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Songs by Richard Strauss, plus the Oboe Concerto and works for wind ensemble
4th Aug 2017
James listens to a wealth of vocal and instrumental works by Richard Strauss - with Nicky Spence, Rebecca Evans, Alexi Ogrintchouk and others.
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Stephen Layton on the choral works of Stanford
2nd Aug 2017
Stephen Layton, Director of Music at Trinity College Cambridge, talks to David about his recent disc with the chapel choir.
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Presto Editor's Choices - July 2017
31st Jul 2017
A moving and memorable Mahler triptych from a great British mezzo is among Katherine's flavours of the month…
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Gramophone Awards 2017 shortlist
31st Jul 2017
The 72 shortlisted recordings (six in each of twelve categories) have just been revealed…
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New Release Round-up - 28th July 2017
28th Jul 2017
Rossini from the Royal Opera House, the latest release in Hyperion's long-running Romantic Piano Concerto series and box sets celebrating Walter Gieseking and Myung-Whun Chung feature this week.
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Elīna Garanča sings the title role in Donizetti's La Favorite
28th Jul 2017
Katherine enjoys Elīna Garanča's commanding performance in Donizetti's dramatic tragedy alongside Mariusz Kwiecień and Matthew Polenzani.
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Les Troyens from John Nelson and other forthcoming highlights
27th Jul 2017
John Nelson's recording of Berlioz's Classical epic on Erato, starring Joyce DiDonato and Michael Spyres, is now available to pre-order.
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Boxed Set Selections - July 2017
26th Jul 2017
Chris introduces the best of this month's heavyweights, including elaborate birthday tributes to two veteran pianist-conductors…
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Stephen Cleobury on the restored organ of King's College Chapel
26th Jul 2017
Director of Music at King's College Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, talks to David about his new disc celebrating the newly-refurbished chapel organ.
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Presto CD - 25 new Sony and RCA titles
24th Jul 2017
Featured artists include Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax, Murray Perahia, and the Juilliard Quartet.
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New Release Round-up - 21st July 2017
21st Jul 2017
Operas by Richard Strauss, Mozart and Gordon Getty, plus orchestral music from Rachmaninov, choral music from Łukaszewski, a collection of Arthur Grumiaux's mono recordings are just some of this week's selections.
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Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra launch a Mahler cycle with Symphony No. 5
21st Jul 2017
James enjoys the opening instalment of Osmo Vänskä's new Mahler cycle - the ever-popular Symphony No. 5.
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Mahler: Symphony No. 5
Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - August 2017
20th Jul 2017
Chris introduces this month's Choices, with a haunting new song-cycle from Jonathan Dove in the lead as Recording of the Month.
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Jonas Kaufmann's French album and other forthcoming highlights
20th Jul 2017
Berlioz, Gounod, Massenet and more from the German tenor, plus Bach from Matthias Goerne and Dvořák from the Takács Quartet.
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Christopher Glynn on the songs of Donald Swann
19th Jul 2017
Katherine talks to the British pianist about the prolific song-writing career of a composer best known for his comical collaborations with Michael Flanders.
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New Release Round-up - 14th July 2017
14th Jul 2017
Amongst this week's highlights are Verdi from Dudamel, French music from Simon Rattle and a collection of Vladimir Ashkenazy's complete concerto recordings on Decca.
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Daniel Barenboim conducts Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius
14th Jul 2017
Katherine listens to a blistering new performance of Elgar's religious masterwork, with Andrew Staples, Catherine Wyn-Rogers and Thomas Hampson.
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BBC Music Magazine - August 2017 Choices
13th Jul 2017
Chris introduces next month's Choices, with radiant accounts of three Bach cantatas for soprano leading the pack as Recording of the Month…
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Sean Shibe on Dreams & Fancies
11th Jul 2017
David talks to the guitarist about his debut disc of English music for guitar, out on July 21st on Delphian.
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New Release Round-up - 7th July 2017
7th Jul 2017
Alice Coote sings Mahler, Vittorio Grigolo stars in Offenbach at the Royal Opera House and new string quartet recordings from the Heath and Chiaroscuro Quartets feature this week, alongside an exploration of sixteenth-century Florence from Ensemble Pygmalion.
