Classical Recommendations
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New Release Round-Up - 12th October 2018
12th Oct 2018
Today's new recordings include Bach from Kim Kashkashian, Beethoven from Alexandre Tharaud, and Schubert from Sir John Tomlinson.
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New RCA titles added to our Presto CD catalogue
10th Oct 2018
Highlights from the latest additions include recordings by Toscanini, Leontyne Price, Günter Wand and Leonard Slatkin.
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BBC Music Magazine - November 2018 Choices
9th Oct 2018
Chris introduces this month's selection, including albums from Sean Shibe, Dénes Várjon, and Daniel Barenboim plus friends and family.
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Schallplattenkritik Awards 2018
9th Oct 2018
Details of the German Record Critics’ Annual Awards were announced last week - read on for the jury's observations on the classical winners.
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New Release Round-up - 5th October 2018
5th Oct 2018
Today's new releases include solo Bach from Hilary Hahn, Shostakovich from Gianandrea Noseda and the LSO, Mahler from Adam Fischer and Chopin from Ingrid Fliter.
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The Presto Chart - September 2018
1st Oct 2018
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for September, with boisterous Bernstein from Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra at the top of the tree.
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Bernstein: Wonderful Town
Danielle de Niese (Eileen), Alysha Umphress (Ruth), Nathan Gunn (Bob Baker), Duncan Rock (Wreck), David Butt Philip (Lonigan), Ashley Riches (Guide/First Editor/Frank) London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle
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Presto Editor's Choices - September 2018
30th Sep 2018
A Winterreise with a twist, a voluptuous tour of fin de siècle Vienna with Barbara Hannigan, and a fascinating collection of orchestral music by the British twentieth-century composer Ruth Gipps.
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New Release Round-Up - 28th September 2018
28th Sep 2018
Mahler from Mariss Jansons, Pärt from Viktoria Mullova and Paavo Järvi, Chopin and Schubert from Steven isserlis, and Klemperer from the Richard Itter archives.
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Currentzis's Mahler 6 and other forthcoming highlights
26th Sep 2018
The Greek-Russian conductor's first recording of Mahler, plus Mozart from Isabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov, and Massenet and Puccini from Aleksandra Kurzak and Roberto Alagna.
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Boxed Set Selections - September 2018
25th Sep 2018
A collection of complete live performances from the great Swedish dramatic soprano Birgit Nilsson, plus anthologies from Gramophone Award-winners Neeme Järvi and Blue Heron, and a sumptuous set of Cecilia Bartoli's Rossini recordings.
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New Release Round-Up - 21st September 2018
21st Sep 2018
A Viennese-themed recital from Barbara Hannigan, an album of real contrasts from young Scottish guitarist Sean Shibe, dramatic tenor Stuart Skelton’s debut solo recording, and the first instalment of an intriguing new project from the Danish String Quartet.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - Awards Issue 2018
19th Sep 2018
Chris introduces this month's selection, with Sir Mark Elder's period-instrument recording of Rossini's Semiramide taking pride of place as Recording of the Month.
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Rossini: Semiramide
Albina Shagimuratova (Semiramide), Daniela Barcellona (Arsace), Mirco Palazzi (Assur), Barry Banks (Idreno), Gianluca Buratto (Oroe), Susana Gaspar (Azema), David Butt Philip (Mitrane), James Platt (L’ombra di Nino) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder
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New Release Round-Up - 14th September 2018
14th Sep 2018
A live Wigmore Hall recital from Joyce DiDonato and the Brentano Quartet, Bartók and Enescu from Vilde Frang and friends, and Deborah Warner’s spectacular staging of Billy Budd from the Teatro Real Madrid.
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Gramophone Awards 2018 - Recording of the Year
13th Sep 2018
Chris reports live from the ceremony in London, with full details of the overall winning recording, Artist of the Year, Lifetime Achievement and other special awards.
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BBC Music Magazine - October 2018 Choices
11th Sep 2018
Chris introduces this month's selection, including albums from La Serenissima, Fabio Biondi, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, and the Choir of Gonville & Caius College Cambridge.
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New Release Round-Up - 7th September 2018
7th Sep 2018
Finzi from Paul Watkins, Chopin from Leif Ove Andsnes, Broadway songs from Renée Fleming, and the first commercial recording of Gounod’s final opera, Le tribut de Zamora.
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Presto CD - new titles from Argo, Decca, DG and Philips
4th Sep 2018
The latest batch of Presto CDs includes Mendelssohn from Neville Marriner, Bach from Peter Hurford and Mozart from Frans Brüggen.
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Presto Editor's Choices - August 2018
2nd Sep 2018
An irresistible collection of evergreens from a veteran baritone, Mendelssohn from the cutting-room floor, and two rare sets of incidental music by Fauré feature among this month’s favourites.
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The Presto Chart - August 2018
1st Sep 2018
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for August, with Yo-Yo Ma's third recording of the Bach Cello Suites in first place by some margin!
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Gramophone Awards 2018: The Winners!
31st Aug 2018
This year's victors in each of the ten categories were revealed this morning.
