Naxos Classical Music Spotlight Podcasts (enhanced Shows)

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Recent episodes from Naxos Classical Music Spotlight Podcasts (enhanced Shows)

  • Published: Sep 12, 08
    Sylvain Bergeron discusses his recording of music from the Balcarres Lute Book, a 17th century collection of lute music written in Scotland.During this time, the lute was still one of the most important instruments.Album details…Catalogue No.: ACD2 2562Subscribe to Podcast: AAC | MP3 | iTunesDownload this Episode: AAC | MP3
     
  • Published: Sep 12, 08
    An interview with pianist David Jalbert about his recording of the complete Shostakovich Preludes and Fugues, opus 87.This remarkable piece presents, in concentrated form, everything Shostakovich understood about composition and piano playingAlbum details…Catalogue No.: ACD2 2555Subscribe to Podcast: AAC | MP3 | iTunesDownload this Episode: AAC | MP3
     
  • Published: Sep 8, 08
    An introduction to a new recording of Rachmaninoff’s Vespers, one of his finest choral pieces.Rachmaninoff composed this music in 1915, on the eve of the Russian Revolution, and political events that would lead to a decades-long ban on playing any kind of religious music in concert. This music was finally heard again in churches [...]
     
  • Published: Aug 25, 08
    Jose Serebrier discusses his DVD release with the National Youth Orchestra of Spain.In this interview he talks about the music, the composers, and about the joys of making music with young musicians.Album details…Catalogue No.: Naxos 2.110230English version of Interview:Versión en español de Entrevista:
     
  • Published: Aug 25, 08
    Jose Serebrier discusses his DVD release with the National Youth Orchestra of Spain.In this interview he talks about the music, the composers, and about the joys of making music with young musicians.Album details…Catalogue No.: Naxos 2.110230Versión en español de Entrevista
     
  • Published: Aug 18, 08
    An introduction to the soundtrack to the brand new movie Brideshead Revisited, based on the novel by Evelyn Waugh, with music by composer Adrian Johnston, recorded by the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Terry Davies.Album details…Catalogue No.: CHAN 10499ShareThis
     
  • Published: Aug 11, 08
    An interview with Elizabeth Farr about her recording of the music of Bach on the lute-harpsichord.Bach owned a couple of these instruments, but none survived to the present day.It wasn’t until instrument maker Keith Hill decided to recreate one that people found out what they sounded like.Album details…Catalogue No.: Naxos 8.570470-71ShareThis
     
  • Published: Aug 4, 08
    A podcast look at this new recording by the Fine Arts Quartet of four string quartets by American composers: Ralph Evans, Philip Glass, George Antheil and Bernard Hermann. Album details…Catalogue No.: Naxos 8.559354ShareThis
     
  • Published: Jul 28, 08
    To celebrate the centenary of Leroy Anderson’s birth, Naxos has released 3 CDs of his orchestral music, including the many world premiere recordings.This podcast looks at his life, and at this new recording featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin.Album details…Catalogue No.: Naxos 8.559357Start Slide Show with PicLens Lite SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Podcast: Leroy Anderson at 100", url: "http://blog.naxos.com/2008/07/29/podcast-leroy-anderson-at-100/" });
     
  • Published: Jul 21, 08
    An introduction to three world premiere recordings of pieces by Alan Hovhaness - Fanfare for the New Atlantis, Guitar Concerto No. 2 and his Symphony No. 63.All these pieces show the lush sounds and soaring melodies that have drawn many people to his music - and baffled other composers in an age when lush melodic [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Podcast: Alan Hovhaness - Symphony No. 63 “Loon Lake”", url: "http://blog.naxos.com/2008/07/22/podcast-alan-hovhaness-symphony-no-63-loon-l
     
  • Published: Jul 14, 08
    An introduction to this new CD of Russian Guitar Music, with soloist Atryom Dervoed, one of Russia’s finest young guitarists.Album details…Catalogue No.: Naxos 8.570447SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Podcast: Russian Guitar Music", url: "http://blog.naxos.com/2008/07/15/russian-guitar-music/" });
     
  • Published: Jul 7, 08
    An introduction to the piano music of Sir John Tavener, Britain’s best known living composer.Tavener’s music reflects his involvement in the Russian Orthodox Church, and his fascination with Eastern and Middle Eastern philosophy and music.Album details…SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Podcast: Sir John Tavener - Piano Music", url: "http://blog.naxos.com/2008/07/08/sir-john-tavener-piano-music/" });
     
  • Published: Jun 30, 08
    An interview with euphonium virtuoso Adam Frey about his CD Majestic Journey, with music by Kevin Kaska, John Golland, Vladimir Cosma, Peter Graham and Philip Sparke.Adam talks about the history of the euphonium and commissioning composers to write new music for his instrument.Album details…SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Podcast: Majestic Journey - an interview with euphonium virtuoso Adam Frey (extra)", url: "http://blog.naxos.com/2008/07/01/podcast-majestic-journey-interview-euphonium-virt
     
  • Published: Jun 30, 08
    Richard Hickox’s lengthy association with the Chandos CD label has been incredibly fruitful.In the past 20 years, he has made an astonishing 280 recordings. In this interview he talks about this relationship, plus his latest project, a recording of Britten’s opera Owen Wingrave.Album details…SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Podcast: An interview with Maestro Richard Hickox", url: "http://blog.naxos.com/2008/07/01/podcast-an-interview-with-maestro-richard-hickox/" });
     
  • Published: Jun 23, 08
    Hildegard von Bingen was a 12th century nun, composer, poet, mystic, scientist, linguist and naturalist.This podcast is a brief introduction to her life and music.Album details…SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Celestial Harmonies", url: "http://blog.naxos.com/2008/06/24/celestial-harmonies/" });