The classical recording industry produces an annual trove of new releases. For listeners who want more than a track excerpt or review to help inform their choices, KBACH's Michael Keelan and Greg Kostraba talk with the recordings' musicians and related experts about select new albums.
The Sturm und Drang movement swept through the arts in the late eighteenth century, bringing drama and heightened emotion. Conductor Ian Page is in the midst of a large recording project with his ensemble The Mozartists to document that artistic movement. Each volume features symphonies alongside vocal works in the Sturm und Drang style by composers both familiar and obscure to modern audiences. KBACH's Michael Keelan talked with Page about the latest installment which is volume 4 of 7. It includes the famous "Farewell" symphony (#45) by Haydn. More information is at The Mozartists.
3 Oct 2026
Camille Thomas plays Glass
Cellist Camille Thomas was personally invited by Philip Glass to play his two cello concertos ahead of the pioneering American composer's ninetieth birthday this season. A new album includes the concertos with the Brussels Philharmonic alongside arrangements of Glass's piano music. Michael Keelan talked with Thomas. Find more details at Deutsche Grammophon.
26 Sept 2026
Besson plays Mozart quartets
Anna Besson teaches flute at the Brussels and Amsterdam conservatories. Her new album with her ensemble A Nocte Temporis contains all the Mozart flute quartets along with Hoffmeister's arrangement of Mozart's piano sonata, K.311 for the same instrumentation. KBACH's Michael Keelan talked with Besson about playing historical flutes. More information is at Alpha Classics.
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