Presto Music Classical Podcast
1) Rufus Wainwright on his Dream Requiem
Matthew Ash chats with Rufus Wainwright about the premiere recording of his Dream Requiem, the recordings of Verdi's Requiem that captured his attention from an early age, and some of the other inspir...Show More
2) John Suchet goes In Search of Beethoven with Rob Cowan.
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3) Manfred Honeck talks to Rob Cowan about Bruckner Symphony No.7
Amid the plethora of Bruckner recordings released to mark the composer’s bicentenary this year, Manfred Honeck’s account of Symphony No. 7 with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (coupled with a new co...Show More
4) Rebeca Omordia talks African Pianism
Pianist Rebeca Omordia recently released her second album of African piano music, African Pianism Volume 2, bringing the classical music of native composers the attention it deserves. I had the pleasu...Show More
5) Twenty-Five Years of LSO Live
To celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the London Symphony Orchestra's own label, Head of LSO Live Becky Lees, first violinist Maxine Kwok, and principal percussionist Neil Percy talk to James a...Show More
6) Nunconventional - The Poor Clares of Arundel on their second album for Decca
Another second-album episode! A follow-up not to a trailblazingly exploratory recording (as when we spoke to Heloïse Werner last episode) but to a quietly uplifting one, filled with spirituality and p...Show More
Nunconventional - The Poor Clares of Arundel on their second album for Decca
22:20 | Jul 2nd, 2024
7) A Close-Up Look: Heloïse Werner on her latest solo album
Hot on the heels of 2022's Phases comes a second album from acclaimed young singer-composer Heloïse Werner, Close-Ups. Drawing together works by Bingen, Strozzi, the French Baroque composer Julie Pine...Show More
8) Episode 49: Berliner Philharmoniker celebrates a double anniversary
This year the Berliner Philharmoniker celebrates two anniversaries, with the online Digital Concert Hall turning 15, and the Berliner Philharmoniker label marking its first decade. Rob Cowan spoke to ...Show More
9) Doubling Brahms - Busoni and his violin concerto with Francesca Dego
The violinist talks about her new recording of violin concertos by Brahms and Busoni on Chandos - explaining why she was drawn to the Italian composer's music, how his violin concerto reveals his...Show More
10) An Invitation to the Dance: Storming the ‘barricades mystérieuses’ with Martin James Bartlett
Pianist Martin James Bartlett first came to many people’s attention in 2014, when he won the BBC Young Musician Award. A Proms debut followed the next year, and a recording contract with Warner Classi...Show More