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Podcast: Pade, Krek, Batič. Denmark meets Slovenia to inspirational effect - The Naxos Blog
In this podcast, Raymond Bisha discusses a new album from the Danish National Vocal Ensemble with their chief conductor, Slovenian Martina Batič. The programme similarly melds the two nations in a programme of choral music by Slovenian composer Uroš Krek (1922–2008) and Danish composer Else Marie Pade (1924–2016), the latter a pioneer in electronic music Read More ...
Podcast: Lutenist Yasunori Imamura plays transcriptions of Bach - The Naxos Blog
Raymond Bisha introduces the first of two albums of transcriptions of J. S. Bach’s cello suites performed by Yasunori Imamura, one of the world’s leading lutenists, both as a soloist and as a continuo player. His chosen instrument for these recordings is the theorbo, an instrument that more suitably reflects the range of the cello, Read More ...
Podcast: A Brazilian discovery. Francisco Mignone’s late violin sonatas - The Naxos Blog
Developed in collaboration with the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Naxos’ Music of Brazil series is part of the Brasil em Concerto project, presenting around 100 orchestral, chamber, choral and vocal works from the 19th and 20th centuries, many of which were previously unpublished or simply undiscovered. Such was the case of Francisco Mignone’s (1897–1986) Read More ...
Podcast: Sir Simon Rattle probes Mahler’s Seventh Symphony - The Naxos Blog
This podcast features conductor Sir Simon Rattle in conversation with Raymond Bisha as they reference his new recording of Mahler’s Seventh Symphony with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Sir Simon outlines his personal history with the work, from being overwhelmed at hearing it for the first time as a young schoolboy to his mature understanding Read More ...
Podcast: Maria Herz (1878-1950). An overdue renaissance of an extraordinary musician. - The Naxos Blog
Raymond Bisha introduces the world premiere recordings of remarkable orchestral works by Maria Herz. Born in Germany, a resident of England and, her final resting place, the United States, her life was beset not only by two World Wars and ravages of the Spanish Flu, but also the attendant anchors of being a female, Jewish Read More ...
Podcast: The VOX Elite Recordings: Susskind and Semkow conduct Rimsky-Korsakov and Smetana - The Naxos Blog
Raymond Bisha’s podcast spotlights two classic recordings in the Vox Audiophile Edition that were first released in the mid-1970s and feature two former music directors of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in their prime – Walter Susskind, who directs orchestral extracts from Smetana’s opera The Bartered Bride, and Jerzy Semkow, who leads a performance of Read More ...
Podcast: Bruckner's Symphonies. All Versions. Part 3. - The Naxos Blog
Marking the 200th anniversary of Bruckner’s birth, this is the third podcast in Raymond Bisha’s four-part survey of Naxos’ project to record all 18 versions of the composer’s 11 symphonies. With movements performed by the Bruckner Orchester Linz and the ORF Radio Vienna Symphony Orchestra, plus annotations from music scholar Robert Simpson, this instalment features movements Read More ...
Podcast: Bruckner’s Symphonies. All Versions. Part 1. - The Naxos Blog
Marking the 200th anniversary of Bruckner’s birth, Raymond Bisha dips into the fruits of Naxos’ project to record all 18 versions of the composer’s 11 symphonies. Featuring movements performed by the Bruckner Orchester Linz and the ORF Radio Vienna Symphony Orchestra, plus annotations from conductor Markus Poschner and Bruckner scholar Professor Paul Hawkshaw, Raymond Bisha opens Read More ...
Podcast: The Music of Brazil. Oscar Lorenzo Fernández (1897–1948) - The Naxos Blog
Five years into the celebrated Naxos Music of Brazil series, we reach Vol. 21 and the music of Oscar Lorenzo Fernández (1897–1948), who was a key figure in the cultural life of Rio de Janeiro. Lorenzo Fernández’s two symphonies suffered neglect after the composer’s untimely death at the age of fifty. Raymond Bisha introduces the Read More ...
Podcast: Paul Chihara’s complete piano works. Quynh Nguyen’s complete absorption. - The Naxos Blog
Pianist Quynh Nguyen discusses her recording of the complete piano works of Paul Chihara, the distinguished American composer whose output includes the scores for over 100 motion pictures and television series. Past exchanges between performer and composer about the items on the programme reflect an intensely deep and detailed collaboration, with AllMusic.com warmly welcoming the Read More ...
Podcast: Gerald Peregrine. A truly mobile music machine. - The Naxos Blog
Irish cellist Gerald Peregrine introduces his latest album of early 20th-century British works for cello and piano, interweaving the classical and folk-based music with a personal narrative of community engagement, in which his live music-making initiatives have achieved truly significant and touching results. View album details Catalogue No.: 8.574550 LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
Podcast: Plucked and perfectly prepped. Alon Sariel’s Bach transcriptions for mandolin. - The Naxos Blog
This podcast spotlights Israeli mandolinist Alon Sariel, who provides an entree into the engaging world of the mandolin, an instrument that perhaps enjoys a relatively low profile but commands a fascinating global reach. Alon Sariel’s second album of transcriptions of works by J. S. Bach for mandolin blends technical precision with nuanced artistry and masterly Read More ...
Sounds Interesting: Day in, day out. - The Naxos Blog
This podcast from the Sounds Interesting series takes a musical week, a day at a time. Links to the music featured in this podcast: George Bogatko In a Monday Mood (8.572835) Richard Danielpour Mardi Gras (8.559669) Edmund Rubbra Judas mercator pessimus (8.555255) Kenneth Fuchs Holy Thursday (8.559753) Benjamin Britten Fishing song (8.553183) Aaron Read More ...
Podcast: Rameau meets the accordion. - The Naxos Blog
In January 2024, Finnish accordionist/conductor Janne Valkeajoki released a captivating album of music by French Baroque composer Jean-Philippe Rameau, which Valkeajoki himself arranged for his instrument. Raymond Bisha’s conversation with the performer delves into the various musical transformations and performance mechanics that were involved in the masterly transfer from harpsichord strings to accordion reeds. View Read More ...