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Boxed Set Selections - December 2020
29th Dec 2020
Richard Bonynge's complete ballet recordings on Decca, Mozart operas from Sir Charles Mackerras, and a comprehensive anthology of harp concertos on Brilliant Classics.
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Best of Boosey & Hawkes
29th Dec 2020
A collection of some of Boosey & Hawkes' most popular publications to date.
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Ivry Gitlis (1922-2020)
28th Dec 2020
The Israeli violinist and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, who founded a pioneering festival in the South of France and collaborated with musicians ranging from Jascha Heifetz to The Rolling Stones, has died aged 98.
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Presto Personal Favourites from 2020
24th Dec 2020
Recordings from the Emerson Quartet, Paavo Järvi and Paul Wee feature among the editorial team's individual picks of the year.
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Donizetti's Il Paria and other forthcoming highlights
23rd Dec 2020
Donizetti's 1829 opera about religious intolerance gets a rare outing under the baton of Sir Mark Elder, plus French piano duets from Paul Lewis and Steven Osborne, Beethoven from René Jacobs, and Josquin from Stile Antico.
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Paavo Järvi on Franz Schmidt and Tchaikovsky
22nd Dec 2020
The Estonian conductor talks to Katherine about falling in love with the music of Franz Schmidt, and how Leonard Bernstein reignited his passion for the Tchaikovsky symphonies.
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Per Oddvar Johansen on finding inspiration in isolation
22nd Dec 2020
We sat down with Presto Award-winner, drummer Per Oddvar Johansen, to discuss his latest album The Quiet Cormorant, as well as his compositional process and hopeful plans for next year.
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Shelf Discovery: Tasmin Little
21st Dec 2020
In the fifth instalment of our new series, Paul revisits some favourite recordings by the English violinist as she prepares to hang up her bow for good...
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Vivaldi's Argippo from Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante
18th Dec 2020
Emőke Baráth and Delphine Galou head a small-but-perfectly-formed cast in Vivaldi’s pasticcio from the early 1730s, which also features arias by Galeazzi, Pescetti, Hasse, Porpora, Fiorè and Vinci.
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Ones that got away - Autumn/Winter 2020
18th Dec 2020
A selection of our best-selling titles from autumn and winter, from artists including the late Mariss Jansons, Herbert Blomstedt, Christian Thielemann, and the Choir of King's College Cambridge.
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Errollyn Wallen's Peace on Earth
17th Dec 2020
The composer talks to David about her recently-released EP of three choral works, recorded with the Choir of King's College Cambridge under the late Stephen Cleobury.
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Jazz Hi-Res Round-Up - 17th December 2020
17th Dec 2020
Josh lends an ear to some recent hi-res new releases, including British saxophonist Chris Potter, Nels Cline's improv band, GoGo Penguin, and Rebekka Bakken’s Winter Nights.
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Jazzwise Albums of the Year 2020
17th Dec 2020
Jazzwise reveal their favourite new albums of 2020 with a selection reflecting just how exciting the current jazz scene is, with newer artists vying with the old guard.
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Daniel Lozakovich on Beethoven
16th Dec 2020
The violinist talks about his new recording of Beethoven's Violin Concerto, and discusses some of the influences on himself as a musician.
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Episode 10: Across the Pond with David Hurwitz
15th Dec 2020
In the final Podcast of 2020 Paul and American writer, YouTuber and hilarious classical commentator David Hurwitz exchange music from each other's nations that has made an impact on them.
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BBC Music Magazine - Christmas 2020 Choices
14th Dec 2020
Chris introduces this month's Choices, headed by a tribute to the late Sir John Tavener from Steven Isserlis and friends on Hyperion.
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New Music Book Publications - 14th December 2020
14th Dec 2020
Books on composers including Mahler, Arvo Pärt, Stravinsky, Thomas Adès, and George Frederick Bristow; a guide to the Baroque Violin & Viola; examinations of Occitanian Crusade Songs and American Hymnody in the antebellum period of the United States; an exploration of the Big Band years of Louis Armstrong's career; and an account of the revitalisation of Broadway in the mid-1970s.
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Saint-Saëns from Renaud Capuçon, Edgar Moreau and Bertrand Chamayou
11th Dec 2020
The French triumvirate pays early tribute to the centenary of the composer's death with lucid, affectionate accounts of the Violin Sonata No. 1, Cello Sonata No. 1, and Piano Trio No. 2.
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New Release Round-Up - 11th December 2020
11th Dec 2020
Beethoven from Emmanuel Pahud, Daniel Barenboim and friends, Gombert masses from Beauty Farm, ‘Songs of Comfort and Joy’ from Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott, and two Mosolov world premiere recordings.
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Matthew Tavares & Leland Whitty - January 12th
11th Dec 2020
BADBADNOTGOOD bandmates Matthew Tavares and Leland Whitty team up for a live recording that proves the nu-jazz trailblazers are just as comfortable playing it straight.
