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Boxed Set Selections - January 2018
10th Jan 2018
This month's collections include Karl Böhm's complete vocal recordings on Deutsche Grammophon, a comprehensive Debussy anniversary box, and an 80th- birthday tribute to Swiss soprano Edith Mathis.
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Gawain Glenton on Music in a Cold Climate
9th Jan 2018
David talks to the director of In Echo about their new recording of music from Hanseatic Europe, plus a world premiere blending old and new idioms.
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Edward Gardner conducts the incidental music from Grieg's Peer Gynt
5th Jan 2018
Katherine embarks on a thrilling journey to the Hall of the Mountain-King in the company of Edward Gardner and the Bergen Philharmonic.
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New Release Round-Up - 5th January 2018
5th Jan 2018
One of Jiří Bělohlávek's final recordings, the third instalment of John Wilson's exceptional Copland series, and a rarity by Elizabeth Maconchy.
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Bartók from Pablo Heras-Casado and other forthcoming releases
3rd Jan 2018
Including new recordings from Garrick Ohlsson, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Anna Bonitatibus, and the Elias Quartet.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - January 2018
2nd Jan 2018
A thrilling and uncompromising account of Tchaikovsky's final symphony is out in front as Recording of the Week, with honourable mentions for artists including Giovanni Antonini, Cecilia Bartoli, Sol Gabetta, and Ádám Fischer.
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Presto Editor's Choices - December 2017
31st Dec 2017
Music by Marais, Pixis and Obrecht are among this month's favourites, plus an outstanding Debussy recital from the young South Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho.
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Tippett Symphonies from Martyn Brabbins
29th Dec 2017
James enjoys commanding accounts of the two first symphonies by Sir Michael Tippett from Martyn Brabbins and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
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New Release Round-Up - 29th December 2017
29th Dec 2017
Debussy from Stephen Hough, Bach from Frank Peter Zimmermann, and Brahms and Schumann from Yvgeny Sudbin and friends.
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2017 Goodbyes
28th Dec 2017
A short video tribute remembering some of the musicians who passed away during 2017.
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BBC Music Magazine - January 2018 Choices
27th Dec 2017
Chris introduces the January line-up, including new albums from Sabine Devieilhe, Nelson Goerner and early music vocal consort Alamire, plus an impressive debut disc from the Borusan Quartet.
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Boxed Set Selections - December 2017
26th Dec 2017
Our Boxing Day boxes include portraits of Mariss Jansons, Maria Callas and Eileen Joyce, plus comprehensive anthologies of recorder and trumpet concertos.
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Vivaldi's Dorilla in Tempe from Diego Fasolis and I Barocchisti
22nd Dec 2017
Katherine welcomes back Naïve's Vivaldi Edition, which returns today with an effervescent account of the "Red Priest"'s pastoral pasticcio from the 1730s.
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New Release Round-Up - 22nd December 2017
22nd Dec 2017
The continuation of the Elias Quartet’s Beethoven, an album of choral works composed by one of Britain’s best-loved baritones, and a celebration of Venice’s eclectic musical history from Jordi Savall are among this fortnight’s new releases.
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Barenboim plays Debussy and other forthcoming highlights
20th Dec 2017
The beginning of 2018 brings major new recordings from artists including Daniel Barenboim, Lisa Batiashvili, Murray Perahia and Sonya Yoncheva, as well as the traditional release of the New Year's Day Concert from Vienna (conducted this year by Riccardo Muti).
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Susan Orlando on Naïve's Vivaldi Edition
19th Dec 2017
Katherine talks to one of the driving forces behind the project, which resumes this month with Dorilla in Tempe.
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Presto Personal Favourites from 2017
15th Dec 2017
Sibelius, Schubert, Beethoven, Christopher Tye and Elliott Carter feature among the editorial team's individual picks of 2017.
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Ones that got away - Autumn/Winter 2017
15th Dec 2017
Ten recent releases which struck us as something special, from artists including Wilhelm Kempff, Christian Tetzlaff and Steven Osborne.
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Graham Fitkin on the string quartet
13th Dec 2017
The British composer talks to Katherine about his complete works in this genre, which have recently been recorded by the Sacconi Quartet on Signum.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - December 2017
11th Dec 2017
One of the great operatic triumphs of 2017 takes centre-stage as Recording of the Month, with honourable mentions for new albums from Marianne Crebassa, Rachel Podger and The King’s Singers.
