Classical Recommendations
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Pelléas et Mélisande from the LSO
11th Jan 2016
Rattle conducts Debussy's elusive masterpiece, with Christian Gerhaher and Magdalena Kožená in the title-roles.
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BBC Music Magazine Awards 2016: Shortlist
8th Jan 2016
Introducing this year's 21 contenders, which were revealed this morning…
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - January 2016
6th Jan 2016
Chris introduces this month's picks, headed by Xavier Philips & François-Frédéric Guy's recording of Beethoven's works for cello and piano on Evidence Classics.
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Presto CD - 50 new Philips titles
24th Dec 2015
Artists include Sir Neville Marriner, Elly Ameling, Alfred Brendel and Frans Brüggen.
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Presto CD - 60 new Decca titles
17th Dec 2015
Featured artists include Vladimir Ashkenazy, Sir Georg Solti, Jorge Bolet and Riccardo Chailly.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - December 2015
10th Dec 2015
Chris introduces this month's picks, headed by Handel's Partenope from Riccardo Minasi and Il Pomo d'Oro.
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Schubert from Roderick Williams and Iain Burnside
9th Dec 2015
Collection of Schubert Lieder to be released next year…
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Discs of the Year 2015 - our top 10
4th Dec 2015
After some heated arguments, we've finally settled on our shortlist!
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Presto CD – Philips
28th Nov 2015
Featured artists include Alfred Brendel, Mitsuko Uchida, and The Academy of St Martin in the Fields
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The Ghosts of Versailles
25th Nov 2015
John Corigliano's rococo pastiche to receive its first outing on CD in March.
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Discs of the Year 2015 - our top 100
24th Nov 2015
Introducing the Presto team's favourite discs of 2015…
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Presto CD - 62 new titles from Mercury Living Presence, ASV, Argo and more
19th Nov 2015
Chris introduces the latest batch of Presto CDs - featuring twentieth-century music from the Black Box label, light music from White Line and a host of other gems to be rediscovered.
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Gershwin in Hollywood
17th Nov 2015
The John Wilson Orchestra record classic Gershwin live at the Royal Albert Hall for Warner Classics.
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Presto CD – over 70 more DG titles
12th Nov 2015
Chris introduces over 70 more DG titles, featuring legendary artists such as Kathleen Battle, Leonard Bernstein, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and more.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - November 2015
9th Nov 2015
Chris introduces this month's Crème de la crème…
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Mendelssohn in Egypt
4th Nov 2015
Robert King records Mendelssohn's 1833 orchestration of Handel's oratorio.
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Presto CD - over 100 new titles
29th Oct 2015
Reissues from the ASV, White Line, Gaudeamus and Chamber Orchestra of Europe labels.
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Delphian Records sign The Syred Consort
27th Oct 2015
Debut recording of Lotti premieres will be released in April 2016.
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Presto CD - over 100 new Philips titles
22nd Oct 2015
Featured artists include Alfred Brendel, Claudio Arrau, John Eliot Gardiner, Frans Bruggen and Bernard Haitink.
