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Boxed Set Selections - November 2022
29th Nov 2022
November heavyweights include a landmark edition of Massenet's songs on ATMA, Meredith Monk's collected recordings on ECM, and anthologies celebrating Manuel Barrueco, Roger Norrington and Walter Gieseking.
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Massenet: Intégrale des mélodies pour voix et piano
Olivier Godin (piano, harmonium, harpsichord), Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto), Antonio Figueroa (tenor), Anna-Sophie Neher (soprano), Karina Gauvin (soprano), Jean-François Lapointe (baritone), Magali Simard-Galdès (soprano), Marc Boucher (baritone), Joé Lampron-Dandonneau (tenor), Hugo Laporte (baritone), David Jacques (guitar), Florence Bourget (contralto, soprano), Julie Boulianne (mezzo-soprano), Emmanuel Hasler (tenor), Éric Laporte (tenor), Michèle Losier (mezzo-soprano), Sophie Naubert (soprano), Stéphane Tétreault (cello), Frédéric Antoun (tenor), Jean Marchand (narrator), Antoine Bareil (violin), Valérie Milot (harp), Marie-Ève Pelletier (narrator), Antoine Bélanger (tenor)
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New Release Round-Up - 25th November 2022
25th Nov 2022
Florence Price's Songs of the Oak and Concert Overtures, Bach's Goldberg Variations from Fazil Say, Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana starring Anita Rachvelishvili, and Shostakovich and Mahler from Jaap van Zweden in Hong Kong.
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Berlioz's Les nuits d'été & Harold en Italie from John Nelson in Strasbourg
18th Nov 2022
Vocal shape-shifter Michael Spyres tackles the song-cycle in the original orchestral keys, whilst viola-player Timothy Ridout is a warmly collegiate soloist in Harold on this clear-eyed, affectionate recording from Strasbourg.
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John Nelson on Berlioz and Handel
18th Nov 2022
The veteran American conductor answers some quick questions about his new live recording of Les nuits d'été & Harold en Italie - and looks forward to his performance of Messiah at Coventry Cathedral next week...
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New Release Round-Up - 18th November 2022
18th Nov 2022
Handel duets and arias from Lea Desandre and Iestyn Davies, Schubert's Schwanengesang from Andrè Schuen and Daniel Heide, Christmas concertos from Bojan Čičić and the Illyria Consort, and Couperin from Les Talens Lyriques and Christophe Rousset.
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Signor Gaetano from Javier Camarena and Gli Originali
11th Nov 2022
On the first of two albums devoted to the many and varied operas of Donizetti, the Mexican tenor brings fresh-faced charm to the comic heroes of L'elisir d'amore and Betly - but also excels in the darker and stormier waters of Roberto Devereux, Caterina Cornaro and Maria de Rudenz.
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Lisette Oropesa on French bel canto
7th Nov 2022
As she prepares for the opening night of Handel's Alcina at Covent Garden tomorrow, the Cuban-American soprano discusses her new album of French opera arias by Donizetti and Rossini on Pentatone.
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New Release Round-Up - 4th November 2022
4th Nov 2022
Brahms & Clara Schumann from Anne-Sophie Mutter and Pablo Ferrández, lesser-spotted Poulenc from the BBC Concert Orchestra and the late Bramwell Tovey, Cherubini's Les Abencérages from György Vashegyi, and Mozart's La clemenza di Tito with a cast headed by Nicky Spence.
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Remembering George Walker on his centenary
3rd Nov 2022
With a cycle of Walker's Sinfonias underway from the National Symphony Orchestra, the composer's son Gregory and conductor Gianandrea Noseda reflect on his legacy.
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Presto Editor's Choices - October 2022
1st Nov 2022
A consummately creepy Isle of the Dead from John Wilson and Sinfonia of London, thrillingly-sung Verdi from Jonas Kaufmann and Ludovic Tézier, a celebration of the Francœur brothers from Théotime Langlois de Swarte and Justin Taylor, and Montgeroult's rich and varied études from pianist Clare Hammond.
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Handel's Theodora from Maxim Emelyanychev and Il Pomo d'Oro
28th Oct 2022
A starry cast headed by Lisette Oropesa and Joyce DiDonato offers a wealth of fresh insights into Handel’s oratorio about religious persecution and intolerance in ancient Rome on this new studio recording, made after a run of concert-performances across Europe.
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New Release Round-Up - 28th October 2022
28th Oct 2022
Dvořák from Leif Ove Andsnes, Rachmaninoff from Sinfonia of London and John Wilson, Schubert from Paul Lewis, and a recital of baroque works for violin 'tutta sola' from Rachel Podger.
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Boxed Set Selections - October 2022
26th Oct 2022
October heavyweights include two boxes celebrating Sir Adrian Boult's legacy on Decca, an anthology of Italian chamber-ensemble I Musici's analogue recordings, and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's complete Lieder recordings on Deutsche Grammophon.
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César Franck Edition
César Franck Edition 2022, Pascal Devoyon (piano), Aldo Ciccolini (piano), Kalevi Kiviniemi (organ), Marie-Claire Alain (organ), Augustin Dumay (violin), Jean-Philippe Collard (piano), The Muir String Quartet, Renaud Capuçon (violin), Khatia Buniatishvili (piano), Quatuor Parrenin, Lambert Wilson, Béatrice Uria-Monzon (mezzo-soprano), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Hartmut Höll (piano), Victoria de los Angeles (soprano), Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Camille Maurane (baritone), Louise Lebrun (soprano), Jane Berbié (mezzo-soprano), Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto), David Rendall (tenor), Peter Jeffes (tenor), Marcel Vanaud (baritone), François Loup (bass), Daniel Ottevaere (bass), Raphaël Tambyeff (organ), Yves Castagnet (organ), Henri Chalet (concuctor), Edgar Moreau (cello), David Kadouch (piano), Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute), Pierre Barbizet (piano), Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Erik Lundkvist (organ), Tom Winpenny (organ), Soeur Marie Keyrouz (soprano), Blanche Selva (piano), Germaine Thyssens-Valentin (piano), Yves Nat (piano), Marcel Dupré (organ), André Marchal (organ), Édouard Commette (organ), Jascha Heifetz (violin), Arthur Rubinstein (piano), Quatuor Pro Arte, Samson François (piano), Jeanne-Marie Darré (piano), Quatuor Pascal, Berthe Auguez de Montalan (soprano), Georges Thill (tenor), Maurice Faure (piano), Elie Cohen, Beniamino Gigli (tenor), Chorus, Orchester der Staatsoper Berlin, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Orfeon Donostiarra, Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestre de Liège, Chœurs de la RTB-BRT, Sinfonieorchester Basel, Philadelphia Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Bath Festival Orchestra, Chœur de Radio France, Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Maîtrise de Notre-Dame de Paris, Stockholm Chamber Orchestra, The Boys of King’s College Choir, Cambridge, Orchestre d’Auvergne, Orchestre de l’Association des Concerts Pierné, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Michel Plasson, Paul Strauss, Armin Jordan, Riccardo Muti, Carlo Maria Giulini, Eric Ericson, Stephen Cleobury, Arie van Beek, Gaston Poulet, Philippe Gaubert, Piero Coppola
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Libor Pešek (1933-2022)
24th Oct 2022
The Czech conductor, who was an impassioned advocate for music by his lesser-known compatriots and held positions with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and the Czech Philharmonic, has died aged 89.
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New Release Round-Up - 21st October 2022
21st Oct 2022
An homage to Pauline Viardot from Marina Viotti and Christophe Rousset, Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov from Gianandrea Noseda, the soundtrack to Tár (starring Cate Blanchett as a brilliant but flawed star conductor), and a cinematic anthology from Alexandre Tharaud.
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Jan Talich Jr on the art of quartet-playing
20th Oct 2022
In the wake of their new recording of Dvořák's 'American' Quartet, the Czech violinist and conductor discusses the history of the quartet which his father founded in 1964 - and which he himself has led for the past twenty-five years.
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Dvořák: 'American' Quartet & 8 Waltzes
Talich Quartet
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Rossini's Messa di Gloria from Antonio Pappano
14th Oct 2022
The Cinderella of Rossini's sacred works goes to the ball in fine style, with stand-out performances from tenors Lawrence Brownlee and Michael Spyres, and some delectable obbligatos from the woodwind principals of Pappano's Roman orchestra.
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Rossini: Messa di Gloria
Eleonora Buratto (soprano), Teresa Iervolino (contralto), Lawrence Brownlee (tenor), Michael Spyres (tenor), Carlo Lepore (bass), Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
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New Release Round-Up - 14th October 2022
14th Oct 2022
Today's new releases include Hans Rott from Jakub Hruša, Ruth Gipps from Rumon Gamba and the BBC Philharmonic, Mahler from Semyon Bychkov, and Lully's Acis et Galatée from Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques.
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Víkingur Ólafsson on From Afar
13th Oct 2022
The Icelandic pianist recounts how meeting 'living legend' György Kurtág in Budapest last summer inspired his latest album - part 'fan-letter' to the composer himself and part musical autobiography...
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Héloïse Luzzati on La Boîte à Pépites
11th Oct 2022
The French cellist introduces her new label celebrating the legacies of women composers, which launched at the end of last month with a collection of vocal and chamber works by Charlotte Sohy (1887-1955).
