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Presto CD - 50 classic vocal, choral and Christmas discs from Decca
19th Mar 2015
Includes recitals by Pavarotti, Sutherland, Ferrier and Flagstad, and seasonal favourites from Te Kanawa and Leontyne Price.
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Presto CD - 50 new vintage Decca orchestral titles
14th Mar 2015
Highlights include Solti's Beethoven symphonies from Chicago and Chailly's Bruckner from Berlin.
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The Borodin Quartet sign to Decca
12th Mar 2015
The legendary quartet celebrate their 70th anniversary with a new partnership, starting with a complete Shostakovich cycle.
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Presto CD - Deutsche Grammophon
6th Mar 2015
50 new DG titles from Deutsche Grammophon this week, including operas, legendary Schubert recordings, as well as 5 discs of Hans Werner Henze.
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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492 (highlights)
Hermann Prey (Figaro), Edith Mathis (Susanna), Gundula Janowitz (Countess), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Count), Tatiana Troyanos (Cherubino), Peter Lagger (Bartolo), Barbara Vogel (Barbarina) Chor und Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Karl Böhm
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - March 2015
3rd Mar 2015
Chris introduces the pick of the crop from this month's issue, headed up by Steffani's Niobe Regina di Tebe on Erato which takes pride of place as Recording of the Month.
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Steffani: Niobe Regina di Tebe
Karina Gauvin (Niobe), Philippe Jaroussky (Anfione), Amanda Forsythe (Manto), Aaron Sheehan (Clearte), Terry Wey (Creonte), Jesse Blumberg (Poliferno), Colin Balzer (Tiberino) & José Lemos (Nerea) Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra, Paul O’Dette and Stephen Stubbs
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Presto CD - More Mercury Living Presence
28th Feb 2015
35 new titles, from artists including Byron Janis, Henryk Szeryng Antal Doráti, and The Romeros.
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Presto CD - Philips
21st Feb 2015
21 new titles, from artists including Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Bernard Haitink, Sir Neville Marriner, and the Guarneri Quartet.
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Presto CD - Westminster
17th Feb 2015
18 titles, focusing primarily on great orchestral recordings from the 1950s and 60s.
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The 2015 Grammy Awards.
9th Feb 2015
Announcing the winners and finalists of the eight classical categories at this year's awards…
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Presto CD - DG Archiv
7th Feb 2015
Introducing 36 newly-released titles from Deutsche Grammophon Archiv…
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - February 2015
3rd Feb 2015
Chris introduces the crème de la crème from this month's issue, including Piotr Anderszewski's Bach English Suites, which scoops Recording of the Month…
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Presto CD - DG Originals
31st Jan 2015
Introducing 19 newly-released titles from Deutsche Grammophon Originals.
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BBC Music Magazine Awards 2015: Shortlist
16th Jan 2015
Introducing this year's 21 contenders, which were revealed this morning…
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Presto CD - Mercury Living Presence
8th Jan 2015
Announcing 31 new titles in our Manufacture On Demand Range, focusing on classic recordings from the 50s and 60s.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - January 2015
6th Jan 2015
Chris introduces the Editor's Choices from this month's issue…
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2014 Presto Discs of the Year
30th Dec 2014
Chris introduces the finalists and winners of the 2014 Presto Awards.
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Adams, J: The Gospel According To The Other Mary
Kelley O'Connor (Mary), Tamara Mumford (Martha), Russell Thomas (Lazarus), Daniel Bubeck, Nathan Medley, Brian Cummings (countertenors) Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale, Gustavo Dudamel
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Presto Personal Favourites from 2014
22nd Dec 2014
The Presto editorial team pick some "ones that got away" - the discs we just didn't have space to write about when they were released!
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Presto CD - Decca and Philips
11th Dec 2014
Introducing 17 new Print On Demand titles from Alfred Brendel to Ute Lemper…
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - December 2014
10th Dec 2014
Chris introduces the Editor's Choices from this month's issue…
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Schumann: Szenen aus Goethes Faust
Christiane Karg (soprano), Mari Eriksmoen (soprano), Bernarda Fink (mezzo), Andrew Staples (tenor), Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Alastair Miles (bass), Tareq Nazmi (bass), Kurt Rydl (bass) Chor & Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Daniel Harding
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