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Gramophone Editor's Choices - February 2018
5th Feb 2018
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by two titans of the keyboard joining forces in Stravinsky.
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Verdi albums from Joseph Calleja and Sonya Yoncheva
2nd Feb 2018
The Maltese tenor and Bulgarian soprano triumph in their explorations of the composer's more dramatic roles.
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New Release Round-Up - 2nd February 2018
2nd Feb 2018
Stravinsky from Leif Ove Andsnes and Marc-André Hamelin, Prokofiev from Lisa Batiashvili and Brahms from Thomas Dausgaard.
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Franco Fagioli on Handel
1st Feb 2018
Katherine talks to the Argentinian countertenor about his new album of arias from operas including Serse, Rinaldo and Ariodante - the latter previously unrecorded by this voice-type.
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Presto Editor's Choices - January 2018
31st Jan 2018
Katherine's personal highlights of the month include music by Gounod, Martinů and Copland, plus a star turn from Joyce DiDonato gamely sending herself up in Jake Heggie's new opera about an American diva resurrecting a bel canto rarity.
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Grammy Winners 2018
29th Jan 2018
Chris introduces the winning classical albums from this year's ceremony, which took place last night in Manhattan.
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Robin Ticciati's Brahms and other forthcoming highlights
27th Jan 2018
Ten enticing upcoming releases from artists including Christian Thielemann, Andris Nelsons, Yvgeny Sudbin and Anita Rachvelishvili.
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Alexander Melnikov plays four pieces on four different pianos
26th Jan 2018
James listens to a fascinating new disc from pianist Alexander Melnikov, who performs four pieces of music by Schubert, Chopin, Liszt, and Stravinsky, on four different pianos.
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New Release Round-Up - 26th January 2018
26th Jan 2018
Mozart from Piotr Anderszewski, Lully from Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques, Bartók from Pablo Heras-Casado, and a warmly engaging debut from teenage cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason.
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BBC Music Magazine - February 2018 Choices
25th Jan 2018
Chris introduces the February front-runners, with an incendiary account of Tchaikovsky's Pathétique Symphony leading the way as Recording of the Month.
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Recordings of the Year 2017 - Photo Gallery
25th Jan 2018
A selection of our 2017 winners with their awards!
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Angela Gheorghiu on Tosca and Eternamente
23rd Jan 2018
Katherine talks to the Romanian soprano about returning to one of her signature-roles at Covent Garden this week, and her new album of verismo arias on Warner Classics.
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Sheku Kanneh-Mason on Inspiration
22nd Jan 2018
The award-winning teenage cellist talks to Katherine about his wide-ranging debut album on Decca, and his remarkable career to date.
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Shostakovich from Paavo Järvi’s Estonian Festival Orchestra
19th Jan 2018
Katherine is impressed by the bracing, visceral playing of the Estonian conductor's summer festival band, making their recording debut with two works by Shostakovich.
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New Release Round-Up - 19th January 2018
19th Jan 2018
Mahler from Mariss Jansons, a superb Winterreise from Mark Padmore and Kristian Bezuidenhout, and Dvořák from the Jerusalem Quartet and guests are among the pick of today's new recordings.
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Clare Howick on British violin music
18th Jan 2018
The violinist talks to Katherine about her world premiere recordings of concertos by Gordon Jacob, Kenneth Leighton and Paul Patterson.
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Jake Heggie on It's A Wonderful Life
16th Jan 2018
The American composer talks to Katherine about his opera based on Frank Capra's classic 1946 film, released on Pentatone at the end of last year.
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Riccardo Chailly conducts a world premiere recording of music by Stravinsky
12th Jan 2018
James enjoys a stunning new disc of orchestral music by Stravinsky, including the world premiere recording of a recently-discovered early work, Chant funèbre.
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New Release Round-Up - 12th January 2018
12th Jan 2018
Today's highlights include breathtaking Handel from Franco Fagioli, peerless Bach from Isabelle Faust and Kristian Bezuidenhout, and a new Jake Heggie opera starring Joyce DiDonato in the title-role.
