Classical Reviews
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Vivaldi's Dorilla in Tempe from Diego Fasolis and I Barocchisti
22nd Dec 2017
Katherine welcomes back Naïve's Vivaldi Edition, which returns today with an effervescent account of the "Red Priest"'s pastoral pasticcio from the 1730s.
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Presto Personal Favourites from 2017
15th Dec 2017
Sibelius, Schubert, Beethoven, Christopher Tye and Elliott Carter feature among the editorial team's individual picks of 2017.
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Vasily Petrenko conducts music by Scriabin
8th Dec 2017
James listens to a stirring performance of music by Scriabin from Vasily Petrenko and the Oslo Philharmonic, released in October and chosen as one of our Top Ten Discs of the Year.
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Christmas music from Le Concert Spirituel, the Sistine Chapel, and Merton College Oxford
1st Dec 2017
Katherine enjoys a contemplative programme of Advent and Christmas motets from the Vatican choir (plus a very special guest!) and an incisive Messiah with a difference from Hervé Niquet.
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John Nelson conducts Les Troyens
24th Nov 2017
Joyce DiDonato and Michael Spyres triumph as the doomed lovers in Berlioz's Classical epic, recorded live in Strasbourg earlier this year.
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Matthias Goerne - The Wagner Project
17th Nov 2017
German baritone Matthias Goerne offers a selection of monologues from Wagner's operas, accompanied by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Daniel Harding.
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Dolce Duello - Cecilia Bartoli and Sol Gabetta
10th Nov 2017
The Italian mezzo and Argentine cellist go head-to-head in a collection of baroque 'sweet duels' celebrating the affinity of the cello and the human voice.
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Mozart's Requiem from René Jacobs
3rd Nov 2017
The Belgian conductor presents Mozart's late mass in a new version by Pierre-Henri Dutron, which builds on and refines material from the familiar Süssmayr completion.
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Teodor Currentzis conducts Tchaikovsky's Pathétique Symphony
27th Oct 2017
James listens to a turbulent and impassioned account of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 from Teodor Currentzis and MusicAeterna.
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Dvořák Quintets from the Pavel Haas Quartet, with Boris Giltburg and Pavel Nikl
20th Oct 2017
James enjoys a much-anticipated new release from the Pavel Haas Quartet (and two formidable guest players): stunning performances of Dvořák's Piano Quintet op. 81 and the String Quintet op. 97.
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Simon Rattle conducts Debussy's Pélleas et Mélisande
13th Oct 2017
Katherine enjoys a live account of Debussy's Pélleas et Mélisande from Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra, with Magdalena Kožená and Christian Gerhaher in the title roles.
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Daniil Trifonov performs piano works by Chopin and others
6th Oct 2017
Katherine enjoys Trifonov's latest album, exploring Chopin's music, influence and legacy, with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Mikhail Pletnev.
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Andrew Davis concludes Chandos's cycle of Vaughan Williams symphonies
29th Sep 2017
James listens to the final instalment in a cycle begun by the great Richard Hickox - Vaughan Williams' evocative Sinfonia Antartica, with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Barbara Hannigan sings and conducts music by Berg, Berio, and Gershwin
22nd Sep 2017
Katherine listens to the Canadian soprano's bold new disc Crazy Girl Crazy, centring on Berg's Lulu.
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Jonas Kaufmann sings French operatic arias
15th Sep 2017
Katherine enjoys the star tenor's collection of French gems, with the Bayerisches Staatsorchester and Bertrand de Billy.
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Schubert piano sonatas from Krystian Zimerman
8th Sep 2017
James enjoys the Polish pianist's performance of Schubert's last two sonatas for the piano.
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Matthias Goerne sings cantatas for bass by JS Bach
1st Sep 2017
Katherine listens to the German baritone's deeply personal account of two solo cantatas, with Gottfried von der Goltz and the Freiburger Barockorchester.
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Evgeny Kissin performs Beethoven piano sonatas
25th Aug 2017
James is mightily impressed by a selection of Beethoven's piano music from Evgeny Kissin, including the Moonlight and Les Adieux sonatas.
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Isabelle Faust plays Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto
18th Aug 2017
Isabelle Faust shows a wholly new side to one of the most well-known and widely-performed concertos in the violin repertoire.
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Francesco Piemontesi performs Piano Concertos by Mozart
11th Aug 2017
James enjoys a pair of late Mozart concertos from Swiss pianist Francesco Piemontesi, with Andrew Manze and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
