EMI Classics Podcasts

EMI Classics Podcasts episodes:

• 12.06.2011

  Angela Gheorghiu Homage to Maria Callas - podcast

  Angela Gheorghiu talks about her new album ‘Homage to Maria Callas’ - a collection of French and Italian operatic masterpieces inspired by the career and recordings of Maria Callas, the greatest diva of the last century.

  
• 11.08.2011

  Sir Thomas Beecham on EMI - podcast

  EMI celebrates the art of Sir Thomas Beecham, one of the most gifted musicians England has ever produced.

  
• 10.11.2011

  EMI MASTERS - podcast

  EMI Masters celebrates the full glory of the greatest performances from the world’s greatest catalogue of recorded music. Digitally remastered at EMI’s Abbey Road Studios direct from the original master tapes.

  
• 08.03.2011

  Celebrating Karajan - podcast

  Herbert von Karajan was an icon, one of the twentieth century's most fascinating and complex geniuses, dominated the post-war classical music world like a colossus. Find out more about him with our 100 Best Karajan podcast.

  
• 07.08.2011

  Rossini's William Tell - podcast (Part 1)

  Antonio Pappano launched the season in Rome with complete performances of Rossini's final French opera seria. EMI captures this epic work live on a landmark new recording.

  
• 06.14.2011

  Ingrid Fliter - Beethoven sonatas - podcast

  Ingrid Fliter in her first recording of Beethoven for EMI, interprets three of the composer's much-loved 'named' sonatas, all written around the year 1800 and ushering in musical Romanticism.

  
• 03.15.2011

  ICON series - podcast

  The EMI ICON series pays homage to some of the greatest recording artists of the recent past. Find out more about these historical and seminal recordings with this podcast.

  
• 02.02.2011

  Kate Royal – A Lesson in Love - podcast

  A woman's journey from youth, through love and betrayal. Ed Seckerson talks to Kate Royal about ‘A Lesson in Love' her new album on EMI Classics.

  
• 01.12.2011

  Essential Piano - podcast

  Piano favourites by some of the worlds most inspiring artists including Martha Argerich, Aldo Ciccolini, Ingrid Fliter, Andrei Gavrilov, Stephen Kovacevich, John Ogdon, Garrick Ohlsson, Mikhail Pletnev and Christian Zacharias.

  
• 01.06.2011

  Sir Simon Rattle – The Nutcracker - podcast

  Sir Simon Rattle discusses his new recording with the Berlin Philharmonic - Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker and its fantasy musical world which contains some of classical music's greatest hits.

  
• 12.10.2010

  Antonio Pappano – Rossini Stabat Mater - podcast

  Award-winning conductor Antonio Pappano discusses his latest release on EMI Classics Rossini's Stabat Mater. The recording includes star soloists Anna Netrebko, Joyce DiDonato, Lawrence Brownlee and Ildebrando d'Arcangelo.

  
• 11.30.2010

  EMI Opera series - podcast

  Treasures from the world's greatest collection of recorded opera including Maria Callas in her first Tosca, Fidelio conducted by Otto Klemperer, and Der Rosenkavalier, starring Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. Explore more about the wonderful world of opera with this new podcast.

  
• 11.22.2010

  Leif Ove Andsnes Rachmaninov Piano Concertos podcast

  "Out of all my concerto recordings, I am tempted to say that I am most proud of this one." Leif Ove Andsnes discusses the thrilling conclusion to his recording of all four Rachmaninov piano concertos.

  
• 11.22.2010

  Xuefei Yang - Rodrigo Concierto d'Aranjuez - podcast

  Xuefei Yang first performed for the composer Rodrigo when she was 14. In this podcast she talks about the challenges of recording such a well known work as his Concierto d'Aranjuez and how she was able to bring something new...

  
• 11.05.2010

  Gabriela Montero - Solatino - podcast

  Venezuelan-born pianist, Gabriela Montero, releases her first recording exclusively devoted to works by Latin American composers. Here she talks about her new joyous, bright album packed with tangos, milongas and swinging dance rhythms.

  
• 10.28.2010

  Ian Bostridge – Three Baroque Tenors - podcast

  Ian Bostridge in conversation with Berta Joncus about his new EMI Classics album of baroque arias. The recording features works by the masters of the age, including six world premier recordings of arias by Caldara, Conti, Gasparini, Handel, Scarlatti and...

  
• 04.21.2010

  EMI Classical Legends podcast

  This podcast introduces Classical Legends, a special 4CD set of artist interviews and musical clips revealing unique insights into music and art in the words of thirteen of the most highly lauded performers.

  
• 03.08.2010

  Emmanuel Pahud - Fantasy podcast

  Emmanuel Pahud pairs up with the exciting young Canadian conductor, Yannick Nezet-Seguin, in a programme of virtuoso transcriptions based on operatic themes. In this podcast Pahud discusses his new disc on EMI which includes Variations on Carmen, the Magic Flute,...

  
• 12.21.2009

  Yannick Nezet-Seguin - Ravel album - video podcast

  The exciting young French-Canadian conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin discusses his new disc for EMI Classics with the Rotterdam Philharmonic, a programme of Ravel featuring La Valse, Daphnis et Chloe and Ma mere l'oye.

  
• 10.28.2009

  Simon Rattle - Brahms symphonies - video podcast

  Simon Rattle discussing the recording of the Brahms symphonies with the Berlin Philharmoniker.

  
• 10.22.2009

  Belcea Quartet - Schubert album - podcast

  The Belcea Quartet have made a new recording for EMI Classics of 3 of Schubert's very last compositions; the 14th and 15th String Quartets and the String Quintet in which they are joined by cellist Valentin Erben. ...

  
• 08.19.2009

  Antonio Pappano - Verdi Requiem - podcast

  In this podcast Music Director Antonio Pappano discusses his live recording of the Verdi Requiem for EMI CLASSICS. Maestro Pappano conducted the Orchestra and Chorus of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in January 2009 for sold-out and critically-acclaimed...

  
• 04.15.2009

  Kate Royal - Midsummer Night - podcast

  EMI Classics presents a podcast including discussions with Kate Royal about her second recording for EMI, out in May. Midsummer Night is an atmospheric recital collection focusing on female characters in 20th century opera and operetta, reflecting their pain...

  
• 03.25.2009

  Angela Gheorghiu - Madama Butterfly part 2 - podcast

  Jon Tolansky presents a two part podcast including discussions with the artists and highlights from the new recording of Madama Butterfly which appears on EMI Classics for the first time in many years in a brand new studio version. The...

  
• 03.25.2009

  Angela Gheorghiu - Madama Butterfly part 1 - podcast

  Jon Tolansky presents a two part podcast including discussions with the artists and highlights from the new recording of Madama Butterfly which appears on EMI Classics for the first time in many years in a brand new studio version. The...

  
• 03.12.2009

  Leif Ove Andsnes - Shadows of Silence - podcast

  Leif Ove Andsnes's new album on EMI Classics features performances of some of his favourite contemporary repertoire including world premiere recordings of two 21st century compositions written for him: Bent Sørensen's The Shadows of Silence for solo piano, and the...

  
• 03.12.2009

  Sir Simon Rattle - Ravel l'enfant et les Sortileges - podcast

  Sir Simon Rattle talks about Ravel's L'enfant et les sortileges and Ma mere l'oye in the first fruit of the renewed exclusive recording contract with the Berliner Philharmoniker and EMI Classics.

  
• 02.11.2009

  Ian Bostridge - Schubert Schwanengesang - podcast

  Tenor Ian Bostridge and pianist Antonio Pappano talk about their new recording of Schubert's Schwanengesang on EMI Classics.

  
• 10.03.2008

  Angela Gheorghiu - My Puccini podcast Part 2 - podcast

  Part two of a two-part podcast in which the world's greatest Puccini interpreter Angela Gheorghiu, and colleagues, discuss Puccini's works, characters and music with musical illustrations from Angela Gheorghiu's EMI recordings.

  
• 10.03.2008

  Angela Gheorghiu - My Puccini podcast Part 1 - podcast

  Part one of a two-part podcast in which the world's greatest Puccini interpreter Angela Gheorghiu, and colleagues, discuss Puccini's works, characters and music with musical illustrations from Angela Gheorghiu's EMI recordings.

  
• 08.26.2008

  Emmanuel Pahud and Trevor Pinnock - Bach Flute Sonatas - podcast

  Flautist Emmanuel Pahud and Harpsichordist Trevor Pinnock in conversation with Stephen Johns, Director of Artist and Repertoire EMI Classics discuss the magic of JS Bach and their new recording of the complete Bach Flute Sonatas.

  
• 05.20.2008

  Sir Simon Rattle - Stravinsky Symphonies - podcast

  Sir Simon Rattle in conversation with Shirley Apthorp on Stravinsky's fascinating neoclassical works for orchestra. The album comprises three of the five works by Stravinsky which contain the word ‘symphony' in their titles, including the Symphony in C which Sir...

  
• 05.20.2008

  Howard Goodall - Eternal Light : A Requiem - podcast

  Howard Goodall in conversation with Sandy Burnett on Eternal Light : A Requiem, a newly commissioned fresh and unorthodox interpretation of the Requiem Mass by the award-winning British composer and internationally acclaimed broadcaster.

  
• 03.27.2008

  Jon Lord: Boom of the Tingling Strings - podcast

  Composer and legendary rock star Jon Lord talks to EMI Classics about his influences, his career and future plans following the release of his new album entitled Boom of the Tingling Strings on EMI Classics.

  
• 03.27.2008

  Ingrid Fliter - Chopin: Piano Works - podcast

  The charming Argentinian pianist Ingrid Fliter talks to her producer John Fraser about the significance of Chopin to her as her debut album on EMI Classics of Chopin masterpieces is released.

  
• 02.27.2008

  Karl Jenkins - Stabat Mater - podcast

  In his first podcast for EMI Classics hear composer Karl Jenkins in conversation with Sandy Burnett on his new work for orchestra, choir and soloists "Stabat Mater". In true Jenkins style "Stabat Mater" magically combines Middle Eastern and Western musical...

  
• 02.04.2008

  Jonathan Biss - Beethoven Piano Sonatas - podcast

  The young American pianist Jonathan Biss talks about his third album for EMI of Beethoven Sonatas, about getting on with his neighbours as a concert pianist and revealing other day-to-day insights into the life of a busy classical soloist.

  
• 02.04.2008

  Leif Ove Andsnes - Mozart Concertos Nos 17 and 20 - podcast

  Gramophone Award- and Classical Brit Award-winning pianist Leif Ove Andsnes and his compatriots in the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra are regular tour partners and last year went into the studios once more to follow up their global bestselling recording of Mozart's...

  
• 12.20.2007

  Belcea Quartet - Bartok String Quartets 1-6 - podcast

  Listen to members of the Belcea Quartet discussing their latest release on EMI Classics, the monumental 6-quartet cycle by Bela Bartok, released early 2008.

  
• 11.09.2007

  Maria Callas - Commemorative Podcast (Part 2 of 3)

  On September 16, 2007, the world commemorated the 30th anniversary of the death of Maria Callas. Famed not only for her amazing voice and stage presence but also for her glamorous yet troubled personal life she is still, after all this time,...

  
• 11.09.2007

  Maria Callas - Commemorative Podcast (Part 3 of 3)

  On September 16, 2007, the world commemorated the 30th anniversary of the death of Maria Callas. Famed not only for her amazing voice and stage presence but also for her glamorous yet troubled personal life she is still, after all this time,...

  
• 09.25.2007

  Rattle: Haydn - podcast

  Described by Simon Rattle as the composer he'd most like to have dinner with, Hadyn and his symphonies nos. 88-92 are featured here in an entertaining and informative podcast.

  
• 09.25.2007

  Kate Royal - podcast

  Critically-acclaimed as one of the most exciting British operatic talents in recent years, this thrilling young English soprano possesses an elegant voice, aristocratic bearing, and a riveting stage presence, and has already dazzled critics and audiences alike. In conversation with international...

  
• 09.17.2007

  Leif Ove Andsnes: Ballad for Edvard Grieg - podcast

  September 4th 2007 marks the centenary of the death of Edvard Grieg, Norway's greatest composer, and one of the most popular composers in musical history. Leif Ove Andsnes, in conversation with Jon Tolansky, talks about his new recording of Grieg's late...

  
• 09.17.2007

  Maria Callas - Commemorative Podcast (Part 1 of 3)

  On September 16, 2007, the world commemorated the 30th anniversary of the death of Maria Callas. Famed not only for her amazing voice and stage presence but also for her glamorous yet troubled personal life she is still, after all this time,...

  
• 07.25.2007

  Ian Bostridge: Great Handel - podcast

  Ian Bostridge in conversation with Jon Tolansky about his baroque debut album on EMI Classics. Great Handel features Handel arias in English and Italian recorded together with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Harry Bicket.

  
• 06.14.2007

  Angela Gheorghiu: La Scala - podcast

  Angela Gheorghiu in conversation with Warwick Thompson about her latest album on EMI Classics, Live from La Scala. The international opera star talks candidly about making her debut at the world's most famous opera house with an eclectic recital featuring...

  
• 05.24.2007

  Edward Elgar

  Celebrate Edward Elgar's 150th birthday with radio broadcaster Jon Tolansky.

  
• 03.23.2007

  Mstislav Rostropovich at 80

  Join radio broadcaster Jon Tolansky in a journey to explore the life and work of this larger-than-life figure. Understand why Rostropovich, affectionately known as Slava, is recognised at the world's greatest living cellist.

  
• 03.19.2007

  Nina Stemme / Antonio Pappano - Strauss podcast

  Swedish soprano Nina Stemme and Royal Opera House music director Antonio Pappano in conversation about their new release on EMI Classics. Nina Stemme releases her first solo album as an exclusive EMI artist of Strauss's Four Last Songs, the final...