Latest stories
-
Gramophone Editor's Choices - July 2018
19th Jun 2018
Chris introduces this month's selection, with an ingenious exploration of the young Mozart's visit to London in the top spot as Recording of the Month.
-
-
Haydn's 'Lamentatione' from Giovanni Antonini
15th Jun 2018
The Milanese conductor continues his mammoth survey of Haydn's complete symphonies with the 'Lamentatione' and 'Alleluia', performed by the Kammerorchester Basel.
-
New Release Round-Up - 15th June 2018
15th Jun 2018
Beethoven from Cuarteto Casals, Stravinsky from the LSO Chamber Ensemble, a Verdi rarity from La Scala, and a centenary documentary on the great Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson.
-
Barrie Kosky's Meistersinger and other forthcoming highlights
14th Jun 2018
The Australian director’s thoughtful new production from the 2017 Bayreuth Festival, plus Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s La clemenza di Tito (starring Marina Rebeka, Joyce DiDonato and Rolando Villazón), and a dream of an English song programme from Dame Sarah Connolly and Joseph Middleton.
-
BBC Music Magazine - July 2018 Choices
13th Jun 2018
Chris introduces this month's selection, including albums from the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, The Choir of St John’s College Cambridge, the Silesian Quartet, and Emmanuel Pahud.
-
Owain Park on English Motets
11th Jun 2018
Conductor Owain Park talks to David about his recent album of English Tudor gems with the Gesualdo Six.
-
Francesco Piemontesi performs piano music by Franz Liszt
8th Jun 2018
James listens to a turbulent account of the Première année in Liszt's piano cycle Années de pèlerinage from Swiss pianist Francesco Piemontesi.
-
New Release Round-up - 8th June 2018
8th Jun 2018
Dohnányi from the Nash Ensemble, Charpentier from Arcangelo and Jonathan Cohen, Handel (and possibly others!) from The Brook Street Band, and jazz standards from Thomas Quasthoff.
-
Alec Frank-Gemmill on Before Mozart
7th Jun 2018
Horn player Alec Frank-Gemmill talks to David about his recent album exploring some gems from the early horn repertoire.
-
Boxed Set Selections - June 2018
6th Jun 2018
A collection of RCA Victor and Columbia recordings celebrating Bernstein the pianist, Beethoven cycles from Philippe Herreweghe and Quartetto di Cremona, and boxes devoted to Tchaikovsky, Gounod and Reger.
-
Federico Colli on Domenico Scarlatti
5th Jun 2018
The Italian pianist talks to Katherine about The Power of Illusion, the first instalment of his projected survey of the Neapolitan composer's keyboard sonatas.
-
Xiayin Wang performs piano concertos by Ginastera
1st Jun 2018
Chandos's survey of Ginastera's orchestral music concludes with the Piano Concerto No. 1 and other works performed by pianist Xiayin Wang and the BBC Philharmonic under Juanjo Mena.
-
New Release Round-Up - 1st June 2018
1st Jun 2018
Elgar from Edward Gardner and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Das Rheingold from Sir Mark Elder and The Hallé, La clemenza di Tito from last summer’s Glyndebourne Festival, and a dream-inspired recital from Stephen Hough.
-
The Presto Chart - May 2018
31st May 2018
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for May, with Keith Warner's 2017 Covent Garden production of Otello (starring Jonas Kaufmann in the title-role) in the lead...
-
Presto Editor's Choices - May 2018
31st May 2018
Britten and Pears from the BBC archives, a atmospheric Roussel triptych from the BBC Philharmonic and Yan Pascal Tortelier, and a fascinating pairing of two Finnish violin concertos.
-
Paweł Łukaszewski on Daylight Declines
28th May 2018
The eminent Polish composer talks to David about Tenebrae's forthcoming album featuring a selection of his sacred choral compositions.
-
Philippe Jaroussky sings Gluck's Orfeo
25th May 2018
The French countertenor placates the Furies with singing of celestial purity on this world premiere recording of the 1774 Neapolitan version of Gluck's most popular opera.
-
New Release Round-Up - 25th May 2018
25th May 2018
New recordings from artists including Jakub Hrůša, Jean-Guihen Queyras, and Jacques Imbrailo & Alasdair Hogarth, plus a ravishing Rameau rarity from György Vashegyi.
-
Pierre-Laurent Aimard on Messiaen's birds
24th May 2018
The French pianist talks to Katherine about his relationship with Catalogue d'oiseaux, which he recently recorded for Pentatone.
