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The Presto Chart - June 2021
3rd Jul 2021
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for June, with András Schiff's Brahms Piano Concertos with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment on ECM in first place...
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Frederic Rzewski (1938-2021)
28th Jun 2021
The American composer and pianist, best known for his set of variations on The People United Will Never Be Defeated, has died 83.
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BBC Music Magazine - July 2021 Choices
22nd Jun 2021
Chris introduces this month's selection, with Harry Bicket's 'definitive' Rodelinda on Linn (starring Lucy Crowe and Iestyn Davies) as Recording of the Month.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - July 2021
15th Jun 2021
Chris introduces this month's Choices, with Sir András Schiff and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment supplying 'great revelations' in Brahms.
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Best Violins for Beginners
10th Jun 2021
Choosing your first instrument can be a daunting task. In order to help you make your decision, we have looked through the range of instruments on offer, and have selected our top three starter violins.
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Lise Davidsen in Fidelio and other forthcoming highlights
9th Jun 2021
The Norwegian soprano stars opposite Christian Elsner on Marek Janowski's studio recording of Beethoven's opera, plus Korngold's Die tote Stadt with Kaufmann and Petersen from Munich, and an all-American album from Isata Kanneh-Mason.
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Beethoven: Fidelio
Lise Davidsen (Leonore), Christian Elsner (Florestan), Georg Zeppenfeld (Rocco), Johannes Martin Kränzle (Don Pizarro), Christina Landshamer (Marzelline), Cornel Frey (Jaquino), Günther Groissböck (Don Fernando), Dresdner Philharmoniker, Marek Janowski
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The Presto Chart - May 2021
2nd Jun 2021
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for May, with Alina Ibragimova's Paganini Caprices on Hyperion in first place...
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Boxed Set Selections - May 2021
31st May 2021
A centenary celebration of Dennis Brain, Stravinsky from Bernstein and Chailly, and highlights from the legendary concerts which Klemperer gave in Amsterdam between 1947 and 1961.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - June 2021
17th May 2021
Chris introduces this month's Choices, headed by a 'remarkable' traversal of a single year in Mozart's life from Leif Ove Andsnes and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra.
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BBC Music Magazine - June 2021 Choices
12th May 2021
Chris introduces this month's selection, with Sir Antonio Pappano's 'absolutely magnificent' accounts of Vaughan Williams's Fourth and Sixth Symphonies with the London Symphony Orchestra as Recording of the Month.
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Introducing Bastille Musique
10th May 2021
We are now stocking the Berlin-based record label's catalogue, with repertoire ranging from Bach to Berio and Boulez...
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Presto Music Mobile App available now
5th May 2021
We’re so excited to announce that the Presto Music app is live for both iPhone and Android!
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Presto Music Mobile App available now
5th May 2021
We’re so excited to announce that the Presto Music app is live for both iPhone and Android!
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The Presto Chart - April 2021
4th May 2021
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for April, with young British guitarist Alexandra Whittingham's debut recording on Delphian in first place (despite not being released until 28th May!)...
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Boxed Set Selections - April 2021
21st Apr 2021
April heavyweights include French organist Jeanne Demessieux's complete recordings on Decca, plus anthologies celebrating André Previn, Eugene Ormandy and Peter Maag.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - May 2021
19th Apr 2021
Chris introduces this month's selection, with a Proustian soirée from Théotime Langlois de Swarte and Tanguy de Williencourt on Harmonia Mundi in pride of place.
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BBC Music Magazine - May 2021
19th Apr 2021
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by an 'outstanding recording' of Beethoven's Triple Concerto from the Freiburger Barockorchester and Pablo Heras-Casado with soloists Isabelle Faust, Jean-Guihen Queyras, and Alexander Melnikov.
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BBC Music Magazine Awards 2021: The Winners!
14th Apr 2021
Chris introduces this year's winners, with the final instalment of an 'unforgettable musical odyssey' from Peter Phillips and the Tallis Scholars taking the palm for Recording of the Year.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - April 2021
7th Apr 2021
Chris introduces this month's Choices, headed by Paul Lewis and Steven Osborne's 'peerless' album of French piano duets (including Fauré's Dolly Suite and Ravel's Ma Mère l'Oye) on Hyperion.
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Simon Bainbridge (1952-2021)
7th Apr 2021
The British composer, whose major works included Spirogyra, Diptych and settings of Primo Levi, has died aged 68.
