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Septura on Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker
12th Dec 2019
David talks to Septura's Matthew Knight and Simon Cox about their newly-released recording of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, arranged for brass septet and narrated by Derek Jacobi.
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James Hall on Elegy
11th Dec 2019
The young British countertenor talks to Katherine about his career to date and his recent album of duets by Purcell and Blow with Iestyn Davies and The King's Consort.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices December 2019
10th Dec 2019
Chris introduces this month’s selection, with pride of place going to François-Xavier Roth’s second recording of Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique with Les Siècles.
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New Music Book Publications - 9th December 2019
9th Dec 2019
An analysis of Mahler's Seventh Symphony; books engaging with the sacred music of Johann Sebastian Bach; a companion to the world of operetta; a celebration of 100 years of the Royal Academy of Dance; essays pondering the nature of rhythm; and a guide for singers on performing rock music within the context of musical theatre.
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Angela Gheorghiu on Plaisir d'amour
8th Dec 2019
On the 25th anniversary of the BBC broadcast of her landmark Traviata from Covent Garden, the Romanian soprano reminisces about the production with Katherine and discusses her new recording on Decca Classics.
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Beethoven's Leonore from René Jacobs and the Freiburger Barockorchester
6th Dec 2019
The original 1805 version of Beethoven's only opera is a high-adrenaline experience in the hands of the Belgian conductor and his period-instrument band, with Marlis Petersen in the title-role and Maximilian Schmitt as her imprisoned husband.
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Recordings of the Year 2019 - Our Top 10
6th Dec 2019
The winners revealed - ten fantastic recordings which really stood out from the crowd for us over the past twelve months, plus the results of our six special category awards...
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New Release Round-Up - 6th December 2019
6th Dec 2019
Cecilia Bartoli’s tribute to Farinelli, Franck and Chopin with Gautier Capuçon and Yuja Wang, Kenneth Leighton choral works from St Mary’s Cathedral Edinburgh, and a newly remastered Das Lied von der Erde which Kathleen Ferrier recorded live with Bruno Walter and the New York Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall.
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Presto Jazz Albums of the Year 2019
4th Dec 2019
Matt has the enjoyable task of picking out his favourite jazz recordings of 2019, a year that saw the release of so many excellent releases. Feel free to get annoyed with his choices - that's the fun of lists after all!
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More new Decca titles added to our Presto CD catalogue
3rd Dec 2019
Including Vladimir Ashkenazy as conductor and pianist, Webern from Christoph von Dohnányi and Haydn and Handel from Georg Solti.
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The Presto Chart - November 2019
2nd Dec 2019
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for November, with La Serenissima's The Godfather in first place...
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Tom Herring on The Waiting Sky
2nd Dec 2019
Sansara's Artistic Director Tom Herring talks to David about the choir's new recording of music for the Advent and Christmas seasons, featuring newly-commissioned works alongside Renaissance and Medieval motets.
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Presto Editor's Choices - November 2019
1st Dec 2019
Arresting debut albums from tenor Benjamin Bernheim, violinist Diana Tishchenko and mezzo Adèle Charvet, plus fleet-footed Schubert from Maxim Emelyanychev in his first recording with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
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Mariss Jansons (1943 - 2019)
1st Dec 2019
The Latvian conductor, who held posts with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, has died aged 76 following a long struggle with a heart condition.
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Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame
Misha Didyk (Herman), Tatiana Serjan (Lisa), Larissa Diadkova (Countess), Alexey Shishlyaev (Tomskij and Plutus), Alexey Markov (Yeletzki) Kinderchor der Bayerischen Staatsoper & Chor and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons
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2019 Christmas Selections
29th Nov 2019
David picks out three of this year's Christmas releases, featuring Septura (with guest appearance from Derek Jacobi), Stile Antico, and the late Stephen Cleobury in his valedictory service at the helm of Carols from King's.
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New Release Round-Up - 29th November 2019
29th Nov 2019
Beethoven from René Jacobs, Bach from Angela Hewitt, Ravel from Javier Perianes and Josep Pons, and Bruckner from the Berliner Philharmoniker archives.
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Beethoven: Leonore
Marlis Petersen (Leonore), Maximilian Schmitt (Florestan), Dimitry Ivashchenko (Rocco), Johannes Weisser (Pizarro), Robin Johannsen (Marzelline), Johannes Chum (Jaqino), Tareq Nazmi (Don Fernando), Florian Feth, Julian Popken (Two Prisoners) Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs
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Kit Downes - Dreamlife of Debris
29th Nov 2019
Finding inspiration in W.G. Sebald's novel The Rings of Saturn, Kit Downes's second album for ECM demonstrates his unique approach to the church organ with a brilliantly atmospheric suite of pieces.
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Recordings of the Year 2019 - Special Category Nominees
28th Nov 2019
In advance of the final verdicts next Friday, we reveal the shortlists for our six special awards - including Conductor of the Year, Debut Solo Album, and two separate categories of world premiere recordings.
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Palmarès des Diapason d'or 2019
27th Nov 2019
Chris introduces the winners of this year's Awards, revealed at a ceremony last night in Paris.
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Jazzwise Albums of the Year 2019
27th Nov 2019
Jazzwise reveal their favourite new albums of 2019 with a selection reflecting just how exciting the current jazz scene is, with newer artists vying with the old guard.
