Classical Recommendations
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - August 2017
20th Jul 2017
Chris introduces this month's Choices, with a haunting new song-cycle from Jonathan Dove in the lead as Recording of the Month.
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Jonas Kaufmann's French album and other forthcoming highlights
20th Jul 2017
Berlioz, Gounod, Massenet and more from the German tenor, plus Bach from Matthias Goerne and Dvořák from the Takács Quartet.
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New Release Round-up - 14th July 2017
14th Jul 2017
Amongst this week's highlights are Verdi from Dudamel, French music from Simon Rattle and a collection of Vladimir Ashkenazy's complete concerto recordings on Decca.
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BBC Music Magazine - August 2017 Choices
13th Jul 2017
Chris introduces next month's Choices, with radiant accounts of three Bach cantatas for soprano leading the pack as Recording of the Month…
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New Release Round-up - 7th July 2017
7th Jul 2017
Alice Coote sings Mahler, Vittorio Grigolo stars in Offenbach at the Royal Opera House and new string quartet recordings from the Heath and Chiaroscuro Quartets feature this week, alongside an exploration of sixteenth-century Florence from Ensemble Pygmalion.
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Mendelssohn from Isabelle Faust and other forthcoming highlights
5th Jul 2017
The German violinist's account of one of the best-loved of all violin concertos sees her join forces with Pablo Heras-Casado and the Freiburger Barockorchester.
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New Release Round-up - 30th June 2017
30th Jun 2017
Including vocal music by Donald Swann from a luxury cast of distinguished singers, a celebration of the Venice Carnival of 1729 from Ann Hallenberg, and new recordings of Bach from conductor Maasaki Suzuki and pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy.
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Coming soon - Les Troyens from Strasbourg and more…
29th Jun 2017
Some highlights for the autumn, including Berlioz's five-hour epic with Joyce DiDonato and Michael Spyres, and a welcome return to Dvořák from the Pavel Haas Quartet.
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Presto CD - 35 new Sony and RCA titles
28th Jun 2017
Highlights from the latest batch include two stupendous early Evgeny Kissin recitals - and Pierre Boulez conducting Handel!
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New Release Round-up - 23rd June 2017
23rd Jun 2017
Choral highlights this week include Beethoven's Missa Solemnis from Marek Janowski and Mahler's Symphony No. 8 from Riccardo Chailly, while opera highlights include Karajan's 1967 Ring Cycle remastered and Plácido Domingo stars in Verdi's Macbeth on DVD and Blu-ray.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - July 2017
21st Jun 2017
Chris introduces this month's Gramophone Editor's Choices, with I Fagiolini's Other Vespers at the head of the pack…
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Boxed Set Selections - June 2017
19th Jun 2017
Chris highlights the best of this month's collections, including tributes to André Cluytens, Karl Böhm, Dinu Lipatti and Gundula Janowitz at 80.
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New Release Round-up - 16th June 2017
16th Jun 2017
Orchestral highlights this week feature Mendelssohn, Prokofiev and Bruckner. A new work from Jonathan Dove, weird and wonderful concertos by Telemann from Berlin, and a celebration of André Cluytens orchestral recordings are also amongst this week's highlights.
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BBC Music Magazine - July 2017 Choices
15th Jun 2017
Chris introduces this month's Choices, with Schmidt's Second Symphony from Semyon Bychkov and the Wiener Philharmoniker first among equals…
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Presto Editor's Choices - June 2017
13th Jun 2017
A Russian operatic recital, a virtual visit to Glyndebourne, and a raucous night at the pub (seventeenth-century style) are among Katherine's June highlights…
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New Release Round-up - 9th June 2017
9th Jun 2017
Two new Handel recordings, songs from Robert Franz and an album of Russian songs and arias from Olga Peretyatko feature this week, alongside a finished 'unfinished' symphony and Brahms from Vadim Gluzman.
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New Release Round-up - 2nd June 2017
2nd Jun 2017
Hallé and Mark Elder continue their Wagner series with Parsifal, plus box sets devoted to Karl Böhm and The Choir of St John's College Cambridge, and Rimsky-Korsakov and Rossini operas feature this week.
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Barenboim's Gerontius and other forthcoming highlights
31st May 2017
The continuation of his distinguished Elgar cycle with the Staatskapelle Berlin will arrive just in time for their Proms visit with the two symphonies…
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New Release Round-up - 26th May 2017
26th May 2017
Brahms Piano Concertos from Sunwook Kim and Hallé, music for piano four hands from Jos van Immerseel and Claire Chevallier, and vocal music from Schubert and Fauré feature in this week's round-up of new releases.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - June 2017
24th May 2017
Chris introduces this month's choices, with Arcadi Volodos's stupendous Brahms recital on Sony taking pride of place as Disc of the Month.
