Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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RecommendedAigul Akhmetshina (mezzo), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniele Rustioni; with Freddie De Tommaso (tenor), Elisabeth Boudreault (soprano), Kezia Bienek (mezzo)
She is surely vocally ideal for [Carmen], offering both character and taste in numbers that can sound overblown, or even clichéd. Instead, Akhmetshina supplies delicacy and grace, though she... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th July 2024
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2024, Editor's Choice
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International Opera Awards, 2024, Shortlisted - Recording (Solo Recital)
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2025, Young Talent of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Shortlist, Voice & Ensemble
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Special offer. Finzi: Clarinet Concerto & Cello Concerto
RecommendedJohn Denman (clarinet), Yo-Yo Ma (cello)
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley
The Cello Concerto was in many ways the composer's swansong… The beautifully slow movement is deeply searching and draws on an Elgarian quality, a poignant nobility. Yo-Yo Ma's wistfully introspective... —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2007, Re-issue of the Month
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Rachmaninoff: The Bells & Elgar: Falstaff
RecommendedMirjam Mesak (soprano), Pavel Petrov (tenor), Andrii Kymach (baritone), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus, Vasily Petrenko
Petrenko is in his element [in The Bells] and so too is the Philharmonia Chorus, particularly electrifying when unleashed at full tilt in the 'Alarm Bells' movement...Petrenko's view [of Falstaff]... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th November 2025
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2025, Editor's Choice
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New. Symphony No.3 (Metaphysica) & Harp Concerto
Emmanuel Ceysson (harp), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Joe Hisaishi
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The Essential Borodin
RecommendedNicolai Ghiaurov (bass), Zlatina Ghiaurov (piano), Borodin Quartet
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Georg Solti, Edward Downes, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Jean Martinon, Ernest Ansermet
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Building a Library, November 2006, Highly Recommended
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New. Mahler: Symphony No. 3
Hanna Hipp (mezzo), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus, Vasily Petrenko
In the opening Mahler bars of Mahler's Symphony vast Third Symphony, recorded live in the Royal Albert Hall, one of the main credentials of this release is instantly clear: the splendour of... —
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Momentum [1]: Walton, Respighi
RecommendedLiya Petrova (violin), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Duncan Ward, Adam Laloum (piano)
Liya Petrova’s new recording of Walton’s Violin Concerto grips you from the outset. Her phrasing of the opening material ideally combines singing tone with subtle inflections of pulse and dynamic,... —
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2023, Concerto Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2023, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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New. The Beecham Collection - Berlioz & Wagner: Orchestral Excerpts
Sir Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
A shot of live adrenaline brings more electricity to excerpts from The Trojans and The Damnation of Faust than Beecham's commercial recordings. —
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Special offer. Welsh Music For Strings
RecommendedJessica Robinson, Côr Llundain, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Owain Arwel Hughes
Premiere recordings one and all, and an hour-long selection that will surely afford much pleasure...Prospective purchasers can rest assured that Owain Arwel Hughes obtains consistently spry... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Leoncavallo: Zingari
RecommendedKrassimira Stoyanova (Fleana), Arsen Soghomonyan (Radu), Stephen Gaertner (Tamar), Lukasz Golinski (The Old Man), Opera Rara Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Rizzi
As expert an interpreter of Italian opera as one will find anywhere, conductor Carlo Rizzi seeks out the score’s full potential and his musical forces – the Opera Rara Chorus and the Royal Philharmonic... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd September 2022
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Opera
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