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 Pa…

Ariadne/The Prima Donna: Karita Mattila Zerbineta: Jane Archibald The Composer: Ruxandra Donose Naiad: Sofia Fomina Dryad: Karen Cargill Echo: Kiandra Howarth Bacchus/The Tenor: Roberto Saccà Harlequin: Markus Werba Music Master: Thomas Allen Dancing Master: Ed Lyon Wig Maker: Ashley Riches Lackey: Jihoon Kim Scaramuccio: Wynne Evans Brighella: Pau…

Fricka: Stefanie Irányi Freia: Sarah Wegener Erda: Gerhild Romberger Woglinde: Ania Vegry Wellgunde: Ida Aldrian Flosshilde: Eva Vogel Wotan: Derek Welton Loge: Thomas Mohr Alberich: Daniel Schmutzhard Donner: Johannes Kammler Froh: Tansel Akzeybek Mime: Thomas Ebenstein Fasolt: Tijl Faveyts Fafner: Christoph Seidl Concerto Köln Kent Nagano Concert…

A recent new album of American organ concertos featuring multi-award-winning artists brought together the artistry of organist Paul Jacobs and the contemporary music pedigree of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Giancarlo Guerrero. The high expectations generated by such a rare programme were met with distinction and this podcast …

Amelia: Karita Mattila Oscar: Camilla Tilling Ulrica: Elisabetta Fiorillo Riccardo: Marcelo Alvarez Renato: Thomas Hampson Samuel: Giovanni Battista Parodi Tom: Matthew Rose Conductor: Antonio Pappano Royal Opera. Covent Garden 25 April 2005 Broadcast

Karita Mattila Boston Symphony OrchestraConductor: James Levine4 November 2004Broadcast

Leonore: Karita Mattila Marcellina: Henriette Bonde-Hansen Florestan: Ben Heppner Jaquino: Pavol Breslik Don Pizarro: Juha Uusitalo Rocco: Matti Salminen Don Fernando: François Lis Choeur et Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris 29 June 2006 Broadcast…

We're over 100! And back to usual, with discussion of secret identities, the messiness of the English language, and for some reason, what Sonic characters we are. Our podcast, like our videos, sometimes touches on the violence, assaults, and murders your English required reading list loves (also we curse sometimes). Treat us like a TV-14 show. Virg…

In the first half of the 20th century, Catalan instrumental music was dominated by works for the piano and the cello. As a result, the importance of Catalan violin repertoire is often overlooked. Raymond Bisha introduces a new album of such works for violin and piano that's full of captivating contrasts, featuring twelve works by five composers tha…

Charlotte: Rita Gorr Sophie: Anne Elgar Werther: Nicolai Gedda Albert: Theodor Uppman Schmidt: Charles May Johann: Daniel Ferro Conductor: Robert Lawrence Friends of French Opera, Carnegie Hall 14 November 1965 In-house recording

Happy 100 episodes! In a longer celebratory episode we recap 100 episode of the OSPod, all the questions, comments, and concerns we've answered over the years, and really take a swing for a big guest. Plus! Cadmus, Roman Wise-Guys, and more movies from Indigo! Our podcast, like our videos, sometimes touches on the violence, assaults, and murders yo…

Penelope: Janet Baker Minerva: Anne Howells Melanto: Janet Hughes Ericlea: Virginia Popova Giunone: Vivien Townley Fortuna: Patricia Craig Amore: Laureen Livingstone L’umana Fragilità: Annabel Hunt Ulisse: Benjamin Luxon Telemaco: Ian Caley Eurimaco: John Wakefield Iro: Alexander Oliver Eumete: Richard Lewis Nettuno: Clifford Grant Giove: David Hug…

Ilia: Yvonne Kenny Elettra: Magdalena Cononovici Idamante: Janet Baker Idomeneo: Stuart Burrows Arbace: John Lanigan High Priest: Thomas Allen Neptune: Gwynne Howell Conductor: Colin Davis Royal Opera, Covent Garden 18 March 1978 Broadcast

Conductor Adam Fischer and the Danish Chamber Orchestra have already persuaded audiences to absorb the symphonies of Brahms and Beethoven through their distinctive lens. Now they're midway through a series of recordings of Haydn's great late symphonies. Raymond Bisha's conversation with Fischer draws the curtain on just how he fathoms Haydn's essen…

Elsa: Johanni van Oostrum Ortrud: Martina Serafin Lohengrin: Michael Spyres Telramund: Josef Wagner Heinrich: Timo Riihonen Herald: Edwin Fardini Conductor: Aziz Shokhakimov Opéra National du Rhin, Strasbourg 10 March 2024 In-house recording

Vitellia: Aleksandra Kurzak Sesto: Stéphanie d”Oustrac Annio: Angela Brower Servilia: Valentina Nafornita Tito: Michael Spyres Publio: Marko Mimia Conductor: Dan Ettinger Palais Garnier, Paris 3 December 2017 In-house recording

Iphise: Jennifer Smith Une Lacédémonienne: Anne-Marie Rodde Lycurge: Bruce Brewer Tirtée: Ian Caddy Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner ORTF 24 January 1981 Broadcast

Sapho: Alison Hargan Une Naiade: Anne-Marie Rodde Le Ruisseau: William Kendall Thélème: William Kendall Alcée: David Wilson-Johnson Hymas: Ian Caddy Le Fleuve: Christopher Booth-Jones Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner ORTF 24 January 1981 Broadcast

Églé: Anne-Marie Rodde Une Bergère: Elisabeth Priday Mercure: William Kendall Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner ORTF 24 January 1981 Broadcast

From panoramic paintings to the wider environment, we cover it all on this episode of the OSPod. Plus, what meal we are, dangerous hobbies, special secret talents, and more! Our podcast, like our videos, sometimes touches on the violence, assaults, and murders your English required reading list loves (also we curse sometimes). Treat us like a TV-14…

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, perhaps best known for his numerous film scores and works for guitar, also composed in a variety of other genres, from transcriptions for cello to violin concertos, piano works and orchestral music. Raymond Bisha turns our attention in this podcast to his three string quartets, written respectively in 1929, 1948 and 1964,…

Armida: Gundula Janowitz Zelmira: Nancy Burns Rinaldo: Waldemar Kmentt Ubaldo: Werner Hollweg Clotarco: Horst R. Laubenthal Idreno: Günter Reich Cappella Coloniensis Conductor: Ferdinand Leitner Cologne 12 January 1968 Broadcast

Gundula Janowitz Luciana Ticinelli-Fattori Julia Hamari Anna De Luca Ursula Boese Lajos Kozma Ennio Buoso Lothar Ostenburg Robert Amis El Hage Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Milano della RAI Conductor: Herbert Albert RAI of Milano 27 January 1967 Broadcast

Gundula Janowitz Maureen Forrester Berlin Philharmonic Conductor: Claudio Abbado Salzburg Festival 6 August 1968 Broadcast

(performed in German as Die Vier Grobiane) Lucieta: Barbara Bonney Margarita: Cornelia Wulkopf Marina: Cheryl Studer Felice: Nancy Shade Magd: Helena Jungwirth Lunardo: Artur Korn Maurizio: Bodo Brinkmann Filipeto: Yoshihisa Yamaji Simon” Hans-Günter Nöcker Cancian: Karl Christian Kohn Conte Riccardo: Christer Bladin Conductor: Alberto Zedda Bayeri…

Susanna: Graziella Sciutti Gil: Renato Césari Sante: Italo Pasini Conductor: Juan Emilio Martini Teatro Colón August 1968 Broadcast

There can only be two, in this case, not Sith, but Detail Diatribes! After talking the inspiration behind Wind Waker and the novels behind the Star Wars, we chat on the pod about everything else! Production secrets, our Olympic hopes, and so much more! Our podcast, like our videos, sometimes touches on the violence, assaults, and murders your Engli…

Grammy winning Panamanian jazz musician Danilo Pérez is many things - pianist, composer, educator, humanitarian, organizer of the Panama Jazz Festival, UNESCO Artist for Peace and Panama's Cultural Ambassador. In this podcast he talks about his new album Lumen that he recorded with Sweden's Bohuslän Big Band.…

In this podcast, Raymond Bisha talks with American composer Margaret Brouwer about the inspiration and compositional approach behind the orchestral pieces on the programme of her new album. Spanning a period of twenty-four years, the works are brilliantly performed by Marin Alsop and the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, vividly capturing the mu…

(In Italian) Marfa: Irina Arkhipova Emma: Rita Talarico Susanna: Clara Petrella Andrei Khovansky: Giorgio Merighi Ivan Khovansky: Nicolai Ghiaurov Dosifei: Paolo Washington Golitsin: Giampaolo Corradi Shaklovity: Lorenzo Saccomani Scribe: Piero de Palma Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni Teatro alla Scala 25 January 1971 Broadcast…

Yaroslavna: Tamara Milashkina Konchakovna: Tamara Sinyavskaya Polovtsian Girl: Makvala Kasrashvili Yaroslavna's Nanny: Nina Grigorieva Vladimir Igorevich: Vladimir Atlantov Vladimir Yaroslavich: Arthur Eisen Konchak: Alexander Vedernikov Prince Igor: Evgeny Nesterenko Ovlur: Vitaly Vlasov Skula: Valery Yaroslavtsev Eroshka: Konstantin Baskov Conduc…

Forgettable islands, iconic trains, and more in this episode of the OSPod! Indigo moved and became wealthy, Blue wrote a (very successful) book, and Red can predict the plot of any train movie! Also, which princess would you want the powers (and curses) of? Our podcast, like our videos, sometimes touches on the violence, assaults, and murders your …

Stephen Sondheim: “In Buddy’s Eyes” (New York 2024) Christine Ebersole Carnegie Hall, June 20, 2024 Stephen Sondheim: “I’m Still Here” (New York 2024) Jennifer Holliday Carnegie Hall, June 20, 2024

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 world premiere reco…

Vrenchen: Joan Rodgers Sali: Timothy Robinson Dark Fiddler: William Shimell Manz: Stephen Roberts Marti: Nathaniel Webster Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks Münchner Rundfunkorchester Conductor: Vernon Handley München, Philharmonie im Gasteig 15 February 2004 Broadcast

Giulietta: Edy Amedeo Romeo: Ferrando Ferrari Gregorio/Il Cantatore: Mario Carlin Banditore/Sansone/Bernabo: Giovanni Foiani Tebaldo: Guido Mazzini Groot Omroepkoor Omroeporkest Conductor: Fulvio Vernizzi AVRO Hilversum 1964 Broadcast

Giulietta: Adriana Maliponte Romeo: Agnes Baltsa Tebaldo: Yordi Ramiro Capellio: Kurt Rydl Lorenzo: Peter Wimberger Conductor: Piero Bellugi Vienna Staatsoper 27 May 1982 In-house Recording

Maria: Nadine Sierra Anita: Tia Architto Rosalia: Aigul Akhmetshina Consuelo: Francesca Calò Francisca: Marta Vulpi Tony: Alek Shrader Riff: Mark Stone Bernardo: Andrea D'Amelio Action: Andrea Giovannini Baby John/A-rab/Snowboy/Big Deal/Diesel: Kris Belligh Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Conductor: Antonio Pappano Parco …

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Matthew Polenzani Frère Laurent: Julien Robbins Tanglewood Festival Chorus Boston Symphony Orchestra Conductor: James Levine Symphony Hall, Boston 4 December 2004 Broadcast

Rachel Podger talks about the joys of consort music, the Brecon Baroque Festival, and "The Muses Restor'd", her new album with Brecon Baroque with music from George Frideric Handel, William Lawes, John Blow, Matthew Locke, Henry Purcell, John Jenkins and many others.

Hamlet: Stéphane Degout Ophélie: Jodie Devos Gertrude: Renée Tatum Claudius: Raymond Aceto Laërte: Aaron McKone Spectre: Nmon Ford Polonius: Mark Hockenberry Marcellus / gravedigger: Logan Wagner Horatio / gravedigger: Michael Anthony McGee May Festival Chorus Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Louis Langrée CINCINNATI OPERA Music Hall. Cinci…