Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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Some extremely daring speeds guarantee excitement, pushing the technical limits in what are, of course, despite their generic title (Études , or Studies), so much more than technical exercises,... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 19th April 2024
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2024, Recording of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Winners, Piano
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024, Shortlisted - Debut Solo Album
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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Sunday Times, 20 Best Classical Albums of 2024
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2024
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2025, Recording of the Year and Instrumental Award
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2025, Newcomer of the Year
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Elgar: Violin Concerto
RecommendedVilde Frang (violin), Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Robin Ticciati
A new version which stands comparison with the best. Frang’s initial entry is immediately soulful and introspective, intently tuning in to Robin Ticciati’s compelling account of the long orchestral... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2024, Recording of the Month
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2024, Concerto Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Concertos
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2024
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2025, Winner - Concerto
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Winners, Concerto
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This endlessly fascinating collection is played with style and incredible subtlety...I don't recall ever giving a recording the full ten stars. But then, I hadn't heard Hamelin play his own... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd February 2024
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2024, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2024, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winners 2024
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2025, Shortlisted - Instrumental
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Special offer. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius
RecommendedNicky Spence (Gerontius), Anna Stéphany (The Angel), Andrew Foster-Williams (The Priest/Angel of the Agony), Polish National Youth Choir, Gabrieli, Paul McCreesh
This is unquestionably a great recording of Gerontius, one that every Elgarian should have, and ranks high among the many important projects Gabrieli has so far undertaken in its four decades... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2024, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th April 2024
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2024, Recording of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Winners, Choral
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winners 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Choral
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2025, Winner - Choral
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Sibelius & Prokofiev: Violin Concertos
RecommendedJanine Jansen (violin), Klaus Mäkelä (cello), Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
So impressive. Janine Jansen essentially strips these pieces of all the years of what one might call ‘performance adornment’ and takes them back to their elemental roots. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 7th June 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winners 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Concertos
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Shortlist, Concerto
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Less dramatic [than Kit Armstrong's 2021 album] but more even-tempered and sometimes even delightfully sentimental, Momen’s approach is different but no less satisfying. I admired Armstrong’s... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th July 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Early Music
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Sunday Times, 20 Best Classical Albums of 2024
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Henselt & Bronsart: Piano Concertos
RecommendedPaul Wee (piano), Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Michael Collins
Wee’s fingers dance with clarity and delight around the keyboard...he and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Michael Collins, have an excellent rapport. —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2024, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Concertos
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Finalists, Concerto
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The ensemble is a coterie of some of the finest early musicians on the scene today – friends who evidently relish the art of musical conversation, the guiding ethos of the English consort tradition. —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2024, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 24th May 2024
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2024, Chamber Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Baroque Instrumental
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Special offer. Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 / Bates: Resurrexit
RecommendedPittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
It's undoubtedly one of the best recordings of the symphony in the digital era...It’s a glowing testament to the high levels of synergy and mutual comprehension that Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh... —
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2024, Recording of the Month
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Grammy Awards, 67th Awards (2025), Winner - Best Engineered Classical Album
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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The Kurt Weill Album
RecommendedKatharine Mehrling (Anna), Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Joana Mallwitz
Mallwitz and her orchestra play every note with meaning. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd August 2024
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2024, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2025, Conductor of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Winners, Orchestral
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