Latest News: Classical
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Recording of the Week,
Handel's Messiah from John Nelson 22nd December 2023
Devotion and drama work hand-in-glove on the American conductor's live recording from Coventry Cathedral with The English Concert and soloists Lucy Crowe, Alex Potter, Michael Spyres & Matthew Brook.
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New Release Round-up,
New Releases from Winter 2023 22nd December 2023
Mahler from Santtu-Matias Rouvali & the Philharmonia, Mendelssohn from Jordi Savall, the conclusion of Sarah Willis's Mozart y Mambo project with the Havana Lyceum Orchestra, and a third helping of Sturm und Drang from Ian Page & The Mozartists.
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Recollections,
A Lifetime with Bernstein 21st December 2023As Bradley Cooper's Maestro lands on Netflix, our Finance Assistant Sue Nicholls takes time away from the books to reflect on some of the many occasions when Bernstein's music has inspired and moved her.
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Interview,
John Williams on Paseo 21st December 2023
The guitarist talks about his new album featuring works by Latin American composers - as well as some of his own homage-compositions.
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Announcement,
Desktop Streaming App now available 20th December 2023
Find out about our new Desktop Streaming App, allowing you to enjoy your music in the highest possible audio quality.
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Coming Soon,
Puccini from Angela Gheorghiu and other forthcoming highlights 19th December 2023
The Romanian soprano marks the centenary of Puccini's death with a recital of his songs on Signum, with other stand-outs for the beginning of the year including Tosti from Javier Camarena, Lalo from Neeme Järvi, and Samson et Dalila from Covent Garden on DVD & Blu-ray.
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Interview,
Mathieu Romano on Ensemble Aedes 18th December 2023
The French conductor talks about the choir which he founded as a twenty-one-year-old student in Paris, their mission to be 'specialists of nothing', and their close rapport with his mentor François-Xavier Roth & Les Siècles.
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Recording of the Week,
Operette from Diana Damrau 15th December 2023
The German coloratura soprano is on sparkling form on a whistle-stop tour of seven decades of operetta history - taking in Berlin, Paris and Vienna along the way, and including classy cameos from Jonas Kaufmann and Emily Sierra.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 15th December 2023 15th December 2023
Bruckner from François-Xavier Roth in Cologne, Alkan 'Grotesqueries' from Mark Viner, a Korngold/Coll/Brahms triptych from Trio Isimsiz, and José Carreras's complete recital recordings on Philips.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - December 2023 13th December 2023
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by the 'magnificent' final instalment of Debussy's solo piano works from Steven Osborne on Hyperion.
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Interview,
Rakhi Singh on Purnima - Contemporary works for solo violin 12th December 2023
The violinist and co-founder of the Manchester Collective talks about her debut full-length album as a solo artist, featuring works by Singh herself, by Julia Wolfe and Michael Gordon of Bang on a Can, and by Emily Hall and Alex Groves.
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Favourites,
Gifts for... Baroque and Early Music fans 11th December 2023From new recordings by Pygmalion, Phantasm and the Tallis Scholars to histories of the Academy of Ancient Music and seventeenth-century opera, browse our selection of books and recordings for lovers of Renaissance and baroque music.
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Recording of the Week,
Christmas from Norway 8th December 2023
The powerhouse Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen is on radiant, affecting form in a programme of Scandinavian carols, seasonal Lieder and a couple of Baroque chestnuts, with luxury support from the Norwegian Radio Orchestra under Christian Eggen.
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New Release Round-up,
Christmas New Releases 2023 8th December 2023
Highlights from this year's crop of festive releases include recordings from horn-player Felix Klieser, Armonico Consort, the Choir of St John's College Cambridge, and Ensemble Correspondances.
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Awards,
Recordings of the Year 2023 - Our Top 10 7th December 2023
The winners revealed - ten fantastic recordings which really stood out from the crowd for us over the past twelve months, plus the results of our six special category awards...
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Interview,
Carolyn Sampson reflects on her first hundred recordings 6th December 2023
Ahead of her recital with Joseph Middleton at Wigmore Hall tonight, the soprano discusses her 100th album but I like to sing... - and reflects on some of the highlights of her recording career to date...
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Presto Chart,
The Presto Chart - November 2023 5th December 2023
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for November, with Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé from Sinfonia of London & John Wilson (released on Chandos at the beginning of the month) in first place...
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Interview,
Rachel Podger and Chad Kelly on reimagining Bach's Goldberg Variations 4th December 2023
The violinist and composer share their thoughts on adapting Bach's immortal set of keyboard variations for Baroque instrumental ensemble.
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Announcement,
Presto Music Hi-Res Streamer
We are proud to announce the release of the Presto Music Hi-Res Music Streamer, a dedicated piece of hardware designed to work seamlessly with the Presto Music apps.
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Presto Music Classical Podcast,
Episode 45: Tudor Wild Child - Thomas Weelkes with Dr Katie Bank 2nd December 2023
Music historian and 'choir geek extraordinaire' Dr Katie Bank sorts fact from fiction in a look at the life of notorious Tudor troublemaker Thomas Weelkes, who along with William Byrd sees the four hundredth anniversary of his death fall this year.
