Classical Recommendations
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An unfinished opera by Liszt and other forthcoming highlights
15th Jan 2019
The single completed act of Sardanapalo (premiered just last year in Weimar), plus albums from Paul Lewis, Joyce DiDonato, Steven Isserlis, and Martin Helmchen.
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New Release Round-Up - 11th January 2019
11th Jan 2019
Includes recordings from Boris Giltburg, Stile Antico, Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques, and William Christie and Les Arts Florissants.
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Boxed Set Selections - January 2019
9th Jan 2019
A comprehensive collection of César Franck, anthologies celebrating two great French female pianists, and DVD boxes exploring the careers of Claudio Abbado and Sergiu Celibidache.
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BBC Music Magazine - January 2019 Choices
7th Jan 2019
Chris introduces this month's selection, including albums from Elicia Silverstein, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, the Elias String Quartet, and Ludus Modalis.
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New Release Round-Up - 4th January 2019
4th Jan 2019
Includes recordings from Jordi Savall, Jennifer Pike, Federico Colli, Vladimir Feltsman, and the Wihan Quartet.
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The Presto Chart - 2018
2nd Jan 2019
Our 50 best-selling titles across all formats for the whole of last year, with Rachel Podger's pared-down but vibrant Four Seasons with Brecon Baroque leading the pack...
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The Presto Chart - December 2018
1st Jan 2019
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for December, with The Choir of King's College Cambridge's celebration of the centenary of their Nine Lessons and Carols service storming ahead in first place...
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Presto Editor's Choices - December 2018
31st Dec 2018
Donizetti from Stephen Costello, Mozart from Ensemble Appassionato and Mathieu Herzog, and upscaled Corelli from Gottfried von der Goltz and the Freiburger Barockorchester.
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New Release Round-Up - 28th December 2018
28th Dec 2018
Orphée et Euridice from La Scala with Juan Diego Flórez and Christiane Karg, an eclectic song recital from Anne Sofie von Otter, and late Brahms from Garrick Ohlsson.
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Boxed Set Selections - December 2018
26th Dec 2018
Our Boxing Day boxes include portraits of Claudio Abbado, Maria Yudina and Willi Boskovsky, plus the complete piano music of Sergei Bortkiewicz.
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Ones that got away - Autumn/Winter 2018
21st Dec 2018
Ten of our best-selling titles from autumn and winter, from artists including Jean Rondeau, the Chiaroscuro Quartet, and Christian & Tanja Tetzlaff with Lars Vogt.
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Kaufmann and Damrau sing Wolf and other early 2019 highlights
19th Dec 2018
The German soprano and tenor join forces with Helmut Deutsch for the Italienisches Liederbuch, plus Chopin from Maurizio Pollini, Berlioz from François-Xavier Roth and Les Siècles, Liszt from Boris Giltburg, and Schumann from Gautier Capuçon and friends/family…
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - December 2018
17th Dec 2018
Chris introduces this month's selection, with three of Handel's Italian cantatas from two outstanding young French singers and Emmanuelle Haïm directing Le Concert d'Astrée out in front as Recording of the Month.
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New Release Round-Up - 14th December 2018
14th Dec 2018
Includes recordings from Jordi Savall, Martha Argerich, Mischa Maisky, and Stephen Costello.
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BBC Music Magazine - Christmas 2018 Choices
11th Dec 2018
Chris introduces this month's selection, including albums from Víkingur Ólafsson, James Ehnes, Elsa Dreisig, and Mahan Esfahani.
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Grammy Nominations 2019
10th Dec 2018
The shortlist for next year's Awards was revealed on Friday - read on for full details of the recordings which will be battling it out in the eight classical categories.
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Recordings of the Year 2018 - Our Top 10
7th Dec 2018
The winners revealed - ten fantastic recordings which really stood out from the crowd for us over the past twelve months, plus the results of our new special category awards...
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New Release Round-Up - 7th December 2018
7th Dec 2018
Naive’s Vivaldi Edition continues in style with Il Giustino, the Quatuor Ébène’s former viola-player conducts some exhilarating Mozart, and Gottfried von der Goltz supersizes Corelli.
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50 new titles added on Sony, Columbia and Deutsche Harmonia Mundi
2nd Dec 2018
An eclectic mix of titles, including Nielsen from Esa-Pekka Salonen, Wagner from Bruno Walter, and Bach from Hille Perl.
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The Presto Chart - November 2018
1st Dec 2018
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for November, with Teodor Currentzis and MusicAeterna's Mahler Six in first place...
