Classical Recommendations
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Presto Editor's Choices - January 2018
31st Jan 2018
Katherine's personal highlights of the month include music by Gounod, Martinů and Copland, plus a star turn from Joyce DiDonato gamely sending herself up in Jake Heggie's new opera about an American diva resurrecting a bel canto rarity.
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Grammy Winners 2018
29th Jan 2018
Chris introduces the winning classical albums from this year's ceremony, which took place last night in Manhattan.
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Robin Ticciati's Brahms and other forthcoming highlights
27th Jan 2018
Ten enticing upcoming releases from artists including Christian Thielemann, Andris Nelsons, Yvgeny Sudbin and Anita Rachvelishvili.
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New Release Round-Up - 26th January 2018
26th Jan 2018
Mozart from Piotr Anderszewski, Lully from Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques, Bartók from Pablo Heras-Casado, and a warmly engaging debut from teenage cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason.
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BBC Music Magazine - February 2018 Choices
25th Jan 2018
Chris introduces the February front-runners, with an incendiary account of Tchaikovsky's Pathétique Symphony leading the way as Recording of the Month.
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Recordings of the Year 2017 - Photo Gallery
25th Jan 2018
A selection of our 2017 winners with their awards!
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New Release Round-Up - 19th January 2018
19th Jan 2018
Mahler from Mariss Jansons, a superb Winterreise from Mark Padmore and Kristian Bezuidenhout, and Dvořák from the Jerusalem Quartet and guests are among the pick of today's new recordings.
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New Release Round-Up - 12th January 2018
12th Jan 2018
Today's highlights include breathtaking Handel from Franco Fagioli, peerless Bach from Isabelle Faust and Kristian Bezuidenhout, and a new Jake Heggie opera starring Joyce DiDonato in the title-role.
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Boxed Set Selections - January 2018
10th Jan 2018
This month's collections include Karl Böhm's complete vocal recordings on Deutsche Grammophon, a comprehensive Debussy anniversary box, and an 80th- birthday tribute to Swiss soprano Edith Mathis.
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New Release Round-Up - 5th January 2018
5th Jan 2018
One of Jiří Bělohlávek's final recordings, the third instalment of John Wilson's exceptional Copland series, and a rarity by Elizabeth Maconchy.
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Bartók from Pablo Heras-Casado and other forthcoming releases
3rd Jan 2018
Including new recordings from Garrick Ohlsson, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Anna Bonitatibus, and the Elias Quartet.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - January 2018
2nd Jan 2018
A thrilling and uncompromising account of Tchaikovsky's final symphony is out in front as Recording of the Week, with honourable mentions for artists including Giovanni Antonini, Cecilia Bartoli, Sol Gabetta, and Ádám Fischer.
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Presto Editor's Choices - December 2017
31st Dec 2017
Music by Marais, Pixis and Obrecht are among this month's favourites, plus an outstanding Debussy recital from the young South Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho.
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New Release Round-Up - 29th December 2017
29th Dec 2017
Debussy from Stephen Hough, Bach from Frank Peter Zimmermann, and Brahms and Schumann from Yvgeny Sudbin and friends.
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BBC Music Magazine - January 2018 Choices
27th Dec 2017
Chris introduces the January line-up, including new albums from Sabine Devieilhe, Nelson Goerner and early music vocal consort Alamire, plus an impressive debut disc from the Borusan Quartet.
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Boxed Set Selections - December 2017
26th Dec 2017
Our Boxing Day boxes include portraits of Mariss Jansons, Maria Callas and Eileen Joyce, plus comprehensive anthologies of recorder and trumpet concertos.
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New Release Round-Up - 22nd December 2017
22nd Dec 2017
The continuation of the Elias Quartet’s Beethoven, an album of choral works composed by one of Britain’s best-loved baritones, and a celebration of Venice’s eclectic musical history from Jordi Savall are among this fortnight’s new releases.
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Barenboim plays Debussy and other forthcoming highlights
20th Dec 2017
The beginning of 2018 brings major new recordings from artists including Daniel Barenboim, Lisa Batiashvili, Murray Perahia and Sonya Yoncheva, as well as the traditional release of the New Year's Day Concert from Vienna (conducted this year by Riccardo Muti).
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Ones that got away - Autumn/Winter 2017
15th Dec 2017
Ten recent releases which struck us as something special, from artists including Wilhelm Kempff, Christian Tetzlaff and Steven Osborne.
