John Rutter is the most acclaimed composer of Christmas carols alive today, while the Black Dyke Band occupies the highest rank in the worldwide brass band community. Raymond Bisha introduces a new album that bridges these two pinnacles in arrangements for brass of Rutter's celebrated seasonal works, together with three in their original choral versions, representing a span of some sixty years of Rutter's captivating output.

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John Rutter's Christmas spirit comes a-calling in the latest Naxos podcast.

Christmas fizz. Black Dyke presents John Rutter.

George Frederic Handel was one of the leading composers of the baroque, especially known for his Italian operas.  When he presented his dramatic oratorio Israel in Egypt in 1739 it flopped.  It has since returned to favour, and this recording by Apollo’s Fire shows why this turnaround has happened.  Put simply, the music is stunning.

<description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;George Frederic Handel was one of the leading composers of the baroque, especially known for his Italian operas.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt; When he presented his dramatic oratorio Israel in Egypt in 1739 it flopped.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt; It has since returned to favour, and this recording by Apollo’s Fire shows why this turnaround has happened.&lt;span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt; Put simply, the music is stunning.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

An introduction to the Grammy-nominated recording of Handel’s Israel in Egypt with Apollo’s Fire, conducted by Jeanette Sorrell

Apollo’s Fire perform Israel in Egypt

American composer Kenneth Fuchs discusses the programmes of his two most recent albums in conversation with Raymond Bisha; both recordings feature the Sinfonia of London and soloists under conductor John Wilson. Fuchs describes the unusual conception of his Concerto for Bass Trombone (a commissioning consortium of 21 bass trombonists was involved!) and the formative inspiration and sustained friendship he derived from abstract artist Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011).

<description>&lt;p&gt;American composer Kenneth Fuchs discusses the programmes of his two most recent albums in conversation with Raymond Bisha; both recordings feature the Sinfonia of London and soloists under conductor John Wilson. Fuchs describes the unusual conception of his Concerto for Bass Trombone (a commissioning consortium of 21 bass trombonists was involved!) and the formative inspiration and sustained friendship he derived from abstract artist Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011).&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The latest Naxos podcast features American composer Kenneth Fuchs in conversation with Raymond Bisha.

Composer Kenneth Fuchs. The latest recordings.

The Military Music Appreciation Society was founded in 2008 by Roger Kennedy so he could share his passion for this music with other like-minded individuals.  The Society now has more than 5000 members, with new people joining every day.  In this podcast, Roger talks with host Raymond Bisha about the society and about his love for this music. This podcast includes performances by the Royal Marine Band, the Royal Artillery Band, the US Army Band, the Black Dyke Mills Band and the Band of the Coldstream Guards …. The opening and closing music features the Canadian Scottish Regiment Pipes and Drums, together with The Third Marine Aircraft Wing Band of the United States Marine Corps.

<description>&lt;p&gt;The Military Music Appreciation Society was founded in 2008 by Roger Kennedy so he could share his passion for this music with other like-minded individuals.  The Society now has more than 5000 members, with new people joining every day.  In this podcast, Roger talks with host Raymond Bisha about the society and about his love for this music. This podcast includes performances by the Royal Marine Band, the Royal Artillery Band, the US Army Band, the Black Dyke Mills Band and the Band of the Coldstream Guards …. The opening and closing music features the Canadian Scottish Regiment Pipes and Drums, together with The Third Marine Aircraft Wing Band of the United States Marine Corps.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

An introduction to the international world of military bands, and an interview with Roger Kennedy, founder of the Military Music Appreciation Society

Naxos Classical Spotlight meets the Military Music Appreciation Society

“As soon as I started playing jazz, I understood it was something for me. I understood that I had to combine the two musics.” These were the words of composer Nikolai Kapustin, born in Ukraine in 1937 and a graduate of the Moscow Conservatory, the “two musics” being classical and jazz. From Kapustin's pen came an impeccable fusion of the two genres, with no trace of shallow crossover. Raymond Bisha introduces the programme on a recent recording that includes Kapustin's Second and Sixth Piano Concertos, with soloist Frank Dupree accompanied variously by the SWR Big Band and the SWR Symphony Orchestra.

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His unique musical fusion swings and sings, sounding freely improvised 

Two into one does go. The music of Nikolai Kapustin.

Naxos Classical Spotlight explores the world of classical music.  Along the way host Raymond Bisha shares the stories about the music, and the musicians who make it.

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