Classical Reviews
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Sir John Eliot Gardiner returns to Bach's St Matthew Passion
17th Mar 2017
Katherine listens to the venerable Bach expert's new account of the inimitable St Matthew Passion, with the English Baroque Soloists and the Monteverdi Choir.
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Grigory Sokolov performs piano concertos by Mozart and Rachmaninov
10th Mar 2017
James enjoys the rare delight of a pair of concerto recordings by the Russian pianist, with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and BBC Philharmonic Orchestra accompanying.
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The LSO performs orchestral works by Thomas Adès
3rd Mar 2017
James listens to a selection of fascinating and mould-breaking works by Thomas Adès, with the composer conducting the LSO.
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Christophe Rousset conducts Étienne Méhul's rarely-heard opera, Uthal
24th Feb 2017
Katherine enjoys a rare gem of an opera by an early Romantic French composer, with Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques.
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Thomas Hampson sings Lieder arranged for baritone and string orchestra
17th Feb 2017
Katherine listens to 'Tides of Life', featuring a selection of Romantic Lieder in beautiful new string arrangements.
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Andrew Davis continues Chandos's cycle of Vaughan Williams symphonies
10th Feb 2017
David enjoys Andrew Davis' account of Vaughan Williams' most mysterious symphony, and the Biblical ballet Job, with the Bergen Philharmonic.
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John Eliot Gardiner conducts Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream
3rd Feb 2017
James listens to John Eliot Gardiner's recording of Mendelssohn's delightful incidental music, with the LSO and Monteverdi Choir.
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Haydn String Quartets performed by the London Haydn Quartet
27th Jan 2017
David enjoys the London Haydn Quartet's performances of Haydn's Opp. 54 & 55.
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Vasily Petrenko completes his cycle of Tchaikovsky Symphonies
20th Jan 2017
James listens to the culmination of Vasily Petrenko's Tchaikovsky cycle with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - symphonies Nos. 3, 4, and 6.
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Diana Damrau sings in Bizet's The Pearl Fishers from the Met
13th Jan 2017
Katherine enjoys a new staging of Bizet's glorious exotic opera, starring Diana Damrau, Matthew Polenzani and Mariusz Kwiecien.
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Bernard Haitink conducts Mahler's Third Symphony
6th Jan 2017
Katherine listens to Bernard Haitink's new recording of Mahler's Symphony No. 3 with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
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Gerald Finley sings Sibelius songs
30th Dec 2016
Katherine listens to baritone Gerald Finley's collection of brooding, melancholy orchestral songs by Sibelius.
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Jack Liebeck performs Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 2
23rd Dec 2016
James listens to Jack Liebeck and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performing Bruch's Second Violin Concerto and other concertante works.
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Presto Personal Favourites from 2016
16th Dec 2016
The Editorial team pick out their "ones that got away" from 2016 - the discs that slipped through the net but which we feel deserve a mention in despatches…
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Teodor Currentzis conducts Mozart's Don Giovanni
9th Dec 2016
Katherine listens to a powerful new account of Mozart's troubling masterpiece, with MusicAeterna and Teodor Currentzis.
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Dimitris Tiliakos (Don Giovanni), Vito Priante (Leporello), Myrtò Papatanasiu (Donna Anna), Kenneth Tarver (Don Ottavio), Karina Gauvin (Donna Elvira), Guido Loconsolo (Masetto), Christina Gansch (Zerlina), Mika Kares (Il Commendatore) MusicAeterna & MusicAeterna Choir, Teodor Currentzis
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Bach's Christmas Oratorio from John Butt and Handel's Messiah from Andrew Davis
2nd Dec 2016
David listens to a contrasting double-bill of festive oratorios, with the Dunedin Consort and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and Symphony Orchestra.
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Mary Bevan (soprano), Clare Wilkinson (alto), Nicholas Mulroy (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass) - Cantatas 1, 3, 6), Joanne Lunn (soprano), Ciara Hendrick (mezzo), Thomas Hobbs (tenor), Konstantin Wolff (bass) - Cantatas 2, 4, 5. Dunedin Consort, John Butt
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Seong-Jin Cho, winner of the 2015 Chopin Piano Competition, performs Chopin
25th Nov 2016
James enjoys International Chopin Competition winner Seong-Jin Cho's debut studio album, featuring (unsurprisingly!) Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 and Ballades.
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Lisa Batiashvili performs Violin Concertos by Tchaikovsky and Sibelius
18th Nov 2016
James listens to the Georgian violinist's new double-bill of concertos, with the Staatskapelle Berlin under Daniel Barenboim.
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Matthias Goerne sings Wotan in Wagner's Die Walküre
11th Nov 2016
Katherine listens to the next instalment in Naxos's Ring Cycle, conducted by Jaap van Zweden.
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Elīna Garanča sings dramatic arias for mezzo-soprano
4th Nov 2016
Katherine enjoys the Latvian mezzo's new recital disc of dramatic arias.
