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Presto CD – over 70 more DG titles
12th Nov 2015by Chris O'Reilly
Chris introduces over 70 more DG titles, featuring legendary artists such as Kathleen Battle, Leonard Bernstein, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and more.
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Nelson Goerner on Chopin
11th Nov 2015by David Smith
David talks to the pianist about the competition circuit, duetting with Martha Argerich, and his forthcoming recordings of Beethoven and Chopin.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - November 2015
9th Nov 2015by Chris O'Reilly
Chris introduces this month's Crème de la crème…
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Sibelius Symphonies from Okko Kamu and the Lahti Symphony Orchestra
6th Nov 2015by James Longstaffe
James listens to Sibelius from Okko Kamu and the Lahti Symphony Orchestra.
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Vasily Petrenko on Scriabin
5th Nov 2015by David Smith
David talks to the conductor about the launch of his Scriabin project with the Oslo Philharmonic.
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Mendelssohn in Egypt
4th Nov 2015by Katherine Cooper
Robert King records Mendelssohn's 1833 orchestration of Handel's oratorio.
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Mark Elder conducts Gounod's La Colombe
30th Oct 2015by Katherine Cooper
Katherine listens to Gounod's charming comic opera, with farce and avian nonsense aplenty.
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Presto CD - over 100 new titles
29th Oct 2015by Chris O'Reilly
Reissues from the ASV, White Line, Gaudeamus and Chamber Orchestra of Europe labels.
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Delphian Records sign The Syred Consort
27th Oct 2015by David Smith
Debut recording of Lotti premieres will be released in April 2016.
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Alina Ibragimova plays violin concertos by Bach
23rd Oct 2015by David Smith
David listens to the latest album from the young star violinist, featuring five violin concertos by JS Bach.
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Presto CD - over 100 new Philips titles
22nd Oct 2015by Chris O'Reilly
Featured artists include Alfred Brendel, Claudio Arrau, John Eliot Gardiner, Frans Bruggen and Bernard Haitink.
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Chopin Competition Winner - Seong-Jin Cho
21st Oct 2015by Chris O'Reilly
Debut release on Deutsche Grammophon just a few weeks away…
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Brazilian Adventures with Ex Cathedra
20th Oct 2015by David Smith
Conductor and musicologist Jeffrey Skidmore talks to David about his latest CD of Latin American Baroque rarities, and about musical heritages lost and found.
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Igor Levit plays music by Bach, Beethoven, and Rzewski
16th Oct 2015by Katherine Cooper
Katherine listens to three sets of variations from the formidable Russian-German pianist Igor Levit.
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Presto CD - 50 more DG Archiv titles
15th Oct 2015by Chris O'Reilly
Chris introduces the latest batch of Presto CDs, focusing on the early-music catalogue of DG Archiv.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - October 2015
13th Oct 2015by Chris O'Reilly
Masaaki Suzuki's recital of Bach organ works, recorded by BIS in Groningen, leads the pack this month…
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Presto CD - 50 more Decca titles
9th Oct 2015by Chris O'Reilly
Chris introduces 50 more titles from the Decca vaults, bringing our total of Presto CDs to over 2,000!
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Simon Rattle conducts Schumann's Das Paradies und die Peri
9th Oct 2015by James Longstaffe
James listens to Simon Rattle's new recording of Schumann's rarely-heard Persian gem with Sally Matthews, Mark Padmore, Kate Royal and the LSO.
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Sally Matthews (Peri), Mark Padmore (narrator), Kate Royal (soprano), Bernarda Fink (alto), Andrew Staples (tenor), Florian Boesch (bass), Soloists from Guildhall School (Quartet) London Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle
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Barenboim's La Scala Don Giovanni on DVD and Blu-ray
7th Oct 2015by Katherine Cooper
Anna Netrebko, Peter Mattei and Bryn Terfel star in Robert Carsen's 2011 production.
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Antonio Pappano conducts Verdi's Aida with Anja Harteros and Jonas Kaufmann
2nd Oct 2015by Katherine Cooper
Katherine enjoys a fantastic new recording of Aida with Jonas Kaufmann and Anja Harteros, conducted by Antonio Pappano.