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New Release Round-Up - 9th December 2022
9th Dec 2022
A powerful debut solo album from American soprano Julia Bullock, a Vaughan Williams rarity from Mark Bebbington and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Fanny Hensel from German pianist Sontraud Speidel, and Solti's legendary 1965 Die Walküre in a new remastering.
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Christopher Gray on Russell Pascoe's Secular Requiem
6th Dec 2022
The conductor talks about his new recording of a piece reimagining the idea of a Requiem from a non-religious perspective - and about his recently-announced new job.
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New Presto CDs from the Sony Catalogue
5th Dec 2022
Titles from Canadian Brass, and recitals from James Galway, Leontyne Price and Nathalie Stutzmann feature in the latest additions to our Presto CD catalogue.
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The Presto Chart - November 2022
3rd Dec 2022
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for November, with Steven Isserlis and Connie Shih's exploration of a 'golden decade' of cello music in first place...
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Christmas with Diana Damrau
2nd Dec 2022
The German coloratura soprano's festive album is definitely a cracker rather than a turkey, with a first half of traditional German songs and carol medleys followed by a disc of seasonally-appropriate Baroque and Classical arias.
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New Release Round-Up - 2nd December 2022
2nd Dec 2022
Late Beethoven from Maurizio Pollini, Mozart from the Chiaroscuro Quartet, Liszt from Leeds Piano Competition-winner Alim Beisembayev, and chamber works by Caroline Shaw.
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Frank La Rocca and Richard Sparks on the Mass of the Americas
1st Dec 2022
The composer and conductor talk about a fascinating new work drawing together musical and liturgical influences from both sides of the Atlantic.
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Presto Editor's Choices - November 2022
30th Nov 2022
Orchestral lieder by composer and mathematician Hans Sommer, a centenary tribute to George Walker from The Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-Möst, warm and witty Poulenc from the late Bramwell Tovey, and a searing all-Russian recital from Gabriel Schwabe & Roland Pöntinen.
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International Opera Awards 2022 - The Winners!
30th Nov 2022
The results of this week's ceremony at the Teatro Real in Madrid, including the winning recordings in the complete opera and recital categories.
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Boxed Set Selections - November 2022
29th Nov 2022
November heavyweights include a landmark edition of Massenet's songs on ATMA, Meredith Monk's collected recordings on ECM, and anthologies celebrating Manuel Barrueco, Roger Norrington and Walter Gieseking.
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Massenet: Intégrale des mélodies pour voix et piano
Olivier Godin (piano, harmonium, harpsichord), Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto), Antonio Figueroa (tenor), Anna-Sophie Neher (soprano), Karina Gauvin (soprano), Jean-François Lapointe (baritone), Magali Simard-Galdès (soprano), Marc Boucher (baritone), Joé Lampron-Dandonneau (tenor), Hugo Laporte (baritone), David Jacques (guitar), Florence Bourget (contralto, soprano), Julie Boulianne (mezzo-soprano), Emmanuel Hasler (tenor), Éric Laporte (tenor), Michèle Losier (mezzo-soprano), Sophie Naubert (soprano), Stéphane Tétreault (cello), Frédéric Antoun (tenor), Jean Marchand (narrator), Antoine Bareil (violin), Valérie Milot (harp), Marie-Ève Pelletier (narrator), Antoine Bélanger (tenor)
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - November 2022
28th Nov 2022
Chris introduces the latest selection, headed by 'an exquisite album of unparalleled beauty' from The Sixteen and Fretwork...
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Recordings of the Year 2022 - Our Top 100
25th Nov 2022
The first meeting of the Presto Awards committee is over, and it's time to reveal the 100 recordings which have most impressed our editorial team this year...
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Baroque instrumental music for Christmas from Bojan Čičić and the Illyria Consort
25th Nov 2022
Bojan Čičić and the Illyria Consort present an alternative Christmas sound-world, replacing vocal and choral music with string concertos and sonatas from around Europe.
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New Release Round-Up - 25th November 2022
25th Nov 2022
Florence Price's Songs of the Oak and Concert Overtures, Bach's Goldberg Variations from Fazil Say, Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana starring Anita Rachvelishvili, and Shostakovich and Mahler from Jaap van Zweden in Hong Kong.
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Give Back Friday 2022
24th Nov 2022
For four days we will be donating 5% of all the revenue we receive to three local charities whose aims are closely aligned with our own: Armonico Consort, Leamington Music Festival and Orchestra of the Swan
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Clare Hammond on the piano études of Hélène de Montgeroult
23rd Nov 2022
The pianist talks about her new album focusing on the revolutionary piano studies of Hélène de Montgeroult - anticipating many of the ideas that would be adopted by later Romantic composers.
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Hélène de Montgeroult: Études
Clare Hammond (piano)
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Rachel Podger on Tutta Sola
22nd Nov 2022
The violinist talks about her new album exploring the ancestry of Bach's works for unaccompanied violin, with works from Tartini, Matteis, Westhoff and Vilsmayr.
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Ned Rorem (1923-2022)
21st Nov 2022
The prolific composer and writer, known particularly for his art songs, has died aged 99.
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Berlioz's Les nuits d'été & Harold en Italie from John Nelson in Strasbourg
18th Nov 2022
Vocal shape-shifter Michael Spyres tackles the song-cycle in the original orchestral keys, whilst viola-player Timothy Ridout is a warmly collegiate soloist in Harold on this clear-eyed, affectionate recording from Strasbourg.
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John Nelson on Berlioz and Handel
18th Nov 2022
The veteran American conductor answers some quick questions about his new live recording of Les nuits d'été & Harold en Italie - and looks forward to his performance of Messiah at Coventry Cathedral next week...
