Recording of the Month: Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius

Tchaikovsky Piano Concertos – First Listen: Here's a disc with not just Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto, but the less well-known Second Piano Concerto as well. Join the team as they discuss Simon Trpčeski's new recording with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Vasil... by All The Right Notes

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Bruckner Symphony No. 9 – Recording of the Month: Claudio Abbado's final concert with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra included Bruckner's Symphony No. 9. It's a profoundly moving performance. Oliver Condy and Rebecca Franks discuss the piece and play clips from the recording in this podc... by All The Right Notes

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Blow out, ye bugles – First Listen: English choral works written around the time of the First World War are the subject of this month’s First Listen podcast. Join the BBC Music Magazine team as they explore and play clips from this new disc from Truro Cathedral Choir. by All The Right Notes

21 min listen

First Listen – Bernstein West Side Story: How does a complete live concert recording of Bernstein's West Side Story shape up? The BBC Music Magazine team share their thoughts on the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra's new CD. by All The Right Notes

16 min listen

BBC Music Magazine Cover CD: Beethoven: Jeremy Pound and Rosie Pentreath discuss piano sonatas by Beethoven, Schubert and Haydn as heard on the BBC Music Magazine August issue Cover CD. by All The Right Notes

13 min listen

Music for Alfred Hitchcock – First Listen: From those famous chilling string chords in Psycho to the pop and jazz-inspired score for Rear Window, Alfred Hitchcock used music to great effect in his films. In this podcast, find out what the team makes of a new disc exploring Hitchcock film music by All The Right Notes

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BBC Music Magazine Awards 2015: Choral: Three ages of British music are represented in the Choral category of this year's Awards, with works by Byrd, Elgar and Birtwistle. by All The Right Notes

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First Listen: Cecilia Bartoli St Petersburg: How does the Italian mezzo-soprano fare on her Russian musical adventure? Join the BBC Music Magazine team as we have a listen to Cecilia Bartoli's new St Petersburg album, and give our verdict. by All The Right Notes

19 min listen

Benjamin Grosvenor’s Dances – Recording of the Month: The young British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor plays JS Bach, Chopin, Scriabin, Granados and more in this sparkling recital, our October Recording of the Month. Hear clips from the disc in this podcast with Rebecca Franks and Jeremy Pound. by All The Right Notes

13 min listen

First Listen: Broadway-Lafayette: Simone Dinnerstein explores the transatlantic friendship between America and France on her new CD. As well as Ravel's Concerto in G and Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, this disc includes the premiere of Philip Lasser&rsqu... by All The Right Notes

21 min listen

Shostakovich Symphonies Nos 6 and 14 – Recording of the Month: Two symphonies by Shostakovich feature on our bleak but brilliant Recording of the Month, played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Vladimir Jurowski. Hear clips and find out more about the music in this month’s podcast. by All The Right Notes

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Howells Violin Sonatas – First Listen: Howells's complete violin and piano music has been recorded for the first time, by Rupert Marshall-Luck and Matthew Rickard. In this First Listen podcast, the BBC Music Magazine explore these rarely heard works – and give their verdict on the reco... by All The Right Notes

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First Listen: France-Espagne: Les Siècles and conductor François-Xavier Roth turn to the colourful Spanish-inspired works of four French composers: Chabrier, Massenet, Debussy and Ravel. The orchestra plays on period instruments in this live recording for its own label. Hear clips fr by All The Right Notes

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BBC Music Magazine Cover CD: Brahms: Jeremy Pound and Rebecca Franks introduce Brahms’s Symphony No. 3 and Variations on a theme by Haydn, as heard on our October cover CD by All The Right Notes

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BBC Music Magazine cover CD: On Christmas Night: Our Christmas cover CD features a selection of beautiful carols sung by the choir of Merton College, Oxford. Jeremy Pound and Rosie Pentreath present clips and an introduction to the collection. by All The Right Notes

14 min listen

BBC Music Magazine cover CD: JS Bach Cello Suites: Jeremy Pound and Rosie Pentreath introduce Mstislav Rostropovich's 1975 Edinburgh Festival performance of Bach's Cello Suites Nos 2,3 & 6, featured on our January 2015 issue cover CD. by All The Right Notes

13 min listen

BBC Music Magazine Cover CD: CPE Bach: Our December cover CD features performances of music by CPE Bach by Rachel Podger and friends to mark the composer’s 300th anniversary. Hear clips and an introduction to the works from Jeremy Pound and Rosie Pentreath. by All The Right Notes

14 min listen

BBC Music Magazine cover CD: Sviatoslav Richter live in concert: To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Sviatoslav Richter's birth, our March 2015 cover CD features the pianist's 1969 Royal Festival Hall recital of works by Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin and Debussy by All The Right Notes

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First Listen: Sculthorpe String Quartets: Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe wrote four pieces for the unusual combination of string quartet and didgeridoo. In this podcast you can hear clips of this music as played by the Del Sol Quartet and didgeridoo player Stephen Kent, and find out what t by All The Right Notes

17 min listen

Recording of the Month: Hasse’s Siroe: An all-star cast including countertenor Max Emanuel Cencic and soprano Julia Lezhneva come together for this world premiere recording. Hear clips from Hasse's Siroe, re di Persia and find out more about this 1763 opera in this podcast. ... by All The Right Notes

14 min listen

BBC Music Magazine Cover CD: The Great Sopranos: Jeremy Pound and Rosie Pentreath discuss the songs and arias performed by sopranos Maria Callas, Lucia Popp and Elisabeth Söderström on our September Cover CD by All The Right Notes

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First Listen: St Luke Passion: This month the team has been listening to James MacMillan's St Luke Passion, in the world-premiere recording conducted by Markus Stenz for the Challenge Classics label. Hear clips from and discussion about the disc in this episode of the monthly BBC by All The Right Notes

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BBC Music Magazine Cover CD: Schumann and Schubert: Our November CD includes performances of Schumann’s Symphony No. 1 and Schubert’s Symphony No. 4 by the BBC Philharmonic under Gianandrea Noseda and Juanjo Mena. Hear clips and an introduction to the works from Jeremy Pound and Rosie Pentreath. by All The Right Notes

13 min listen

First Listen: Vaughan Williams: The BBC Music Magazine editorial team listens to a disc of Vaughan Williams's complete original organ works and transcriptions of his music played by organist David Briggs, on Albion Records. Join us for discussion and clips from the recording. by All The Right Notes

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Recording of the Month: Vaughan Williams orchestral works: From the magical world of the Tallis Fantasia to the elusive and haunting Pastoral Symphony, this new recording from the Hallé and Sir Mark Elder gets to the heart of Vaughan Williams's music. In this podcast Oliver Condy and Rebecca Franks ... by All The Right Notes

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BBC Music Magazine cover CD: Sibelius: Our February issue cover CD features a fantastic selection of works by Sibelius, including his brooding Fourth Symphony and the well known Finlandia, Op. 26. Hear clips from the performances and an introducion to the works from Jeremy Pound a... by All The Right Notes

12 min listen

Recording of the Month: Schubert played by András Schiff: András Schiff's new Schubert disc is BBC Music Magazine's July issue Recording of the Month. It's not the first time the Hungarian pianist has recorded this music, but it's given a completely different character thanks to the instrument h by All The Right Notes

19 min listen

Recording of the Month: Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius: Sir Andrew Davis conducts an overwhelming performance of Elgar's masterly oratorio, with Stuart Skelton, Sarah Connolly and David Soar as soloists. Find out more about the piece and hear clips from the recording in this podcast, presented by... by All The Right Notes

15 min listen

Fauré Requiem – Recording of the Month: This wonderful new recording by King’s College Choir, Cambridge recreates the first complete liturgical performance of Fauré’s Requiem, and also features the French composer's Messe basse and Cantique de Jean Racine. by All The Right Notes

16 min listen

Recording of the Month: Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony: Our June Recording of the Month is a fantastic new disc of Tchaikovsky from the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and conductor Andris Nelsons, featuring the Manfred Symphony and Marche Slave. Join editor Oliver Condy and reviews editor Rebecca Frank by All The Right Notes

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