Show Notes
In our February 2020 podcast, we discuss cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason’s entry into the Official UK Album Chart, the first cellist in history to do so. We also analyse the nominees for Best Original Score at this year’s Oscars, BAFTAs and Golden Globes, and look at who from the classical music was named on the New Year’s Honours list this year. Also this episode, we listen to extracts from both our cover CD and our Recording of the Month, the latter of which is pianist Angela Hewitt performing Bach’s Partitas. Plus, we bring you the nominees for this year’s BBC Music Magazine Awards! As usual, we each bring along a recording we’ve discovered and have been enjoying this month, from piccolo music by Thea Musgrave to Spanish piano music by Granados. This episode is presented by editor Oliver Condy, who is joined by editorial assistant Freya Parr and reviews editor Michael Beek. It was produced by Ben Youatt and Jack Bateman.
News: Judith Bingham: The Drowned Lovers Maria Forsström (mezzo-soprano), Swedish Chamber Choir/Simon Phipps Chandos CHSA5255 Elgar: Enigma Variations – Nimrod Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Ben Davies (cello), Hannah Roberts (cello), Josephine Knight (cello), Caroline Dearnley (cello), Ashok Khluda (cello) Decca 4850241
The Magazine: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5: I. Allegro con brio BBC Philharmonic/Gianandrea Noseda JS Bach: Partita No. 1 in B flat: VI. Gigue Angela Hewitt (piano) Hyperion CDA68271/2 First Listen: Phantasm: Clavierubung III The Well-Tempered Consort Phantasm Linn CKD618 Granados: Oriental (Danza Espanola) Saudades Romain Nosbaum (piano) ARS Produktion ARS38287 Thea Musgrave: Piccolo Play: IV. Les Papillons Mighty Metamorphoses Peter Verhoyen (piccolo), Stefan De Schepper (piano) Etcetera Records KTC1668 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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