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Anna Fedorova on Shaping Chopin
8th Nov 2021
The Ukrainian pianist talks about her relationship with Chopin's music, and the solace it brought her during lockdown.
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Shaping Chopin
Anna Fedorova (piano)
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MUSE from Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason
5th Nov 2021
The siblings' contrasting musical personalities complement one another quite beautifully in sonatas by Barber and Rachmaninov, plus a well-chosen selection of songs by both composers.
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New Release Round-Up - 5th November 2021
5th Nov 2021
Bach and Handel from Sabine Devieilhe, Josquin from Graindelavoix, Brahms from Alexandre Kantorow, and Rameau's Achante et Céphise from Alexis Kossenko.
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Gifts for... Opera Lovers
4th Nov 2021
In the first of our festive gift guides, we've selected some perfect presents for the opera-lover in your life, from the latest recordings to the best books about opera.
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The Presto Chart - October 2021
3rd Nov 2021
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for October, with Canadian-Italian mezzo Emily D'Angelo's debut recording on Deutsche Grammophon in first place...
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Michael Spyres on Baritenor
2nd Nov 2021
The American singer talks to Katherine about moving between tenor and baritone repertoire on his new album, and why he believes that the fach system often 'does our voices and artistry an injustice'.
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Presto Editor's Choices - October 2021
1st Nov 2021
French mezzos Marianne Crebassa and Lea Desandre excel on two very different recital-discs, Claire Booth and Christopher Glynn offer an unusual perspective on Mussorgsky, and The Hermes Experiment continue to surprise and delight with their second album.
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Nelson Freire (1944-2021)
1st Nov 2021
The great Brazilian pianist, who was especially acclaimed for his interpretations of Chopin and Brahms as well as for his duo performances with his close friend Martha Argerich, has died aged 77.
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Episode 24: On Song with The Hermes Experiment
31st Oct 2021
Paul meets the members of The Hermes Experiment, one of the UK's most innovative contemporary music groups, in the week that their second album is released on Delphian Records.
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Baroque fireworks from Bojan Čičić and the Illyria Consort
29th Oct 2021
The violinist and his ensemble present four virtuosic concertos, showcasing the legacy of Vivaldi's incredible panache as a performer as well as the earliest origins of what would eventually become the solo violin caprice.
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New Release Round-Up - 29th October 2021
29th Oct 2021
Bartók from Susanna Mälkki and the Helsinki Phillharmonic, Chopin from Stephen Hough, Beethoven from the Chiaroscuro Quartet, and Handel arias with instrumental obbligatos from La Nuova Musica.
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Della Jones on Opera Rara
27th Oct 2021
The veteran Welsh mezzo talks to Katherine about her career and her relationship with the label, which began in the late 1970s with a recording of Donizetti's Ugo, conte di Parigi.
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Boxed Set Selections - October 2021
26th Oct 2021
October heavyweights include anthologies celebrating Robert Tear, Karl Böhm, Georges Cziffra and Géza Anda. plus the Dresden Kammerchor's complete recordings of Heinrich Schütz.
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Marina Rebeka and Franco Vassallo on Il Pirata
25th Oct 2021
The Latvian soprano and Italian baritone discuss their roles as Imogene and Ernesto in Bellini's early opera, recorded last summer in the composer's native Catania and released on Rebeka's own label Prima Classic last month.
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Bernard Haitink (1929-2021)
22nd Oct 2021
The great Dutch conductor, widely loved for his kindness and humility as well as his revelatory interpretations of Wagner, Bruckner and Mahler, has died at home in London aged 92.
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Gösta Winbergh (tenor), Nancy Gustafson (soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (contralto), Herbert Lippert (tenor), Gwynne Howell (bass), Thomas Allen (baritone), John Tomlinson (bass), Alasdair Elliott (tenor), Richard Lloyd Morgan (bass), Anthony Michaels-Moore (baritone), Grant Dickson (tenor), Robin Leggate (tenor), John Dobson (tenor), Paul Crook (tenor), Simon Wilding (baritone), Geoffrey Moses (bass), Michael Druiett (bass) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Royal Opera Chorus, Bernard Haitink
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Philippe Jaroussky & Thibaut Garcia: À sa guitare
22nd Oct 2021
The French countertenor and guitarist join forces for an eclectic, beguiling programme ranging from Dowland to Barbara, whilst Jaroussky's younger label-mate Jakub Józef Orliński dazzles in sacred baroque works with Il Pomo d'Oro.
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New Release Round-Up - 22nd October 2021
22nd Oct 2021
Gubaidulina world premieres from Andris Nelsons and the Gewandhausorchester, Mozart's Mitridate from Marc Minkowski, a musical journey through sixteenth-century Venice with Gawain Glenton and Silas Wollston, and a Franco-Spanish recital from mezzo Marianne Crebassa.
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The Presto Music Story
20th Oct 2021
We're delighted to share a short video-documentary about the company's origins and development, commissioned to mark the thirty-fifth anniversary of Presto's Leamington shop and the twentieth anniversary of the website.
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Edita Gruberová (1946-2021)
19th Oct 2021
The Slovak-born coloratura soprano, who excelled as Strauss's Zerbinetta and Mozart's Queen of the Night, has died aged 74.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - Awards Issue 2021
18th Oct 2021
Chris introduces this month's selection, with Michael Spyres's Baritenor (which sees the versatile American singer tackling roles as diverse as Donizetti's Tonio and Verdi's Conte di Luna) as Recording of the Month.
