/5febf006eba45/ Featured Songs: Utopia, "I Just Want To Touch You," Deface The Music, Bearsville, 1980Erykah Badu, "Tyrone (Live)," Live, Universal, 1997Solomon Burke, "Maggie's Farm," (single), Atlantic, 1965The Clash, "Wrong 'Em Boyo," London Calling, Epic, 1979Nick Cave, "Mack the Knife from the Threepenny Opera," September Songs, Sony Classical, 1997The Chicks, "Goodbye Earl," Fly, Monument, 1999Nelly Furtado, "Maneater," Loose, Geffen, 2006Pink Floyd, "Arnold Layne," Arnold Layne (Single), EMI Columbia, 1967Ghostface Killah, "Maxine (feat. Raekwon)," Bulletproof Wallets, Epic, 2001Black Pumas, "Colors," Black Pumas, ATO, 2019N.W.A., "100 Miles and Runnin' (Clean Version)," 100 Miles and Runnin', Ruthless, 1990New Radicals, "You Get What You Give," Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too, MCA, 1998Carole King, "So Far Away," Tapestry, Ode, 1971