Presto Recordings of the Year, Winners 2024 (page 1 of 2)

Hamelin: New Piano Works

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Marc-André Hamelin (piano)

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... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2024, 5 out of 5 starsMore…
- Release Date: 2nd Feb 2024
- Catalogue No: CDA68308
- Label: Hyperion
- Length: 74 minutes
Awards:
- Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd February 2024
- Gramophone Magazine, March 2024, Editor's Choice
- BBC Music Magazine, May 2024, Recording of the Month
- Presto Recordings of the Year, Winners 2024
- BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2025, Shortlisted - Instrumental
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Special offer. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius

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Nicky 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... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2024, 5 out of 5 starsMore…
- Release Date: 26th Apr 2024
- Catalogue No: SIGCD785
- Label: Signum
- Length: 95 minutes
Awards:
- Gramophone Magazine, May 2024, Editor's Choice
- Presto Recording of the Week, 26th April 2024
- BBC Music Magazine, July 2024, Recording of the Month
- Gramophone Awards, 2024 Winners, Choral
- Presto Recordings of the Year, Winners 2024
- International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Choral
- BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2025, Winner - Choral
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Sibelius & Prokofiev: Violin Concertos

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Janine 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. — Gramophone Magazine, July 2024More…
- Release Date: 7th Jun 2024
- Catalogue No: 4854748
- Label: Decca
- Length: 55 minutes
Awards:
- Presto Recording of the Week, 7th June 2024
- Presto Recordings of the Year, Winners 2024
- International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Concertos
- Gramophone Awards, 2025 Shortlist, Concerto
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Special offer. In The Shadows

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Michael Spyres (baritenor), Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset

this is another fine, fascinating album from an unusually interesting and intelligent artist, handsomely recorded. — Gramophone Magazine, April 2024More…
- Release Date: 1st Mar 2024
- Catalogue No: 5419787982
- Label: Erato
- Length: 84 minutes
Awards:
- Presto Recording of the Week, 1st March 2024
- Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Nominated - Male Singer of the Year
- Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Winner - Solo Vocal Recording of the Year
- Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Finalist - Voice & Ensemble
- International Opera Awards, 2024, Winner - Recording (Solo Recital)
- Presto Recordings of the Year, Winners 2024
- International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Special offer. Meyerbeer: Le Prophète

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John Osborn (Jean de Leyde), Elizabeth DeShong (Fidès), Mané Galoyan (Berthe), Edwin Crossley-Mercer (Count Oberthal)
London Symphony Orchestra, Mediterranean Youth Orchestra, Maîtrise des Bouches-du-Rhône, Lyon Opera Chorus, Sir Mark Elder

Elder and the LSO bring unerring musical conviction to a performance recorded at the Aix Festival in 2023...Elizabeth De Shong's Fidès, the Prophet's abandoned mother, is something else...This... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2024, 5 out of 5 starsMore…
- Release Date: 28th Jun 2024
- Catalogue No: LSO0894
- Label: LSO Live
- Length: 3 hours 15 minutes
Awards:
- Presto Recording of the Week, 28th June 2024
- BBC Music Magazine, August 2024, Opera Choice
- Gramophone Magazine, September 2024, Editor's Choice
- International Opera Awards, 2024, Shortlisted - Complete Recording
- Presto Recordings of the Year, Winners 2024
- International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Opera
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Special offer. Louise Bertin: Fausto

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Karine Deshayes (Fausto), Karina Gauvin (Margarita), Ante Jerkunica (Mefistofele), Nico Darmanin (Valentino), Marie Gautrot (Catarina)
Les Talens Lyriques, Flemish Radio Choir, Christophe Rousset

Fausto may not be a masterpiece, but it is well worth encountering...There’s strong support from the Flemish Radio Choir and Les Talens Lyriques, with conductor Christophe Rousset revealing... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2024, 5 out of 5 starsMore…
- Release Date: 26th Jan 2024
- Catalogue No: BZ1054
- Label: Bru Zane
- Length: 2 hours 5 minutes
Awards:
- Gramophone Magazine, February 2024, Editor's Choice
- BBC Music Magazine, May 2024, Opera Choice
- Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Finalist - Opera
- International Opera Awards, 2024, Winner - Complete Recording
- Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
- Presto Recordings of the Year, Winners 2024, Rediscovery
- International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Premiere Recordings
- Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2024
- BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2025, Winner - Opera
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Mendelssohn: Symphonies

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Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Paavo Järvi

This new release of Mendelssohn’s complete symphonies confirms the symbiotic relationship Järvi has forged with the orchestra, and is jam-packed with exciting, at times electrifying, music-making...Many... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2024, 5 out of 5 starsMore…
- Release Date: 22nd Mar 2024
- Catalogue No: ALPHA1004
- Label: Alpha
- Length: 3 hours 50 minutes
Awards:
- Presto Recording of the Week, 22nd March 2024
- Gramophone Magazine, May 2024, Editor's Choice
- BBC Music Magazine, June 2024, Orchestral Choice
- Presto Recordings of the Year, Winners 2024
- International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Smetana & Schubert: Piano Trios

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Trio Bohémo: Jan Vojtek - Piano, Matouš Peruška – Violin, Kristina Vocetková – Cello

Written during a very turbulent period in the composer’s life, Smetana’s 1855 Piano Trio is a work of considerable mood swings and unexpected twists and turns. At times, it is also heartbreakingly... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2024, 5 out of 5 starsMore…
- Release Date: 23rd Aug 2024
- Catalogue No: SU43442
- Label: Supraphon
- Length: 77 minutes
Awards:
- Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd August 2024
- Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
- Presto Recordings of the Year, Winners 2024, Debut Album
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My American Story – North

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Daniil Trifonov (piano), The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

a heartfelt and considered album, delivered with a refreshing smile – and first-rate musicianship. — Gramophone Magazine, January 2025More…
- Release Date: 4th Oct 2024
- Catalogue No: 4865756
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon
- Length: 1 hour 44 minutes
Awards:
- Presto Recording of the Week, 11th October 2024
- Presto Recordings of the Year, Winners 2024
- International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Carlos Simon: Four Symphonic Works

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National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center, J'Nai Bridges (mezzo-soprano), Gianandrea Noseda

Like many contemporary composers, he relishes the treasure trove of modern orchestral instruments and exposes lots of the techniques available to current players; glissandos on pedal timpani,... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2024, 4 out of 5 starsMore…
- Release Date: 23rd Aug 2024
- Catalogue No: NSO0018
- Label: National Symphony Orchestra
- Length: 66 minutes
Awards:
- Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
- Presto Recordings of the Year, Winners 2024, New Work (Tales - A Folklore Symphony)
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