Top 5 classical releases to hear this week – featuring Benjamin Grosvenor & Helen Charlston

Friday, May 23, 2025

Today sees the release of albums of Purcell from Helen Charlston, Mendelssohn from Lahav Shani and CPE Bach from Ryo Terakado

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Baritone Benjamin Appl on his collaboration with György Kurtág

The singer discusses creating his Alpha album with the great Hungarian composer and pianist

Helen Charlston on her first solo album, 'Battle Cry: She Speaks'

The mezzo on her Delphian album which powerfully combines ancient and modern: plus, watch a new...

Benjamin Grosvenor on the piano music of Liszt

As he releases a new all-Liszt album on Decca, the young British pianist talks about his programme...

Bruckner's Symphony No 7, an introduction by Lahav Shani

Lahav Shani on the lyricism of this work and the human emotion it conveys

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