2025 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, an Afro-British composer and conductor celebrated in the early twentieth century. Conductor Charles Peebles talked with KBACH's Michael Keelan about this album with the Ulster Orchestra featuring some of Coleridge-Taylor's virtually forgotten works which show the wide range of cultural references the composer adopted.
Details: https://somm-recordings.com/
Cellist and Arizona native Michael G. Ronstadt, a member of the multi-generational Ronstadt musical dynasty, shows off his classical chops on a new release of works for cello by the lifelong Ohioan Rick Sowash. Greg Kostraba talked with Ronstadt about the new release, his career, and how he was influenced by his Aunt Linda.
https://kickshawrecords.com/product/rsp-15-ronstadt-plays-sowash-vol-1/
Soprano Elsa Dreisig is featured in Mozart's Idomeneo under the baton of Simon Rattle in a new complete recording made from concert performances in Munich, the city of the opera's premiere.
Michael Keelan talked with her during her run as Mozart's Fiordiligi at Milan's La Scala, discussing her choices and approach for Mozart's dramatic roles.
Details: https://www.brso.de/
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Violinist Chloe Hanslip reintroduces two American violin concertos of the 1940s by Robert Russell Bennett and Vernon Duke. Both composers were better known for their work in popular music fields such as Broadway and songwriting. The album's conductor, Andrew Litton, leads the Phoenix Symphony in a separate program November 7-9.
https://www.chandos.net/
Harpist Xavier de Maistre records Handel's iconic concerto for his instrument with a modern conductorless ensemble.
https://www.sonyclassical.de/
Michael Keelan talked with both soloists about the process of choosing and recording the concertos.
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