Album reviews: The magic of Finzi and sublime cello classics - Classic FM Classic FM Album Reviews Now Playing Album reviews: The magic of Finzi and sublime cello classics 4 March 2016, 22:38 Throughout the week Classic FM's presenters bring you the best new recordings, including world exclusives and premiere broadcasts of latest releases. Premiere play John Suchet gives an exclusive first broadcast of Stephen Hough's new recording. Dvorak/Schumann: Piano Concertos Stephen Hough/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Andris Nelsons Hyperion CDA68099 Classic FM has the exclusive first play of two piano concertos from the award-winning combination of the brilliant Stephen Hough and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Schumann and Dvorák each wrote just one piano concerto, the latter being performed here in its fearsomely challenging original version. Exclusive: Stephen Hough plays Schumann's Piano Concerto John Suchet introduces the world premiere play of the new recording of Stephen Hough playing the Schumann piano concerto with the CBSO under Andris Nelsons.

17:27 Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi Aurora Orchestra/Nicholas Collon Decca 4789357 It’s the 60th anniversary this year of the death of Gerald Finzi, who had the wonderful knack of capturing the essence of the English countryside in his music. This album spreads its net widely over a whole range of works, employing the talents of some exceptional musicians, including the violinist Thomas Gould and the saxophonist Amy Dickson. Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra he founded, are first class, playing arrangements specially commissioned from some of the country’s best arrangers by the Finzi Trust – the ‘guardians’ of this wonderful repertoire. After 6pm each weekday evening, John Brunning showcases a track from his Drive Discovery, a fantastic new release. Cantus Christian Pierre La Marca/Les Ambassadeurs/Alexis Kossenko Sony Classical 88875098932 The brilliant French cellist Christian-Pierre La Marca may still be young but he already ranks among the masters of his instrument. This original album takes famous sacred pieces and transcribes them for the cello.

The repertoire covers ranges from Allegri to Taverner, and includes some of the most important names in sacred music. Isolating the melodies of Mozart, Bach, Vivaldi and Pergolesi reveal the strength and intensity of their expression, even without words. Elgar and Walton: Cello Concertos Steven Isserlis/Philharmonia Orchestra/Paavo Järvi Hyperion CDA68077 Steven Isserlis returns to the Elgar Concerto 20 years after his last recording, and the added maturity he brings to bear is everywhere apparent. Indeed this is one of the most satisfying recordings this now much loved work has received. Isserlis’s admiration for the piece is conveyed, not just in his playing, with the Philharmonia under Paavo Jarvi, but also in a vigorous liner note, which makes much of the fiasco of the first performance. Isserlis blames the conductor Albert Coates for taking up all the rehearsal time for his part of the concert, leaving Elgar, who was conducting, and the soloist Felix Salmond, too little time to work on the piece, with an under-prepared orchestra.

The Sunday Times critic Ernest Newman wrote; “Never has so great an orchestra made so lamentable a public exhibition of itself!” Lady Elgar was especially upset with Coates, and died within a few months. Isserlis wears his heart on his sleeve here, declaring, tongue in cheek, that Coates should have been charged with her manslaughter! This exceptional 73-minute issue finds room not just for Walton’s underrated Cello Concerto, composed in 1956 for the Russian/American virtuoso Gregor Piatigorsky, but also for Holst’s Invocation, and his daughter Imogen Holst’s Fall Of The Leaf (1963) for solo cello, that Isserlis played at the composers 70th birthday back in 1977. Erato 2564605204 Haydn is arguably the most underappreciated great composer. He was so prolific that much music of real quality he composed passes unnoticed. True of almost everything on this fine album by the original instrument group Il Pomo d'Oro, founded in 2012.

Their two joint conductors, the violinist Riccardo Minasi, and the harpsichordist Maxim Emelyanychev, do the honours in these two well filled albums, offering five of Haydn’s concertos, helpfully excluding the three best known ones (the two for cello and the one for trumpet), in favour of two keyboard concertos, a concerto for violin, one for violin and keyboard, and one for horn. All worth hearing, and the second keyboard concerto is especially fine. I shall be playing the first movement of this one in Sunday’s show from 7pm. The roster is completed by Symphony No.83 ('The Hen'), which also falls under the shadow, as do almost all his other symphonies, of the extraordinarily popularity of the last "London" set. All in all a bracing, and stimulating set, that deserves wide circulation. Dvorak: Violin Concerto/Romanza; Suk: Fantasy Christian Tetzlaff/Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra/John Storgärds Ondine ODE12795 Quite a month for concerto albums, and here's another one.

Christian Tetzlaff makes a fine fist of Dvorak's underrated Violin Concerto, that I have long loved, and so want more people to get into. In its way it is as fine as the immensely popular Cello Concerto. The couplings are generous - Dvorak’s Romance, which is a delightful piece, like an alternative slow movement for the concerto, and Josef Suk’s Fantasy. Entirely appropriate this, since Suk was Dvorak’s son-in-law. The accompaniment from John Storgärds and the Helsinki Philharmonic is entirely idiomatic. This well filled 66-minute album is worth acquiring or downloading for those who want to move a little bit off the beaten track, but don’t want anything to frighten the horses.

Benjamin Britten: Young Apollo/Lachrymae for viola & strings/Prelude & Fugue for 18 strings/Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings Lorenzo Soulès/Máté Szücs/Richard Watkins/Allan Clayton/Aldeburgh Strings/Markus Däunert Linn CKD478 This enjoyable album, including some Britten rarities like Young Apollo and the Prelude and Fugue, draws on recordings made at the Snape Maltings between October 2012 and April 2015. It's fairly short weight at only 55 minutes, but any concerns about that should be set aside, because of the exceptional performance here of the Serenade, one of the great masterpieces of British music. The tenor Allan Clayton, is an artist for whom I have the highest regard, because of both the quality of his voice and his calibre as a musician. And the playing of the hornists Richard Watkins is also truly exceptional.

The opening phrase of the serenade’s Pastoral makes clear that Clayton is blessed with the same sort of high tenor voice as the singer for whom the piece was written, Britten’s partner Peter Pears, but without what I can only describe as the strangulated, drowning-the-cat, timbres that, if truth be told, irritated all but Pears’ most dedicates admirers. As such, this is a performance so worth treasuring, that even if you don’t want the whole album, you should download this. By the way, this recording mainly features the Aldeburgh Strings, a group put together from visiting musicians, rather as they do at Bayreuth, so the viola player Mate Szucs plays in the Berlin Philharmonic, whilst the director, the violinist Markus Daunert, is leader of both the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra. Quite a pedigree. Softly Awakes My Heart: Very Best of Marian Anderson Marian Anderson Alto Take:2 ALN1955 Marion Anderson was a wonderful pioneer, a glorious contralto who almost single-handedly broke the mould that in her younger days barred black singers from most of America’s lyric theatres, even the Met.

By the end of her career she was hailed as a great American as well as a wonderful singer. In her younger days she was regarded as an embarrassment; a woman who lived in the land of the free but it wasn’t so free if you were black, however talented. These songs, including a few patriotic ones, as well as some arias, show the power of her voice and the quality of her musicianship. The tragedy is that she never sang much opera, because she felt she hadn’t been properly trained for it. Our loss as well as hers. A great and glorious voice, which at Alto prices, any lover of great singing should explore. Channels | Freeview Channels Channels Channels Freeview offers 70 TV channels, 15 HD channels, and more than 30 radio stations. In fact over 95% of the nation’s favourite programmes are available at no monthly cost. Check out our amazing range of channels below. We’re currently rolling out a number of new ones so use our coverage check to see the channels available in your area.

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105 Channel 5 HD 24/7 Channel 5 HD is the home of great television for all the family, with loads of quality shows that includes entertainment, documentaries, sport, drama from the UK and US, films, reality, comedy, children’s and news. 106 Catch up on the complete Channel 4 schedule one hour later, in high definition. 110 4seven HD 24 hours Channel 4's most popular and talked about shows from the last seven days, all in HD. 111 QVC+1 HD 01:00 – 13:00 The same as QVC HD only one hour later, so you don't miss out. QVC is the UK's leading TV shopping channel, making shopping easy, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 112 QVC Beauty HD 13:00 - 01:00 Tune into QVC Beauty HD, dedicated to premium beauty brands and beauty advice – all in stunning High Definition. 113 RT HD 24/7 RT offers regular news updates and a unique insight into many aspects of Russian history, culture and opinions.

123 BBC News 24 hours The BBC's continuous news channel, breaking stories as they happen, with the latest news, weather, sport and business updates 24 hours a day seven days a week. 131 BBC Parliament 24 hours The UK’s prime political channel - unedited coverage of the House of Commons, House of Lords and Select Committees in Westminster. 132 Sky News 24 hours Breaking news 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. And a whole lot more. Sky News has been voted News Channel of the Year, and it keeps getting better. 135 RT 24 hours RT offers regular news updates and a unique insight into many aspects of Russian history, culture and opinions. QVC Style brings you the best of QVCs offerings in fashion, accessories and fashion jewellery. 40 Rocks & Co 1 13:00 - 18:00 Rocks & Co. 1 is a falling auction shopping channel that specialises in high end jewellery and precious gemstones. The team includes internationally renowned gemstone experts and jewellery designers. 42 Travel Channel 24 hours Travel Channel is the world’s leading travel-themed entertainment channel.

Through the engaging storytelling and unique perspectives of our presenters we transport viewers to every corner of the globe. Our shows inspire, inform and entertain and tap into the human desire to experience new things, explore new places and engage with fascinating people and cultures. 43 Gems TV 24 hours Gems TV is a reverse auction jewellery shopping channel, officially the first reverse auction in the UK. 49 TJC 24 hours The Jewellery Channel (TJC) boasts a personal shopping service that offers friendly and professional advice so customers get the most out of their Jewellery shopping experience. 63 Community Channel 11:00 - 01:00 Community Channel is the only TV channel for communities, charities and the brilliant people who make the U.K. a better place for us all. Twelve million people watched the channel last year. Viewers learn more by watching the channel and are motivated to do more for others. Community Channel is a Media Trust initiative, funded by the Big Lottery Fund. 65 TBN UK 24 hours TBN UK offers 24 hours of commercial-free inspirational programming that appeal to people in a wide variety of Protestant, Catholic and Messianic Jewish denominations.

76 Jewellery Maker 0800-1200 JewelleryMaker is the leading one stop online destination and TV channel for top quality but affordable jewellery making accessories. 78 S4C digital is S4C's lively, dynamic digital channel dedicated to Wales and all things Welsh. 7 BBC Alba 17:00-00:00 Mon-Fri, 16:00-01:00 Sat and 16:00-00:00 on Sun A digital TV channel, available in Scotland, broadcasting Gaelic programmes daily. Programming includes news, Scottish sport, music, factual, children’s and entertainment programmes. 51 TG4 24 hours TG4 is only available to Freeview customers in certain parts of Northern Ireland. Please check your coverage. 52 RTÉ One 24 hours RTÉ One is the most popular TV channel in Ireland. RTÉ One serves the wider population with high-impact programming, landmark drama, documentary, factual and entertainment programming, news and current affairs, bringing the country together for key national events. RTÉ One is only available to Freeview customers in certain parts of Northern Ireland. Please check your coverage.

53 RTÉ Two 24 hours RTÉ2 provides distinctive and relevant programming for younger people, Ads 15-34, through factual, entertainment, comedy, sport, documentary and acquired drama. RTÉ2 is only available to Freeview customers in certain parts of Northern Ireland. Please check your coverage. BBC Radio 1 24 hours BBC Radio 1 takes you through your day - playing the best new music, with exclusive interviews, live bands and unprecedented access to the stars. 701 BBC 1Xtra 24 hours The hottest new black music. From RnB to Drum & Bass, Hip Hop to Dancehall and Garage - and loads in between. 702 BBC Radio 2 24 hours BBC Radio 2 combines popular music and culture with a diverse range of specialist music, features, documentaries, light entertainment and live and exclusive recordings. 703 BBC Radio 3 24 hours BBC Radio 3 is the home of live music and the arts. We offer classical music, world music, jazz, Broadway and film music, drama, the arts and ideas. 704 BBC Radio 4 24 hours BBC Radio 4 offers a unique range of programmes to inspire and entertain you.

From current affairs to award winning comedy every week and captivating drama. 705 BBC R5 Live 24 hours Dedicated to giving you live commentary on news and sport. Exclusive rights on the all the major sports including the Premiership, and up to the minute news and debate. 706 BBC R5SX 24 hours BBC Five Live Sports Extra is dedicated to pure live sport - the digital home of cricket and rugby, plus extra commentary of football, F1, and tennis. 707 BBC 6 Music 24 hours BBC Radio 6 Music celebrates the very best in music. It's a station for people who are passionate about rock and pop music. 708 BBC R4 Extra 24 hours BBC Radio 4 Extra offers pure radio entertainment all day, every day. Hear original radio comedies which became TV hits, alongside comedy classics and the best names on the stand-up scene. 710 BBC World 24 hours BBC World Service is the award-winning broadcaster which gets to the heart of global events. Programmes cover news to science and the environment to arts, religion and music of all kinds.

711 Magic 24 hours Make your day Magic with music from Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Ed Sheeran, Take That, Motown and more. 716 Heat 24 hours A non-stop mix of music that makes you want to get up in the morning - or stay out late at night. 717 Kerrang! 24 hours What happens when you mix passion, entertainment and edginess with the best of today’s rock music? You get Kerrang! Radio – Everything That Rocks. 718 Smooth Radio 24 hours Join presenters Andrew Castle, Kate Garraway, Myleene Klass and Tina Hobley for ‘Your Relaxing Music Mix’. Smooth Radio plays music from artists such as Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder and Whitney Houston, blended with the best relaxing music from today's stars like Will Young and Michael Bublé. 723 talkSPORT 24 hours talkSPORT tackles all the big sporting issues with an energy, humour and opinion you won't find anywhere else on the dial!

724 Capital FM 24 hours Capital FM offers the very best Hit Music, the hottest showbiz & artist interviews, massive money-can’t-buy competitions, up-to-date local news and traffic & travel throughout the day. 725 Premier Radio 24 hours Premier Christian Radio brings you inspirational teachings and debate, Christian and Gospel music and the latest news from a Christian perspective. 726 U105 24 hours U105 is a Belfast based radio station, providing a mix of music and speech as well as hourly news bulletins. 727 Absolute Radio 24 hours Discover Real Music. Absolute Radio guarantees to help you rediscover more music than any other station. 728 Heart 24 hours There's no better way to lift your mood than by tuning into Heart. From the Sugababes and Kelly Clarkson to Sister Sledge and Barry White, Heart plays music that's guaranteed to make you feel good. 730 RNIB Connect 24 hours RNIB Connect provides a platform for people to share experiences of living with little or no sight, inform and create new programming on topics of interest and be relevant to listeners throughout the UK.

731 Classic FM 24 hours Attracting an audience of 5.6 million people each week, Classic FM offers a wide variety of programmes, hosted by a range of broadcasters and musicians including John Suchet, Alan Titchmarsh, Aled Jones, Myleene Klass, Alex James, Margherita Taylor, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Nicholas Owen, Charlotte Green and Catherine Bott. Since its launch in 1992, Classic FM has aimed to break down the barriers to classical music and in so doing, introduce an entirely new audience to the genre. 732 LBC 24 hours LBC is Britain’s only national news talk radio station. It tackles the big issues of the day, with intelligent, informed and provocative opinion from guests, listeners and presenters, including Nick Ferrari, James O’Brien, Shelagh Fogarty, Iain Dale, Ken Livingstone, David Mellor and Beverley Turner. LBC reaches more than 1.3 million people in Britain, and Nick Ferrari hosts London’s number one commercial radio breakfast show by market share. 733 September | 2010 | RadioToday Kerrang daytime goes all female Kerrang!

Radio has introduced a new schedule, giving the Birmingham station a female heavy line-up from 11am to 7pm. Former Q Radio host Danielle Perry gets daytime from 11am till 3pm, and ex-Big Brother winner Kate Lawler is on drive. 30 September, 2010 more Super deal for Yorkshire Radio Digital sports station Yorkshire Radio has re-signed with the Rugby Football League to do live commentary on the Super League for next season. The deal means the station – which is owned by Leeds United and broadcast on DAB in Yorkshire on via Sky TV – will increase the number of matches broadcast to 50 in 2011. 29 September, 2010 more Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode are taking their popular Friday afternoon Film Review show on BBC Radio 5 Llive on the road to help relaunch a London cinema. They'll also take questions from the live audience next Friday at the Phoenix Cinema in Finchley. 29 September, 2010 more Introducing… brand for BBC locals The BBC's 'Introducing…' brand is to be rolled out across 40 of the corporation's local radio stations.

The move will see new music talent promoted across the English regions in addition to through networks including Radio 1 and 6 Music and the BBC website. 29 September, 2010 more BBC Radio 1 controller Andy Parfitt today supported Chris Moyles following his half-hour on-air rant about pay last week. He said Moyles didn't crossed but admitted it wasn't the best Chris Moyles programme he's ever heard. 29 September, 2010 more New marketing plan for Smooth As Smooth Radio makes the move from regional to national, owners GMG Radio have released details of a new marketing campaign for the station. The new television and billboard advertising will feature listeners – dubbed the Smooth Ambassadors – who reflect the station's outlook on music and "zest for life". 29 September, 2010 more Blackburn leaves Smooth Radio Tony Blackburn will leave Smooth Radio once he takes up his new regular weekly programme on BBC Radio 2, RadioToday.co.uk can reveal. The BBC has instructed Tony to part company with GMG Radio in order to present Pick of the Pops each weekend.

28 September, 2010 more Real top job for Billy Anderson GMG Radio have appointed Billy Anderson as Managing Director of their Real Radio and Rock Radio brands. Billy will start the role at the end of the year – he's currently the regional head of the group's stations in Scotland and the North East of England. 28 September, 2010 more Former Signal Radio presenter Doug Wood is joining a Staffordshire community radio station on a permanent basis from tomorrow. 28 September, 2010 more New PD and Deputy PD for Xfm Andy Ashton is returning to Xfm as Programme Director, replacing Australia-bound Paul Jackson. In addition, Head of Music Mike Walsh has been appointed Deputy Programme Director at the Global Radio station, covering both London and Manchester on FM. 28 September, 2010 more Cowell backs Eagle fundraising X Factor supremo Simon Cowell's helped out a weekend of charity fundraising at Guildford's Eagle Radio. Cowell called in to lend his support for the station's work to promote a local hospice, as part of his role as Patron of the UK Children's Hospice charity.

27 September, 2010 more Honda deal for Smooth Radio Smooth Radio has announced its first major commercial deal ahead of making the move from a regional network to a national station next week. Honda will sponsor the Drivetime show and also team up with the station for a car giveaway to mark the launch of Smooth Radio UK. 27 September, 2010 more 16 community stations in breach Fifteen community radio stations across the country have found themselves in breach of their licence conditions after failing to submit annual reports to Ofcom on time. One of the 15 and another station have also been found in breach for obtaining more than half their income through on air advertising and sponsorship. 27 September, 2010 more John Suchet to replace Bates Former television newsreader John Suchet will replace Simon Bates as Classic FM's morning show presenter, on weekday mornings from January. Simon is leaving the national Global Radio station next year to join GMG's Smooth Radio, which moves from a regional network to a national station. 27 September, 2010 more Book predicts failure of DAB Digital Radio blogger Grant Goddard has turned his diary entries about his predicted failure of DAB into a book.

The book, titled: "DAB Digital Radio: Licensed To Fail" is published on October 1st 2010, and suggests the digital radio switchover is unlikely to ever happen in the UK. 26 September, 2010 more Winners: New York Festivals A UK radio production company has won one of just two international Grand Trophy awards in the New York Festivals on Friday night. Ten Alps Radio won Best Music Special for “The Woodstock 40th Anniversary”, celebrating the festival that defined a generation. In total, England and Scotland won 11 Gold Trophies, 10 Silver, 10 Bronze,12 Finalist Certificates, and 1 Grand Trophy. 25 September, 2010 more Evans joins 5 Live team for golf BBC Radio 5 Live is going golf crazy when the Ryder Cup tournament arrives in the UK next month – and has signed up Chris Evans as a roving reporter. John Inverdale will host the station's coverage from Celtic Manor in Newport and both Nicky Campbell and Gabby Logan are taking their shows to South Wales.

24 September, 2010 more Stations await New York awards Scores of UK stations, programmers and production companies are awaiting the results of the New York Radio Festival awards tonight. Commercial radio groups Global, Bauer, GMG and Absolute are all nominated, along with programmes produced for the BBC by indies such as Wise Buddah, Blue Revolution, TBI, Fresh Air and Ten Alps. 24 September, 2010 more Tony Blackburn joins Radio 2 Tony Blackburn is getting a regular slot on Radio 2 – as host of the Saturday lunchtime Pick of the Pops show. He's taking over from Dale Winton who finishes next month – and will start the show on Saturday 6th November 2010. 24 September, 2010 more Wedding challenge for Mercia DJ Mercia's breakfast presenter JD has been given the surprise task of blagging a dream wedding for two of his listeners in the station's latest promotion – Married by Monday. Promotion winners Mike Jack and Emma Rose met JD on Monday 20th and expect to be married by Monday 27th September.

23 September, 2010 more Album reviews and new releases: Light Music masterpieces and Martha Argerich at 75 - Classic FM Classic FM Album reviews and new releases: Light Music masterpieces and Martha Argerich at 75 3 June 2016, 19:39 Throughout the week Classic FM's presenters bring you the best new recordings, including world exclusives and premiere broadcasts of latest releases. AV2362 AV2362 Join John Suchet after 10am each weekday morning to hear a track from the Album of the Week. Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 3,4 & 5 Henning Kraggerud/Norwegian Chamber Orchestra Norwegian Henning Kraggerud has made many recordings on the Naxos label, and here he turns his attention to Mozart's sublime, unconventional Violin Concertos, each of them filled with melody, wit and charm. Kraggerud serves up all of the necessary vivacity and fizz in the outside movements while sustaining the soaring tunes of their slow centres. Throughout the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra provide solid and sympathetic support.

The CD is part of a larger project, involving free online Masterclasses (see below) and a forthcoming live DVD. Buy from Amazon > After 6pm each weekday evening, John Brunning showcases a track from his Drive Discovery, a fantastic new release. William Howard: Sixteen Love Songs William Howard Orchid Classics ORC100056 The new album from pianist William Howard is a collection of 19th and 20th century songs without words, all expressions of love of some kind and so share common ground with a huge body of folk and pop music. The 16 songs here are all beautifully constructed and beautifully played. Some of them have become well known through film scores or TV adverts, or even become popular songs in an adapted form. The repertoire includes four Liszt song arrangements and original piano works by Dvořák, Suk, Fauré, Granados and others. Howard plays them exquisitely. To complement to the project, he's also launched a composition competition to find contemporary responses to the timeless and universal genre of the love song in the form of short piano pieces. So that's something to look forward to.

Hyperion Light Music Classics CDA67067 European Light Music Classics Helios CDH55477 This Saturday at 9pm, I began a new series on Classic FM – David Mellor's Light Music Masters – featuring, over six weeks, one performer, Arthur Fielder and the Boston Pops, and then key light music composers from Eric Coates next week, through Leroy Anderson , Elgar , the Strauss Family, and other British masters like Ronald Binge , who is becoming increasingly popular on this station, and the still neglected Albert Ketelbey. For that final show, all the recordings featured will be drawn from the Hyperion Light Music series set down by the estimable Ronald Corp and his New London Orchestra between 1995 and 2002. So successful was this British series, that volumes on American and European Light Music soon followed. All these albums are treasured parts of my collection, often played, and always enjoyed. So if you want to know more about light music, and love beautiful tunes, invariably brilliantly orchestrated, these albums will give you years of listening pleasure. For decades, Light Music was under a bit of a cloud, dismissed as facile and trivial.

Of course, it’s nothing of the kind. Men like Coates and Binge on this side of the pond, and Anderson in American, were master confectioners, producing exceptionally well fashioned delicacies, that were not to be derided, because they last, for the most past, only a few minutes. And then there’s Elgar, who, I will demonstrate in three weeks time, wrote Light Music for almost his entire life from aged 10, until a few months before he died, more than 60 years later. And Elgar loved the music of Coates, admiring his craftsmanship. And if you buy one or two of these albums, so, I swear will you. DG 4795563 Martha Argerich – an exceptional pianist – has had health and confidence issues all of her career, but this hasn’t prevented her emerging as one of the finest pianists of the last 50 years, as revered by other practitioners, as she is admired by the public. And these three, 75th birthday albums prove why she has enjoyed such enduring success.

The DG double album of early recordings features radio tapes mainly from 1960, but when she was still only in her late teens. With sonatas by Mozart and Beethoven, and some hard to bring off 20th century music by Ravel (his Gaspard de la Nuit), and Prokofiev (Sonatas 3 and 7, and the Toccata), these recordings show what a mature artist she was even when young, while the virtuosity in the 20th century pieces is mind blowing. Argerich has recorded for most of her career with DG, and latterly EMI (Warners) for her Lugano chamber music series. But Sony made five albums with her, mainly in the 1980s, and these now reappear in a handily priced box that’s well worth having. Amongst other delights are the Franck Violin Sonata, in its original form (with a somewhat wiry sounding Ivry Gitlis), and transcribed for flute, (featuring the irrepressible James Galway).

My favourite here is the album with two concerto recordings – Beethoven’s 2nd and Haydn’s 11th – recorded with the London Sinfonietta in 1983, and featuring Argerich also directing the orchestra, the only occasion on disc she has done so. I will be featuring the first movement of the Beethoven, and the finale of the Haydn, as part of a birthday tribute on my Sunday show in a fortnight. Argerich, of course, is still out there. Her piano duo recording with Daniel Barenboim, from a triumphant concert last July in their joint home town of Buenos Aires, sounds excellent on a brand new DG issue. I especially enjoyed Schumann’s off-puttingly entitled Six Studies in Canon Form, which actually contains some delightful music, arranged for piano duo by Debussy, would you believe? 2010 | RadioToday | Page 15 Kerrang daytime goes all female Kerrang! Radio has introduced a new schedule, giving the Birmingham station a female heavy line-up from 11am to 7pm.

Former Q Radio host Danielle Perry gets daytime from 11am till 3pm, and ex-Big Brother winner Kate Lawler is on drive. 30 September, 2010 more Super deal for Yorkshire Radio Digital sports station Yorkshire Radio has re-signed with the Rugby Football League to do live commentary on the Super League for next season. The deal means the station – which is owned by Leeds United and broadcast on DAB in Yorkshire on via Sky TV – will increase the number of matches broadcast to 50 in 2011. 29 September, 2010 more Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode are taking their popular Friday afternoon Film Review show on BBC Radio 5 Llive on the road to help relaunch a London cinema. They'll also take questions from the live audience next Friday at the Phoenix Cinema in Finchley. 29 September, 2010 more Introducing… brand for BBC locals The BBC's 'Introducing…' brand is to be rolled out across 40 of the corporation's local radio stations. The move will see new music talent promoted across the English regions in addition to through networks including Radio 1 and 6 Music and the BBC website.

29 September, 2010 more BBC Radio 1 controller Andy Parfitt today supported Chris Moyles following his half-hour on-air rant about pay last week. He said Moyles didn't crossed but admitted it wasn't the best Chris Moyles programme he's ever heard. 29 September, 2010 more New marketing plan for Smooth As Smooth Radio makes the move from regional to national, owners GMG Radio have released details of a new marketing campaign for the station. The new television and billboard advertising will feature listeners – dubbed the Smooth Ambassadors – who reflect the station's outlook on music and "zest for life". 29 September, 2010 more Blackburn leaves Smooth Radio Tony Blackburn will leave Smooth Radio once he takes up his new regular weekly programme on BBC Radio 2, RadioToday.co.uk can reveal. The BBC has instructed Tony to part company with GMG Radio in order to present Pick of the Pops each weekend. 28 September, 2010 more Real top job for Billy Anderson GMG Radio have appointed Billy Anderson as Managing Director of their Real Radio and Rock Radio brands.

Billy will start the role at the end of the year – he's currently the regional head of the group's stations in Scotland and the North East of England. 28 September, 2010 more Former Signal Radio presenter Doug Wood is joining a Staffordshire community radio station on a permanent basis from tomorrow. 28 September, 2010 more New PD and Deputy PD for Xfm Andy Ashton is returning to Xfm as Programme Director, replacing Australia-bound Paul Jackson. In addition, Head of Music Mike Walsh has been appointed Deputy Programme Director at the Global Radio station, covering both London and Manchester on FM. 28 September, 2010 more Cowell backs Eagle fundraising X Factor supremo Simon Cowell's helped out a weekend of charity fundraising at Guildford's Eagle Radio. Cowell called in to lend his support for the station's work to promote a local hospice, as part of his role as Patron of the UK Children's Hospice charity. 27 September, 2010 more Honda deal for Smooth Radio Smooth Radio has announced its first major commercial deal ahead of making the move from a regional network to a national station next week.

Honda will sponsor the Drivetime show and also team up with the station for a car giveaway to mark the launch of Smooth Radio UK. 27 September, 2010 more 16 community stations in breach Fifteen community radio stations across the country have found themselves in breach of their licence conditions after failing to submit annual reports to Ofcom on time. One of the 15 and another station have also been found in breach for obtaining more than half their income through on air advertising and sponsorship. 27 September, 2010 more John Suchet to replace Bates Former television newsreader John Suchet will replace Simon Bates as Classic FM's morning show presenter, on weekday mornings from January. Simon is leaving the national Global Radio station next year to join GMG's Smooth Radio, which moves from a regional network to a national station. 27 September, 2010 more Book predicts failure of DAB Digital Radio blogger Grant Goddard has turned his diary entries about his predicted failure of DAB into a book.

The book, titled: "DAB Digital Radio: Licensed To Fail" is published on October 1st 2010, and suggests the digital radio switchover is unlikely to ever happen in the UK. 26 September, 2010 more Winners: New York Festivals A UK radio production company has won one of just two international Grand Trophy awards in the New York Festivals on Friday night. Ten Alps Radio won Best Music Special for “The Woodstock 40th Anniversary”, celebrating the festival that defined a generation. In total, England and Scotland won 11 Gold Trophies, 10 Silver, 10 Bronze,12 Finalist Certificates, and 1 Grand Trophy. 25 September, 2010 more Evans joins 5 Live team for golf BBC Radio 5 Live is going golf crazy when the Ryder Cup tournament arrives in the UK next month – and has signed up Chris Evans as a roving reporter. John Inverdale will host the station's coverage from Celtic Manor in Newport and both Nicky Campbell and Gabby Logan are taking their shows to South Wales.

24 September, 2010 more Stations await New York awards Scores of UK stations, programmers and production companies are awaiting the results of the New York Radio Festival awards tonight. Commercial radio groups Global, Bauer, GMG and Absolute are all nominated, along with programmes produced for the BBC by indies such as Wise Buddah, Blue Revolution, TBI, Fresh Air and Ten Alps. 24 September, 2010 more Tony Blackburn joins Radio 2 Tony Blackburn is getting a regular slot on Radio 2 – as host of the Saturday lunchtime Pick of the Pops show. He's taking over from Dale Winton who finishes next month – and will start the show on Saturday 6th November 2010. 24 September, 2010 more Wedding challenge for Mercia DJ Mercia's breakfast presenter JD has been given the surprise task of blagging a dream wedding for two of his listeners in the station's latest promotion – Married by Monday. Promotion winners Mike Jack and Emma Rose met JD on Monday 20th and expect to be married by Monday 27th September. 23 September, 2010 more

Question: On which national radio station does John Suchet broadcast each weekday morning?
Answer: CLASSIC FM