Classical Recommendations
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - December 2017
11th Dec 2017
One of the great operatic triumphs of 2017 takes centre-stage as Recording of the Month, with honourable mentions for new albums from Marianne Crebassa, Rachel Podger and The King’s Singers.
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Recordings of the Year 2017 - Our Top 10
8th Dec 2017
The winners revealed - ten fantastic recordings which really stood out from the crowd for us over the past twelve months...
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New Release Round-up - 8th December 2017
8th Dec 2017
Matthew Bourne's sensational ballet The Car Man (drawing on music from Bizet's opera) on DVD and Blu-ray, plus new recordings from artists including Joseph Moog, Philippe Herreweghe, and the Sacconi Quartet.
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Má Vlast from Jiří Bělohlávek and other January highlights
5th Dec 2017
Including recordings from Maurizio Pollini, Stephen Hough, Isabelle Faust and Kristian Bezuidenhout, and the late Jiří Bělohlávek.
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BBC Music Magazine - Christmas 2017 Choices
4th Dec 2017
Chris introduces the Choices from the new festive issue, including a gorgeous seasonal album for Paul Hillier and The Theatre of Voices.
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New Release Round-up - 1st December 2017
1st Dec 2017
Including new albums from Masaaki Suzuki, Daniel Müller-Schott, the Sacconi Quartet, and Kent Nagano.
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Presto Editor's Choices - November 2017
29th Nov 2017
Katherine's picks of the month include a rare outing for a surreal 'tango-opera' by Piazzólla, a Mahler Five that's red in tooth and claw, and an outstanding recital from French soprano Sabine Devieilhe.
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Grammy Nominations 2018
29th Nov 2017
The shortlist for next year's Awards was revealed yesterday - read on for full details of the recordings which will be battling it out in the eight classical categories.
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Diapason d'Or 2017
27th Nov 2017
Chris introduces the winners of this year's Awards, revealed last week at a ceremony in Paris which was broadcast live on France Musique.
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New Release Round-up - 24th November 2017
24th Nov 2017
This week's highlights include new productions of Le nozze di Figaro and Der fliegende Holländer, plus two early celebrations of next year's Bernstein centenary.
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Recordings of the Year 2017 - Our Top 100
23rd Nov 2017
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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Boxed Set Selections - November 2017
21st Nov 2017
This month's stand-out heavyweights include comprehensive tributes to Leonard Bernstein, Luciano Pavarotti and Herbert von Karajan.
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New Release Round-up - 17th November 2017
17th Nov 2017
Today's headline releases include new recordings from Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra, award-winning vocal ensemble Vox Luminis, and Chopin Competition victor Seong-Jin Cho.
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New Release Round-up - 10th November 2017
10th Nov 2017
Today’s stand-out releases include new recordings from Fretwork, Sabine Devieilhe, Accademia Bizantina, and Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - November 2017
9th Nov 2017
This month's Choices include recordings by Leif Ove Andsnes, James Ehnes, the Pavel Haas Quartet, and Les Talens Lyriques.
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Renée Fleming's final Marschallin and other forthcoming vocal and operatic releases
8th Nov 2017
New productions of Der Rosenkavalier, Der fliegende Holländer and Carmen, plus the world premiere recording of Jake Heggie's Great Scott, starring Joyce DiDonato.
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New Release Round-up - 3rd November 2017
3rd Nov 2017
Today's outstanding new releases include a starry account of Schubert's Trout Quintet, an ethereal new opera by Kaija Saariaho, and a trilogy of spring-inspired works from Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
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BBC Music Magazine - December 2017 Choices
1st Nov 2017
Chris introduces this month's Choices, headed by a remarkable twentieth-century triptych from the multi-tasking Barbara Hannigan.
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Presto Editor's Choices - October 2017
31st Oct 2017
Katherine's picks of the month include a treasure-trove of English part-song, an unconventional tribute to Fritz Wunderlich, and an urgent, persuasive new production of one of the greatest of all bel canto operas.
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ECHO Klassik Awards 2017
29th Oct 2017
Chris rounds up this year's 'Deutscher Musikpreis' winners, which are being presented this evening at the Elbphilharmonie concert-hall in Hamburg.
