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Jiří Bělohlávek conducts Martinů's What Men Live By
19th Oct 2018
The world premiere recording of a 1952 'pastoral opera' based on Tolstoy, captured three years before the Czech conductor's death in 2017.
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Martinů: What Men Live By
Czech Philharmonic, Jiří Bělohlávek
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New Release Round-Up - 19th October 2018
19th Oct 2018
Today's new recordings include Stravinsky from Valery Gergiev, Tchaikovsky from Vladimir Jurowski, and Schubert from René Jacobs.
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Bryn Terfel on Dreams and Songs
18th Oct 2018
Katherine speaks to the great Welsh bass-baritone about his new album, which includes duets with Dame Emma Thompson, Joseph Calleja and Rob Brydon as well as the world premiere recording of Karl Jenkins's The Shepherd Poet of Passchendaele.
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Dreams and Songs
Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone)
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Boxed Set Selections - October 2018
16th Oct 2018
The definitive Bach boxed set, an anniversary anthology from Deutsche Grammophon, and comprehensive collections of works by Hummel and François Couperin.
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Opus Klassik Awards 2018
16th Oct 2018
Chris rounds up this year's 'Deutscher Musikpreis' winners, which were presented on Sunday at the Konzerthaus Berlin.
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Daniil Trifonov brings freshness and clarity to Rachmaninov's Piano Concertos
12th Oct 2018
Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov brings his customary thoughtfulness and virtuosity to an impressive new account of one of the most familiar of all piano concertos.
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New Release Round-Up - 12th October 2018
12th Oct 2018
Today's new recordings include Bach from Kim Kashkashian, Beethoven from Alexandre Tharaud, and Schubert from Sir John Tomlinson.
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The Calidore Quartet on 'Resilience'
11th Oct 2018
The members of the young American string quartet talk to David about their début recording, which features four quartets from composers experiencing a variety of personal and political traumas.
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Resilience
Calidore String Quartet
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New RCA titles added to our Presto CD catalogue
10th Oct 2018
Highlights from the latest additions include recordings by Toscanini, Leontyne Price, Günter Wand and Leonard Slatkin.
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BBC Music Magazine - November 2018 Choices
9th Oct 2018
Chris introduces this month's selection, including albums from Sean Shibe, Dénes Várjon, and Daniel Barenboim plus friends and family.
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Schallplattenkritik Awards 2018
9th Oct 2018
Details of the German Record Critics’ Annual Awards were announced last week - read on for the jury's observations on the classical winners.
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Montserrat Caballé (1933-2018)
6th Oct 2018
The great Spanish soprano, renowned for her legendary pianissimi and superb command of bel canto, has died at the age of 85.
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Mozart: Così fan tutte (download-only)
Montserrat Caballé (Fiordiligi), Dame Janet Baker (Dorabella), Nicolai Gedda (Ferrando), Wladimiro Ganzarolli (Guglielmo), Ileana Cotrubas (Despina), Richard van Allan (Don Alfonso) Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Sir Colin Davis
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A moving recital from Igor Levit with music by Bach, Liszt and Wagner
5th Oct 2018
Igor Levit explores music of transfiguration and transcendence in his Life Album, an eclectic recital of Bach-via-Busoni and Wagner-via-Liszt.
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Igor Levit: The Life Album
Igor Levit (piano)
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New Release Round-up - 5th October 2018
5th Oct 2018
Today's new releases include solo Bach from Hilary Hahn, Shostakovich from Gianandrea Noseda and the LSO, Mahler from Adam Fischer and Chopin from Ingrid Fliter.
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Stuart Skelton on Wagner
4th Oct 2018
The Australian tenor (currently singing Siegmund in the Royal Opera House's Ring Cycle) talks to Katherine about his career as a Wagnerian and his debut solo recording Shining Knight, recently released on ABC Classics.
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Sean Shibe on softLOUD
1st Oct 2018
Katherine talks to the award-winning young guitarist about his confrontational new album, which mixes seventeenth-century Scottish lute music with works by Steve Reich, Julia Wolfe and David Lang.
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The Presto Chart - September 2018
1st Oct 2018
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for September, with boisterous Bernstein from Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra at the top of the tree.
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Bernstein: Wonderful Town
Danielle de Niese (Eileen), Alysha Umphress (Ruth), Nathan Gunn (Bob Baker), Duncan Rock (Wreck), David Butt Philip (Lonigan), Ashley Riches (Guide/First Editor/Frank) London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle
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Presto Editor's Choices - September 2018
30th Sep 2018
A Winterreise with a twist, a voluptuous tour of fin de siècle Vienna with Barbara Hannigan, and a fascinating collection of orchestral music by the British twentieth-century composer Ruth Gipps.
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Masaaki Suzuki completes his Bach cantata cycle
28th Sep 2018
Masaaki Suzuki and the Bach Collegium bring their mighty Bach cycle to a close with a pairing of two 'Cantatas of Contentment'.
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New Release Round-Up - 28th September 2018
28th Sep 2018
Mahler from Mariss Jansons, Pärt from Viktoria Mullova and Paavo Järvi, Chopin and Schubert from Steven isserlis, and Klemperer from the Richard Itter archives.
