Latest News: Classical, Mussorgsky (composer)
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Interview,
Brindley Sherratt on Fear No More 25th April 2024Ahead of the release of his debut solo recording (due out on Delphian tomorrow), the veteran British bass discusses his 'upside-down' singing career, overcoming his anxieties about song-recitals, and being told to give up the trumpet by Janet Baker...
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Interview,
Claire Booth on Mussorgsky 8th December 2021The British soprano talks to Katherine about her new album with pianist Christopher Glynn, which intersperses some of the composer's lesser-known songs with a selection of his piano pieces.
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Recording of the Week,
Behzod Abduraimov plays Debussy, Chopin and Mussorgsky 22nd January 2021The Uzbek pianist is beguiling in Children's Corner and the 24 Preludes Op. 28, and offers the virtual tour of one's dreams in Pictures at an Exhibition.
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Recording of the Week,
François-Xavier Roth and Les Siècles perform Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition 17th April 2020The French conductor and ensemble return to the music of Ravel, with his orchestration of Mussorgsky's piano suite alongside a dazzling performance of La Valse.
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Interview,
A trip to the gallery with Paul Lewis. 15th January 2015Katherine talks to the British pianist about his new recording of Mussorgsky and Schumann, out this week on Harmonia Mundi.
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Composer Guides,
Modest Mussorgsky James chooses some outstanding recordings of music by the Russian composer, Modest Mussorgsky.
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Recording of the Week,
Steven Osborne plays Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition 21st January 2013Osborne’s journey through Mussorgsky’s gallery proves a highly intelligent, thoughtful interpretation that aims to be more than just a showy series of programmatic events.