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<title>EMI Classics Podcasts</title>
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<copyright>2008</copyright>
<itunes:subtitle>A series of podcasts celebrating some of classical music's greatest artists and recordings.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary>A series of podcasts celebrating some of classical music's greatest artists and recordings.</itunes:summary>
<description>A series of podcasts celebrating some of classical music's greatest artists and recordings.</description>
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<itunes:name>EMI Classics</itunes:name>
<itunes:email>Laura.Monks@emimusic.com</itunes:email>
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<title>Yannick Nézet-Séguin - Ravel album - video podcast</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>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.</itunes:summary>
<description>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.</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>8:46</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Yannick Nezet-Seguin, Rotterdam Philharmonic orchestra, EMI Classics, Maurice Ravel, Ma mere l'oye, La Valse, Mother Goose, Daphnis et Chloe, Suite No 2</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Simon Rattle - Brahms symphonies - video podcast</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Simon Rattle discussing the recording of the Brahms symphonies with the Berlin Philharmoniker.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Simon Rattle discussing the recording of the Brahms symphonies with the Berlin Philharmoniker.</itunes:summary>
<description>Simon Rattle discussing the recording of the Brahms symphonies with the Berlin Philharmoniker.</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:00:00 BST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>7:21</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Simon Rattle, Brahms, symphonies, Berlin, Philharmoniker, Berlin Philharmoniker, EMI Classics, EMI</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Belcea Quartet - Schubert album - podcast</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>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.  In this podcast, interspersed with music from the recording, they discuss the String Quintet with Tommy Pearson.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>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.  In this podcast, interspersed with music from the recording, they discuss the String Quintet with Tommy Pearson.</itunes:summary>
<description>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.  In this podcast, interspersed with music from the recording, they discuss the String Quintet with Tommy Pearson.</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:00:00 BST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>12:49</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Belcea quartet, Belcea, Schubert, String Quartet, EMI Classics, EMI, String quintet, Valentin Erben, Death and the maiden</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Antonio Pappano - Verdi Requiem - podcast</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>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 performances of Verdi's spectacular Messa da Requiem with stellar soloists Anja Harteros, Sonia Ganassi, Rolando Villazón and René Pape.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>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 performances of Verdi's spectacular Messa da Requiem with stellar soloists Anja Harteros, Sonia Ganassi, Rolando Villazón and René Pape.</itunes:summary>
<description>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 performances of Verdi's spectacular Messa da Requiem with stellar soloists Anja Harteros, Sonia Ganassi, Rolando Villazón and René Pape.</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:05:00 BST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>08:36</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Antonio Pappano, EMI Classics, Messa di Requiem, Anja Harteros, Sonia Ganassi, Giuseppe Verdi, Rolando Villazon, Rene Pape</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Kate Royal - Midsummer Night - podcast</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>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 and ecstasy in love. The programme ranges from well known turn-of-the-century works by Dvořák (Song to the Moon from Rusalka) and Lehár (Vilja from The Merry Widow) to Midsummer Night, from the English composer William Alwyn’s opera Miss Julie. Edward Gardner conducts the English National Opera Orchestra with guest appearances by Thomas Allen, Andrew Staples and the Crouch End Festival Chorus.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>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 and ecstasy in love. The programme ranges from well known turn-of-the-century works by Dvořák (Song to the Moon from Rusalka) and Lehár (Vilja from The Merry Widow) to Midsummer Night, from the English composer William Alwyn’s opera Miss Julie. Edward Gardner conducts the English National Opera Orchestra with guest appearances by Thomas Allen, Andrew Staples and the Crouch End Festival Chorus.</itunes:summary>
<description>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 and ecstasy in love. The programme ranges from well known turn-of-the-century works by Dvořák (Song to the Moon from Rusalka) and Lehár (Vilja from The Merry Widow) to Midsummer Night, from the English composer William Alwyn’s opera Miss Julie. Edward Gardner conducts the English National Opera Orchestra with guest appearances by Thomas Allen, Andrew Staples and the Crouch End Festival Chorus.</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:45:00 BST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>16:42</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Kate Royal, EMI Classics, English National Opera, Edward Gardner, Lehar, Alwyn, Benjamin Britten, Thomas Allen, Midsummer, Rusalka, Dvorak, Korngold, Die Tote Stadt, Bernard Herrmann, Turn of the Screw</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Angela Gheorghiu - Madama Butterfly part 1 - podcast</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>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 role of Cio-Cio-San is stunningly performed by Angela Gheorghiu, partnered by the exciting young German tenor Jonas Kaufmann. Antonio Pappano conducts the Orchestra e Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in the two-act opera. The recording took place in the Santa Cecilia Hall of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome in July 2008, the year commemorating the 150th anniversary of Puccini’s birth.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>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 role of Cio-Cio-San is stunningly performed by Angela Gheorghiu, partnered by the exciting young German tenor Jonas Kaufmann. Antonio Pappano conducts the Orchestra e Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in the two-act opera. The recording took place in the Santa Cecilia Hall of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome in July 2008, the year commemorating the 150th anniversary of Puccini’s birth. </itunes:summary>
<description>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 role of Cio-Cio-San is stunningly performed by Angela Gheorghiu, partnered by the exciting young German tenor Jonas Kaufmann. Antonio Pappano conducts the Orchestra e Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in the two-act opera. The recording took place in the Santa Cecilia Hall of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome in July 2008, the year commemorating the 150th anniversary of Puccini’s birth. </description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:15:00 BST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>34:26</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>EMI CLASSICS, Angela gheorghiu, Jonas Kaufmann, Antonio Pappano, Puccini, Opera, Madama Butterfly, Sharpless, Cio Cio San, Un bel di, Santa Cecilia
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<title>Angela Gheorghiu - Madama Butterfly part 2 - podcast</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>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 role of Cio-Cio-San is stunningly performed by Angela Gheorghiu, partnered by the exciting young German tenor Jonas Kaufmann. Antonio Pappano conducts the Orchestra e Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in the two-act opera. The recording took place in the Santa Cecilia Hall of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome in July 2008, the year commemorating the 150th anniversary of Puccini’s birth.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>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 role of Cio-Cio-San is stunningly performed by Angela Gheorghiu, partnered by the exciting young German tenor Jonas Kaufmann. Antonio Pappano conducts the Orchestra e Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in the two-act opera. The recording took place in the Santa Cecilia Hall of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome in July 2008, the year commemorating the 150th anniversary of Puccini’s birth. </itunes:summary>
<description>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 role of Cio-Cio-San is stunningly performed by Angela Gheorghiu, partnered by the exciting young German tenor Jonas Kaufmann. Antonio Pappano conducts the Orchestra e Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in the two-act opera. The recording took place in the Santa Cecilia Hall of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome in July 2008, the year commemorating the 150th anniversary of Puccini’s birth. </description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:15:00 BST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>27:53</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>EMI CLASSICS, Angela gheorghiu, Jonas Kaufmann, Antonio Pappano, Puccini, Opera, Madama Butterfly, Sharpless, Cio Cio San, Un bel di, Santa Cecilia
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<title>Sir Simon Rattle - Ravel l'enfant et les Sortileges - podcast</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>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.</itunes:summary>
<description>Sir Simon Rattle talks about Ravel's L'enfant et les sortileges and Ma mère l'oye in the first fruit of the renewed exclusive recording contract with the Berliner Philharmoniker and EMI Classics.</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:00:00 BST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>19:58</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>EMI Classics, Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle, Magdalena Kozena, Ma Mere L'Oye, l'Enfant et les Sortileges, Children</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Leif Ove Andsnes - Shadows of Silence - podcast</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>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 Piano Concerto by Marc-Andre Dalbavie. In this podcast he discusses the second of these commissions with the composer, Marc-Andre Dalbavie, and introduces the rest of the repertoire on the disc.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>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 Piano Concerto by Marc-Andre Dalbavie. In this podcast he discusses the second of these commissions with the composer, Marc-Andre Dalbavie, and introduces the rest of the repertoire on the disc.</itunes:summary>
<description>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 Piano Concerto by Marc-Andre Dalbavie. In this podcast he discusses the second of these commissions with the composer, Marc-Andre Dalbavie, and introduces the rest of the repertoire on the disc.</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:00:00 BST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>21:16</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>EMI Classics, Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano Concerto, Franz Welser-Moest, Franz Welser-Most, Shadows of Silence, Lutoslawski, Marc-Andre Dalbavie, Kurtag, Games, Bent Sorensen, Lullaby</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Ian Bostridge - Schubert Schwanengesang - podcast</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Tenor Ian Bostridge and pianist Antonio Pappano talk about their new recording of Schubert's Schwanengesang on EMI Classics.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Tenor Ian Bostridge and pianist Antonio Pappano talk about their new recording of Schubert's Schwanengesang on EMI Classics.</itunes:summary>
<description>Tenor Ian Bostridge and pianist Antonio Pappano talk about their new recording of Schubert's Schwanengesang on EMI Classics.</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:00:00 BST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>20:09</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Tenor, Ian Bostridge, Antonio Pappano, Tony Pappano, Franz Schubert, Lieder, Song cycle, Schwanengesang, EMI Classics, Abbey Road, Heinrich Friedrich Ludwig Rellstab, Christian Johann Heinrich Heine, Johann Gabriel Seidl, Geheimniss, An Schwager Kronos, Wiederschein, Liebesbotschaft, KriegersAhnung, Frühlingssehnsucht, Ständchen, Aufenthalt, In der Ferne, Der Atlas, Ihr Bild, Das Fischermadchen, Die Stadt, Am Meer, Der Doppelganger, Die Taubenpost, Abschied 
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<title>Angela Gheorghiu - My Puccini podcast Part 1 - podcast</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>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.</itunes:summary>
<description>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.</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 3 Oct 2008 12:00:00 BST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>13:59</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano, Puccini, La boheme, Madama butterfly, La fancuilla del west, Tosca, Turandot, La rondine, Richard Hazell, Marilyn Horne</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Angela Gheorghiu - My Puccini podcast Part 2 - podcast</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>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.</itunes:summary>
<description>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.</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 3 Oct 2008 12:00:00 BST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>10:12</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano, Puccini, La boheme, Madama butterfly, La fancuilla del west, Tosca, Turandot, La rondine, Richard Hazell, Marilyn Horne</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Emmanuel Pahud and Trevor Pinnock - Bach Flute Sonatas - podcast</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>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.</itunes:summary>
<description>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.</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 August 2008 09:30:00 BST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>20:08</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Emmanuel, Pahud, Bach, Complete, Flute, Sonata, Sonatas, Trevor, Pinnock, Keyboard, Harpsichord, Berliner Philharmoniker, BPO, Improvisation, Instrument, Instrumentalists, Jonathan Manson</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Howard Goodall - Eternal Light : A Requiem - podcast</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>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.</itunes:summary>
<description>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.</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 11:35:00 BST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>15:41</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Howard Goodall, Eternal Light, Requiem, Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Stephen Darlington, London Musici, Rambert dance company, Eternal Light Tour 2008, Natasha Marsh, Alfie Boe, Christopher Maltman, Mark Stephenson, 20th anniversary, Mark Baldwin, The Lord is my shepherd, Psalm 23, Vicar of Dibley, Love Divine, Charles Wesley, Hymn, Spared, Wendy Cope, Mary Elizabeth Frye, Belief, Ann Thorpe, Close now thine eyes, Francis Quarles, Lead, kindly light, John Henry Newman, Do not stand at my grave and weep, In Flanders fields, John McCrae, Drop, drop slow tears, Phineas Fletcher</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Sir Simon Rattle - Stravinsky Symphonies - podcast</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>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 Simon has never before performed and which the BPO return to after 20 years.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>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 Simon has never before performed and which the BPO return to after 20 years.</itunes:summary>
<description>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 Simon has never before performed and which the BPO return to after 20 years.</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 11:35:00 BST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>18:17</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Rattle, Simon, Sir, Igor, Stravinsky, BPO, Berlin, Philharmonic, Orchestra, Berliner, Philharmoniker, Rundfunkchor, Radio, Choir, Halse, Symphony, Psalms, C, Three, Movements</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Ingrid Fliter - Chopin: Piano Works - podcast</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>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.</itunes:summary>
<description>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.</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:10:00 BST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>21:35</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Ingrid,Fliter,piano,pianist,Gilmore,Chopin,Sonata,Waltz,Waltzes,Mazurka,Mazurkas,Barcarolle,Impromptu,Ballade</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Jon Lord: Boom of the Tingling Strings - podcast</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>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.</itunes:summary>
<description>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.</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:50:00 BST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>18:54</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Jon,Lord,Nelson,Goerner,Odense,Symfoniorkester,Mann,piano,composer,Boom,Tingling,Strings,Disguises,Deep,Purple,Hammond,Organ</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Karl Jenkins - Stabat Mater - podcast</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>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 elements in a powerful evocation of grief, an emotion which touches all humanity.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>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 elements in a powerful evocation of grief, an emotion which touches all humanity.</itunes:summary>
<description>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 elements in a powerful evocation of grief, an emotion which touches all humanity.</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:10:00 BST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>13:51</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Karl,Jenkins,Stabat,Mater,2008,Liverpool,Philharmonic,EMO,Finland,Pasi,Jurgita,Adamonyte,Belinda,Sykes,Welsh,Wales,Gilgamesh,Adiemus,Carol,Barratt,Bryn,Terfel</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Leif Ove Andsnes - Mozart Concertos Nos 17 and 20 - podcast</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>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 Concertos 9 and 18, described by The New York Times as one of the Best CDs of 2004. In this fascinating interview Leif Ove talks with his long-standing EMI producer John Fraser about discovering Mozart in his youth through to the making of this most recent album.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>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 Concertos 9 and 18, described by The New York Times as one of the Best CDs of 2004. In this fascinating interview Leif Ove talks with his long-standing EMI producer John Fraser about discovering Mozart in his youth through to the making of this most recent album.</itunes:summary>
<description>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 Concertos 9 and 18, described by The New York Times as one of the Best CDs of 2004. In this fascinating interview Leif Ove talks with his long-standing EMI producer John Fraser about discovering Mozart in his youth through to the making of this most recent album.</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 4 Feb 2008 12:00:00 BST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>19:24</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Leif Ove Andsnes, Mozart, piano concerto(s), norwegian chamber orchestra, directing, director, piano</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Jonathan Biss - Beethoven Piano Sonatas - podcast</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>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.</itunes:summary>
<description>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.</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 4 Feb 2008 12:00:00 BST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>18:38</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Jonathan Biss, Beethoven, Piano Sonatas, 32, Pathetique, Pathetique, revolutionary, Pastoral, last sonatas, late sonatas, innovation, Op.90, opus 90, Op.109, opus 109, pianist, american, new york, young artist</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Belcea Quartet - Bartok String Quartets 1-6 - podcast</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>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.</itunes:summary>
<description>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.</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:00:00 BST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>09:44</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Belcea Quartet, Bartok, String Quartets, complete quartets, quartet cycle, Corina Belcea-Fisher, Laura Samuel, Krzysztof Chorzelski, Antoine Lederlin, folk music, Hungarian influence, Romanian influence</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Maria Callas - Commemorative Podcast (Part 3 of 3)</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>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, the definition of the diva as artist.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>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, the definition of the diva as artist.</itunes:summary>
<description>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, the definition of the diva as artist.</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 9 Nov 2007 12:50:00 BST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>08:43</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Maria Callas, Diva, Soprano, Aristotle Onassis, Opera, Norma, Opera Arias, Greek, 30th Anniversary, Divina</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Maria Callas - Commemorative Podcast (Part 2 of 3)</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>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, the definition of the diva as artist.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>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, the definition of the diva as artist.</itunes:summary>
<description>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, the definition of the diva as artist.</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 9 Nov 2007 12:50:00 BST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>09:42</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Maria Callas, Diva, Soprano, Aristotle Onassis, Opera, Norma, Opera Arias, Greek, 30th Anniversary, Divina</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Kate Royal - podcast</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>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 opera journalist Warwick Thompson.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>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 opera journalist Warwick Thompson.</itunes:summary>
<description>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 opera journalist Warwick Thompson.</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:15:00 BST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>18:47</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Kate Royal, Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Edward Gardner, Soprano, EMI Classics, Opera Arias, Ecce Cor Meum, English National Opera</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Rattle: Haydn - podcast</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>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.</itunes:summary>
<description>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.</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:15:00 BST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>19:40</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Rattle, Haydn Symphonies, BPO, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, EMI Classics, Sinfonia Concertante, Joseph Haydn</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Maria Callas - Commemorative Podcast (Part 1 of 3)</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>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, the definition of the diva as artist.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>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, the definition of the diva as artist.</itunes:summary>
<description>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, the definition of the diva as artist.</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:30:00 BST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>14:01</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Maria Callas, Diva, Soprano, Aristotle Onassis, Opera, Norma, Opera Arias, Greek, 30th Anniversary, Divina</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Leif Ove Andsnes: Ballad for Edvard Grieg - podcast</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>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 work Ballade in G Minor coupled with his award-winning interpretation of the Piano Concerto and a personal selection of Lyric Pieces.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>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 work Ballade in G Minor coupled with his award-winning interpretation of the Piano Concerto and a personal selection of Lyric Pieces.</itunes:summary>
<description>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 work Ballade in G Minor coupled with his award-winning interpretation of the Piano Concerto and a personal selection of Lyric Pieces.</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:30:00 BST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>24:12</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Ballad for Edvard Grieg, Leif Ove Andsnes, EMI Classics, Edvard Grieg, Pianist, Classical Brit Awards, Ballade in G minor, Berlin Philharmonic, Mariss Jansons, Lyric Pieces, Grieg 07, 100th Anniversary</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Ian Bostridge: Great Handel - podcast</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>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.</itunes:summary>
<description>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.</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 July 2007 16:30:00 BST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>15:27</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Handel, Ian Bostridge, podcast, tenor, Kate Royal, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Harry Bicket, George Frideric Handel</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Angela Gheorghiu: La Scala  - podcast</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>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 18th-century songs, Bel Canto and Verdi, French chanson and of course her favourite Romanian show pieces.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>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 18th-century songs, Bel Canto and Verdi, French chanson and of course her favourite Romanian show pieces.</itunes:summary>
<description>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 18th-century songs, Bel Canto and Verdi, French chanson and of course her favourite Romanian show pieces.</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 June 2007 14:45:00 BST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>19:00</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>La scala, Angela Gheorghui, podcast, soprano, Jeff Cohen, recital, arias, Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi, Massenet, Gounod, Bizet, Romanian, Romania</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Wolf Lieder with Ian Bostridge and Antonio Pappano</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Ian Bostridge and Antonio Pappano discuss and present excerpts of the new Wolf Lieder recording on EMI Classics.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Ian Bostridge and Antonio Pappano discuss and present excerpts of the new Wolf Lieder recording on EMI Classics.</itunes:summary>
<description>Ian Bostridge and Antonio Pappano discuss and present excerpts of the new Wolf Lieder recording on EMI Classics.</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2006 13:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>25:02</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Wolf, Lieder, Songs, Bostridge, Pappano, classical, music, singer, EMI, Classics, interview</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Simon Rattle - Planets and Asteroids</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>This podcast from EMI Classics features exclusive artist Sir Simon Rattle in conversation with EMI producer Stephen Johns about the latest release from the world's finest musical partnership: Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker. Colin Matthews's Pluto and four astronomical world premieres join Gustav Holst's huge orchestral showpiece The Planets especially for this new recording.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This podcast from EMI Classics features exclusive artist Sir Simon Rattle in conversation with EMI producer Stephen Johns about the latest release from the world's finest musical partnership: Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker. Colin Matthews's Pluto and four astronomical world premieres join Gustav Holst's huge orchestral showpiece The Planets especially for this new recording.</itunes:summary>
<description>This podcast from EMI Classics features exclusive artist Sir Simon Rattle in conversation with EMI producer Stephen Johns about the latest release from the world's finest musical partnership: Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker. Colin Matthews's Pluto and four astronomical world premieres join Gustav Holst's huge orchestral showpiece The Planets especially for this new recording.</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 17:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>18:19</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Sir Simon Rattle, Gustav Holst, Planets, Asteroids, Pluto, Jupiter, Mars, BPO, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, EMI Classics, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Matthias Pintscher, Kaija Saariaho, Brett Dean, Colin Matthews</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Alison Balsom on her new album Caprice</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>The podcast features an interview with Alison Balsom on the recording of her new album Caprice together with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and Edward Gardner. Alison talks about the repertoire selection, the transcriptions and speaks about winning a Classical Brit Award and her career so far.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>The podcast features an interview with Alison Balsom on the recording of her new album Caprice together with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and Edward Gardner. Alison talks about the repertoire selection, the transcriptions and speaks about winning a Classical Brit Award and her career so far.</itunes:summary>
<description>The podcast features an interview with Alison Balsom on the recording of her new album Caprice together with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and Edward Gardner. Alison talks about the repertoire selection, the transcriptions and speaks about winning a Classical Brit Award and her career so far.</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 9 Oct 2006 17:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>16:34</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Alison Balsom, Caprice, EMI Classics, Paganini, podcast, trumpet, Mozart, Piazzolla, Edward Gardner, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Julian Milone, Classical Brit Awards</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Nigel Kennedy Blue Note Sessions</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Nigel talks frankly about the recording of his first jazz album for Blue Note. Captured backstage straight after his quartet's set at the Porgy and Bess Club in Vienna.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Nigel talks frankly about the recording of his first jazz album for Blue Note. Captured backstage straight after his quartet's set at the Porgy and Bess Club in Vienna.</itunes:summary>
<description>Nigel talks frankly about the recording of his first jazz album for Blue Note. Captured backstage straight after his quartet's set at the Porgy and Bess Club in Vienna.</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>09:10</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Nigel Kennedy, jazz, classics, classical, blue note, emi, new york, violin, ron carter, jack dejohnette, kenny werner, lucky peterson, joe lovano, piano, duke pearson, lonnie smith.</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Jonathan Biss - Schumann Piano Recital</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Hear Jonathan Biss in conversation with American music journalist Elliott Forrest on his passion for Schumann, New York, tennis and more.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Hear Jonathan Biss in conversation with American music journalist Elliott Forrest on his passion for Schumann, New York, tennis and more.</itunes:summary>
<description>Hear Jonathan Biss in conversation with American music journalist Elliott Forrest on his passion for Schumann, New York, tennis and more.</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2007 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sir Simon Rattle - Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem podcast</title>
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<itunes:subtitle>Hear Sir Simon Rattle's views on Brahms's largest yet most intimate work, its historical context and his recent performance and recording experiences.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Hear Sir Simon Rattle's views on Brahms's largest yet most intimate work, its historical context and his recent performance and recording experiences.</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2007 14:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>13:12</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Rattle, Brahms, Johannes Brahms, Ein Deutsches Requiem, German Requiem</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Nina Stemme / Antonio Pappano - Strauss podcast</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>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 scene from Capriccio and a coupling with a twist...</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>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 scene from Capriccio and a coupling with a twist...</itunes:summary>
<description>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 scene from Capriccio and a coupling with a twist...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>13:55</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Nina Stemme, Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano, Strauss, Four Last Songs, Capriccio</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Mstislav Rostropovich at 80</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>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.</itunes:summary>
<description>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.</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>37:55</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Mstislav Rostropovich, Jon Tolansky, Slava, cellist, cello, classical, EMI Classics</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Edward Elgar</title>
<itunes:author>EMI Classics</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Celebrate Edward Elgar's 150th birthday with radio broadcaster Jon Tolansky.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Celebrate Edward Elgar's 150th birthday with radio broadcaster Jon Tolansky.</itunes:summary>
<description>Celebrate Edward Elgar's 150th birthday with radio broadcaster Jon Tolansky.</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 11:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>41:56</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Edward Elgar, Jon Tolansky, composer, British, composers, classical, EMI Classics</itunes:keywords>
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