Many people, from Bach on, have turned their hand at arranging Vivaldi’s music.

This podcast looks at his Four Seasons and Mandolin and Lute Concertos arranged for solo piano by Jeffrey Biegel and Andrew Gentile.

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Catalogue No.: Naxos 8.570031

 

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Tags: 8.570031, Andrew Gentile, Antonio Vivaldi, artist interview, blog.naxos.com, Jeffrey Biegel, L'autunno, L'estate, L'invero, Lute Concerto in D major, Mandolin Concerto in C major, Naxos Classical Music Spotlight, Primavera, The Four Seasons

Xiayin Wang is establishing herself as one of the “must watch” pianists of the young generation. With a new CD of the music of Alexander Scriabin, and a recital at Alice Tully Hall in New York, there is plenty to pay attention to.

This podcast includes hightlights from her new CD, and an interview with Ms. Wang.

Note: Xiayin Wang personal web site and Facebook fan page.

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Catalogue No.: Naxos 8.570412

 

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Tags: 8.570412, Alexander Scriabin, artist interview, blog.naxos.com, Naxos Classical Music Spotlight, Russian composers, Xiayin Wang

The 1993 opera Shining Brow is based on the life of architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

In this podcast, both composer Daron Hagen and librettist Paul Muldoon talk about how this opera was created.

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Catalogue No.: Naxos 8.669020-21

 

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Tags: 8.669020-21, American composers, American opera, artist interview, blog.naxos.com, Brenda Harris, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, composer interview, contemporary opera, Deborak Fleischer, Elaine Valby, Elem Eley, Eric Fleischer, Frank Lloyd Wright, Gilda Lyons, James Demler, Jennifer Lynn Reckamp, JoAnn Falletta, Matthew Curran, Naxos Classical Music Spotlight, Paul Muldoon, Robert Frankenberry, Robert Orth, Tony Barton

Conductor JoAnn Falletta talks about her new CD with the Buffalo Philharmonic that features 2 “new” works by Schubert - a completion of his Symphony No. 8 (often called the Unfinished), and a transcription of his Death and the Maiden String Quartet for full orchestra.

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Catalogue No.: Naxos 8.572051

 

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Tags: 8.572051, American conductors, Andy Stein, artist interview, blog.naxos.com, Brian Newbould, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Death and the Maiden, Franz Schubert, JoAnn Falletta, Naxos Classical Music Spotlight, orchestral transcriptions, Schubert Symphony No. 8

An interview with gamba player Susie Napper as she discusses her ongoing love affair with the viol da gamba.

The music in this podcast comes from a recording featuring Susie Napper and Margaret Little playing music by Sainte-Colombe for two viols.

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Catalogue No.: ATMA Classique ACD2 2278

 

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Tags: ACD2 2278, artist interview, ATMA Classique, blog.naxos.com, Concerts a deux violes esgales, French baroque music, Les Voix Humaines, Margaret Little, Naxos Classical Music Spotlight, Saint-Colombe, Susie Napper, viola da gamba, viole