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Anne Dudley reflects on her career
11th Nov 2025
In the wake of becoming the 33rd Fellow of The Ivors Academy, the British composer recounts how she found her niche - from an early gig on Play School to working on The Crying Game, Jeeves and Wooster and Poldark.
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Poldark: Music from the TV series
Lang Lang, Chris Garrick (violin), Chamber Orchestra of London, Skaila Kanga (celtic harp), Anne Dudley (keyboards), Lucy Wakeford (harp), Eleanor Tomlinson (vocal), Skaila Kanga (harp), David Cohen (cello), Peter Schoeman (violin), David Daniels (cello)
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Grammy Nominations 2026
10th Nov 2025
The shortlist for next year's Awards was revealed on Friday - read on for full details of the contenders in the nine classical categories...
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Walton's Cello Concerto and Symphony No. 1 from John Wilson and Sinfonia of London
7th Nov 2025
John Wilson and Sinfonia of London continue their survey of the orchestral works of William Walton, combining a compelling, mesmerising account of the Cello Concerto (featuring Jonathan Aasgaard as soloist) with an impressively detailed, thrilling performance of Symphony No. 1.
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New Release Round-Up - 7th November 2025
7th Nov 2025
Mahler from Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Grace Williams from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mendelssohn & Bruch from Johan Dalene, and Bach from Pierre-Laurent Aimard.
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Vasily Petrenko on Elgar and Rachmaninoff
6th Nov 2025
Ahead of the release of their debut recording on Harmonia Mundi next week, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's Music Director reflects on the parallels between two works which were premiered in 1913 - Elgar's Falstaff and Rachmaninoff's The Bells.
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Kitty Whately on Rebecca Clarke
5th Nov 2025
In advance of the release of Clarke's complete songs on Signum this Friday, the British mezzo discusses her ongoing advocacy for women composers, with plans including a focus-day on Clarke at Wigmore Hall this weekend and a major new song competition early next year.
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BBC Music Magazine - December 2025 Choices
4th Nov 2025
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a Beethoven recording which 'radiates infectious joy' from Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma and Leonidas Kavakos on Sony.
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The Presto Chart - October 2025
3rd Nov 2025
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for October, headed by Raphaël Pichon and Pygmalion's 'truly magical' account of Brahms's German Requiem on Harmonia Mundi.
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In Spain (and elsewhere) with the RLPO
31st Oct 2025
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic present two contrasting albums - Spain viewed through rose-tinted French glasses, and some rarely-heard masterpieces of pastoral English Romanticism.
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New Release Round-Up - 31st October 2025
31st Oct 2025
Bach's Goldberg Variations from Thibaut Garcia and Antoine Morinière, Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor with Lisette Oropesa in the title-role, Frank Zappa, John Cage and more from Marc-André Hamelin, and Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir's first studio album on Deutsche Grammophon.
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Presto Team Choices - October 2025
30th Oct 2025
Ambroise Thomas's tragicomic 1857 opera Psyché from Palazzetto Bru Zane, a portrait of Sergei Bortkiewicz from the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra and Neeme Järvi, 'infectiously joyous' Dvořák from Simon Rattle in Prague, and John Ireland's piano works from Rebeca Omordia.
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Ambroise Thomas: Psyché
Hélène Guilmette (Psyché), Antoinette Dennefeld (Éros), Tassis Christoyannis (Mercure), Philippe Estèphe (Gorgias), Artavazd Sargsyan (Antinoüs), Christian Helmer (Le Roi) Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Hungarian National Choir, György Vashegyi
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Raphaela Gromes on Fortissima
29th Oct 2025
The German cellist discusses her new album of music by female composers (including sonatas by Henriëtte Bosmans, Emilie Mayer and Luise Adolpha Le Beau), released earlier this month on Sony.
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Boxed Set Selections - Autumn 2025
28th Oct 2025
Heavyweight highlights from the last couple of months include two eightieth-birthday tributes to Itzhak Perlman, Sir Simon Rattle's recordings of British repertoire, and remastered anthologies of mono recordings by Sir Adrian Boult and Sir Thomas Beecham.
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Paavo Järvi on Arvo Pärt
27th Oct 2025
In the wake of an album celebrating Pärt's ninetieth birthday, the Estonian conductor discusses his long relationship with the man and his music, how his father Neeme's early advocacy of the Credo led to both composer and conductor being blacklisted by the Soviet authorities, and his own 'holy mission' to champion the work of his compatriots.
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Gelosia from Philippe Jaroussky and Artaserse
24th Oct 2025
The French countertenor does battle with the green-eyed monster in a programme of secular Italian cantatas, featuring two popular examples by Handel and Vivaldi, one relative rarity by Alessandro Scarlatti, and world premiere recordings of works by Porpora and Galuppi.
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New Release Round-Up - 24th October 2025
24th Oct 2025
Latin Connections from the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet and Sara Dowling, the complete symphonies of Galina Ustvolskaya, Liszt's Transcendental Études from Yoav Levanon, and an exploration of Bach's links with Italy from Amandine Beyer and Gli Incogniti.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - Awards Issue 2025
22nd Oct 2025
Chris introduces the latest selection, headed by 'a landmark achievement' from Belgian early music ensemble InAlto in music by Tarquinio Merula on Ricercar.
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Eric Lu wins the 19th Chopin International Piano Competition
21st Oct 2025
On 20th October, Eric Lu was crowned winner of the 19th Chopin Competition, out of eighty-four performers from nineteen countries, and Deutsche Grammophon has announced a digital single for 24th October, when pre-orders for a celebratory album will also begin.
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Vilde Frang on Elgar
20th Oct 2025
In the wake of winning a Gramophone Award for her outstanding recording of the Violin Concerto with Robin Ticciati and the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, the Norwegian violinist discusses how her relationship with Elgar's music has blossomed from a transformative encounter with the Serenade for Strings as a teenager.
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Véronique Gens and Offenbach's Divas
17th Oct 2025
The great tragédienne lets her hair down in a sparkling programme of excerpts from Offenbach's comic operas, including La belle Hélène, La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein and La Périchole.
