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Presto Personal Favourites from 2015
18th Dec 2015
The Editorial team pick out their "ones that got away" from 2015 - the discs that slipped through the net but which we feel deserve a mention in despatches…
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Presto CD - 60 new Decca titles
17th Dec 2015
Featured artists include Vladimir Ashkenazy, Sir Georg Solti, Jorge Bolet and Riccardo Chailly.
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Beatrice Rana
16th Dec 2015
Katherine talks to the Italian pianist about her debut concerto recording on Warner.
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Paavo Järvi conducts Nielsen's complete symphonies
11th Dec 2015
David listens to Paavo Järvi's new complete Nielsen cycle with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - December 2015
10th Dec 2015
Chris introduces this month's picks, headed by Handel's Partenope from Riccardo Minasi and Il Pomo d'Oro.
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Schubert from Roderick Williams and Iain Burnside
9th Dec 2015
Collection of Schubert Lieder to be released next year…
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Discs of the Year 2015 - our top 10
4th Dec 2015
After some heated arguments, we've finally settled on our shortlist!
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Kateřina Englichová – Musica Per Arpa
1st Dec 2015
The Czech harpist talks about her new disc on Supraphon, featuring music by Britten, Slavický, Hurník, and Kabeláč.
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Musica Per Arpa: Kateřina Englichová
Kateřina Englichová (harp)
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Presto CD – Philips
28th Nov 2015
Featured artists include Alfred Brendel, Mitsuko Uchida, and The Academy of St Martin in the Fields
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Sol Gabetta plays Pēteris Vasks
27th Nov 2015
David listens to cello works by Latvian composer Pēteris Vasks, performed by Sol Gabetta.
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The Ghosts of Versailles
25th Nov 2015
John Corigliano's rococo pastiche to receive its first outing on CD in March.
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Discs of the Year 2015 - our top 100
24th Nov 2015
Introducing the Presto team's favourite discs of 2015…
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Vocal Recitals from Sabine Devieilhe and Véronique Gens
20th Nov 2015
Katherine enjoys a double helping of French soprano virtuosity.
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The 1970s: 25 Great Recordings
19th Nov 2015
The second of a new series where we look at the greatest recordings of each decade. See what made up our top 25 for the 1970s.
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Presto CD - 62 new titles from Mercury Living Presence, ASV, Argo and more
19th Nov 2015
Chris introduces the latest batch of Presto CDs - featuring twentieth-century music from the Black Box label, light music from White Line and a host of other gems to be rediscovered.
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Gershwin in Hollywood
17th Nov 2015
The John Wilson Orchestra record classic Gershwin live at the Royal Albert Hall for Warner Classics.
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Robert Craft (1923-2015)
16th Nov 2015
David remembers the venerable Stravinskian Robert Craft, who has died at the age of 92.
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Seong-Jin Cho: Winner of the 2015 Chopin Piano Competition
13th Nov 2015
David listens to the young South Korean pianist's debut recording on DG.
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Chopin Competition Winner 2015: Seong-Jin Cho
Seong-Jin Cho (piano)
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Presto CD – over 70 more DG titles
12th Nov 2015
Chris introduces over 70 more DG titles, featuring legendary artists such as Kathleen Battle, Leonard Bernstein, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and more.
