Explorations
Explorations
Playlist by ExplorationsExploring classical music though a number of monthly series. Hosted by James Nightingale.Follow the podcast:
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Explorations - 21 December 2025 - DOUBLE REEDS Part 3
DOUBLE REEDS Part 3 Prepared by Chris Blower With Neil McEwan Ponchielli, A. Capriccio. Heinz Holliger, ob; Gabriel Bürgin, pf. Philips 426 288-2 [10:35] Haydn, J. Divertimento in G/C (1766). Péter Pongrácz, ob; Bertalan Hock, ob; Tibor Fülemile, bn; András Nagy, bn; András Medveczky, hn…
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Explorations - 14 December 2025 - DOUBLE REEDS Part 2
DOUBLE REEDS Part 2 Prepared by Chris Blower With Christina MacGuinness Bach, J. Christian Quartet in B flat. Max Artved, ob; Elise Båtnes, vn; Tue Lautrup, va; Lars Holm Johansen, vc. Naxos 8.557361 [10:22] Schumann, R. Fantasy pieces, op 73 (1849). David Nuttall, ob d'amore; Larry Sits…
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Explorations - DOUBLE REEDS Part 1 - 7 December 2025
DOUBLE REEDS Part 1 Prepared by Chris Blower With Ian MacDonald Saint-Saëns, C. Sonata, op 166 (1921). Colin Maier, ob; Alison Wiebe, pf. Centrediscs CMCD 001 [10:41] Honegger, A. Concerto da camera (1948). Amanda Muir, fl; Rachel Tolmie, cora; Bourbaki Ensemble/David Angell. Wirripang …
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Explorations - 23 November 2025 - BRASS IN CHAMBER
BRASS IN CHAMBER Prepared by Jacky Ternisien With Ian MacDonald Poulenc, F. Sonata (1922/45). Hervé Joulain, hn; Guy Touvron, tpt; Jacques Mauger, tb. Naxos 8.553613 [09:02] Arban, J-B. Fantaisie brillante (arr. Hunsberger). Wynton Marsalis, cornet; Eastman Wind Ensemble/Donald Hunsberge…
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Explorations - 16 November 2025 - VIOLA AND PIANO
VIOLA AND PIANO Prepared by Chris Blower With Neil McEwan Beethoven, L. Notturno, op 42 (1796). Nobuko Imai, va; Roger Vignoles, pf. Chandos CHAN 8664 [29:05] Bowen, Y. Sonata no 1 in C minor, op 18 (1905). Lawrence Power, va; Simon Crawford-Phillips, pf. Hyperion CDA67651-52 [25:44]
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Explorations - 9 November 2025 - FIVE, SIX, SEVEN
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN Prepared by Jacky Ternisien With Christina MacGuinness Boccherini, L. Quintet no 2 in E (1798). Pepe Romero, gui; Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble. Philips 438 769-2 [15:24] Farrenc, L. Sextet in C minor, op 40 (1852). Éric Le Sage, pf; Les Vents Fran…
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Explorations - 2 November 2025 -
WIND TEXTURES Prepared by Ron Crause With Stephen Matthews Strauss, R. Serenade, op 7 (1881). Netherlands Wind Ensemble/Edo de Waart. Philips 438 733-2 [08:45] Ravel, M. Kaddisch (1914). Sharon Bezaly, fl; Dejan Lazic, pf. BIS CD-959 [05:38] Hindemith, P. Little chamber music, op 24 no…
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Explorations - 26 October 2025 - CLASSICAL SONATAS
CLASSICAL SONATAS Prepared by Chris Blower With Andrew Dziedzic Carulli, F. Sonata, op 21 no 3. Richard Savino, gui. Naxos 8.553301 [14:58] Mozart, W. Sonata no 19 in E flat, K302 (1778). Henryk Szeryng, vn; Ingrid Haebler, pf. Philips 462 185-2 [12:24] Weber, C.M. Sonata no 1 in C, op…
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Explorations - 19 October 2025 - CLASSICAL SONATAS
CLASSICAL SONATAS Prepared by Chris Blower With Christina MacGuinness Hummel, J. Grande sonata, op 37a (1810). Alison Stephens, mand; Richard Burnett, pf. Amon Ra SAR 53 [18:06] Clementi, M. Sonata in B minor, op 40 no 2 (1802). Nikolai Demidenko, pf. Hyperion CDA66808 [17:59] Boccheri…
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Explorations - 12 October 2025 - CLASSICAL SONATAS
CLASSICAL SONATAS Prepared by Chris Blower With Christina MacGuinness Paganini, N. Sonata no 3 in A (c1828). Luigi Alberto Bianchi, vn; Maurizio Preda, gui. Dynamic CDS 34 [13:14] Dussek, J. Piano trio sonata in C, op 31 no 3 (c1795). Trio 1790. cpo 999 583-2 [13:18] Beethoven, L. Sona…
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