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Presto Editor's Choices - May 2017
10th May 2017
A Brahmsian match made in heaven and a commanding recital with orchestra from a prolific young British soprano are among this month's stand-outs.
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Pavol Breslik on Dvořák Songs
10th May 2017
The Slovakian tenor discusses his new disc on Supraphon, including the well-known Gypsy Melodies and the rarely-recorded Cypresses.
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International Opera Awards - The Winners!
8th May 2017
The results of last night's ceremony at the London Coliseum.
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Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame
Misha Didyk (Herman), Tatiana Serjan (Lisa), Larissa Diadkova (Countess), Alexey Shishlyaev (Tomskij and Plutus), Alexey Markov (Yeletzki) Kinderchor der Bayerischen Staatsoper & Chor and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons
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Ravel Concertos from Steven Osborne and other forthcoming delights
5th May 2017
Franck from Faust, Prokofiev from Petrenko, and Handel from Hallenberg are also looming on the horizon for May and June!
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New Release Round-up - 5th May 2017
5th May 2017
The Emerson quartet celebrate forty years with new recordings of Britten and Purcell, while vocal releases from sopranos Diana Damrau and Carolyn Sampson also feature in this week's round-up.
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Andris Nelsons conducts Bruckner's Third Symphony
5th May 2017
James listens to Andris Nelsons' first recording with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra - a stirring account of Bruckner's Third Symphony.
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Glyndebourne announces 2018 season
3rd May 2017
Revivals of two award-winning Handel productions, a new Pelléas et Mélisande, and the festival premiere of Samuel Barber's Vanessa.
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Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto (DVD)
Sarah Connolly (Cesare), Danielle de Niese (Cleopatra), Angelika Kirchschlager (Sesto), Christophe Dumaux (Tolomeo), Patricia Bardon (Cornelia), Christopher Maltman (Achilla) The Glyndebourne Chorus & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, William Christie (conductor) & David McVicar (stage director)
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New Release Round-up - 28th April 2017
28th Apr 2017
This week's highlights include the latest release in Hyperion's Romantic Piano Concerto series, Johann Strauss II in St. Petersburg, Debussy and Ravel recorded live in Paris and a box set celebrating Louis Frémaux's time as Principal Conductor of the CBSO.
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I Fagiolini perform Monteverdi's "Other" Vespers
28th Apr 2017
David listens to I Fagiolini and the English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble's latest thrilling excursion into the world of Monteverdi.
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Monteverdi: The Other Vespers
I Fagiolini, Robert Hollingworth
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - May 2017
27th Apr 2017
Chris introduces this month's choices, with James MacMillan's highly moving setting of the Stabat Mater leading the selection.
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Boxed Set Selections - April 2017
26th Apr 2017
Chris introduces the best of this month's boxed sets, including a tribute to the late Louis Frémaux's relationship with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
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BBC Music Magazine - May 2017 Choices
22nd Apr 2017
Flora introduces this month's picks, with Richard Strauss from Paavo Järvi and the NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo leading the pack as Recording of the Month.
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New Release Round-up - 21st April 2017
21st Apr 2017
Semyon Bychkov conducts Franz Schmidt, Christian Gerhaher sings Brahms, chamber music from Tasmin Little and a collection of Johan Botha's live performances at the Wiener Staatsoper are included in this week's new releases.
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Roderick Williams sings a new work by Howard Skempton: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
21st Apr 2017
Katherine very much enjoys baritone Roderick Williams in a new work by Howard Skempton: a setting of Coleridge's poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
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BBC Proms 2017 - Our Top Related Recordings!
20th Apr 2017
Katherine picks out some highlights from this year's season (announced this afternoon) and recommends related recordings.
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BBC Music Magazine Awards - The Winners!
19th Apr 2017
A live update from the ceremony in Kings Place - all is revealed…
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John Joubert at 90
18th Apr 2017
David talks to the Birmingham-based composer, who turned 90 last month, about his opera Jane Eyre - recently recorded for the first time on Somm Records.
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Joubert: Jane Eyre
April Fredrick (Jane Eyre), David Stout (Rochester), Mark Milhofer (St John Rivers/Mr Mason), Gwion Thomas (Mr Brocklehurst), Clare McCaldin (Mrs. Fairfax/Hannah), Lesley-Jane Rogers (Diana Rivers), Lorraine Payne (Mary Rivers/Leah), Charles Humphreys (Rector’s Clerk), Alan Fairs (The Rev. Wood), Samuel Oram (John), Felix Kemp (Verger of Thornfield), Andrew Mayor (Briggs, Mason’s Solicitor) English Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Woods
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New Release Round-up - 14th April 2017
14th Apr 2017
Orchestral music from Ravel, Vaughan Williams, Haydn and Mahler, a new recording of Bach's St. John Passion in English and Julia Lezhneva singing Carl Heinrich Graun are just some of the highlights this week.
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Previously unreleased cello recital by Mstislav Rostropovich and Benjamin Britten
14th Apr 2017
James enjoys a newly-released gem from Testament's archives, featuring Britten accompanying the legendary Rostropovich at the piano.
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Presto Editor's Choices - April 2017
13th Apr 2017
Schumann from Matthias Goerne, Brahms from Arcadi Volodos and Richard Strauss from Munich are among this month's highlights.
