Latest News: Classical
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 30th June 2023 30th June 2023CPE Bach from Keith Jarrett, choral works by the late Kaija Saariaho, Vaughan Williams from Andrew Manze and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, and Rachmaninoff from Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
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Presto Editor's Choices,
Presto Editor's Choices - June 2023 29th June 2023An eclectic album exploring temptation and taboo from Benjamin Appl and James Baillieu, high-octane Khachaturian from the Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie and Frank Beermann, and a beguiling recital of Lieder from fin-de-siècle Vienna from Robyn Allegra Parton and Simon Lepper.
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Video Interview,
Elgan Llŷr Thomas on Unveiled 28th June 2023In the wake of the release of his debut album featuring a bold new translation of Britten's Michelangelo Sonnets (plus music by Tippett, Gipps and Thomas himself), the Welsh tenor discusses queer representation in opera and song - and why he feels that 'it's about time we started adding other stories into the mix'...
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Box Set Selections,
Boxed Set Selections - June 2023 27th June 2023This month's heavyweights include two boxes celebrating Antal Doráti's legacy on Mercury, Otto Klemperer's symphonic recordings on EMI Columbia, HMV, Electrola and Parlophone, and Matthias Goerne's survey of Schubert Lieder on Harmonia Mundi.
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Interview,
Madeleine Mitchell on Violin Conversations 26th June 2023The violinist discusses her new album featuring works by composers including Thea Musgrave, Errollyn Wallen, Howard Blake and the late Joseph Horovitz.
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Presto Music Classical Podcast,
Episode 37: Brahms In The Time Machine – Ein Deutsches Barockrequiem with Lionel Meunier 24th June 2023Founder and director of early music ensemble Vox Luminis talks about his hunt for Baroque-era precursors to Brahms's Ein Deutsches Requiem.
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Recording of the Week,
A new album of orchestral works by Florence Price from Jeneba Kanneh-Mason and Chineke! 23rd June 2023Jeneba Kanneh-Mason and Chineke! present benchmark new recordings of two major works by Florence Price – capturing both the sweep and grandeur of her large-scale movements and the lively fun of her dance-like conclusions.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 23rd June 2023 23rd June 2023Welsh tenor Elgan Llŷr Thomas's debut recording on Delphian, Mozart violin sonatas from Renaud Capuçon & Kit Armstrong, Verdi's Un ballo in maschera from Marek Janowski, and Forbidden Fruits from Benjamin Appl & James Baillieu.
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Interview,
Anna Bonitatibus on Monologues 22nd June 2023The Italian mezzo discusses her new album of works which 'occupy a middle-ground between opera and art-song', including music by Zingarelli, Rossini, Donizetti, Viardot-García and Wagner - and her plans to shine a new light on the latter composer's Wesendonck Lieder...
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BBC Music Magazine Choices,
BBC Music Magazine - June 2023 Choices 21st June 2023Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by an 'immensely assured' first album on Chandos from trumpeter Matilda Lloyd, featuring virtuosic paraphrases on themes from operas by composers including Bellini, Donizetti and Rossini.
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Interview,
Gregorian chant-inspired contemporary choral music by Henrik Ødegaard 20th June 2023The Norwegian composer talks about his new album of choral works, performed by Vox Clamantis with Jaan-Eik Tulve.
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Interview,
Eva Zaïcik and David Haroutunian on 'Mayrig: To Armenian Mothers' 19th June 2023The mezzo-soprano and violinist explore some of the themes from their recent album, based around reflections on motherhood in the Armenian classical tradition and in particular the works of Komitas and Aprikian.
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Recording of the Week,
L'Heure espagnole from François-Xavier Roth and Les Siècles 16th June 2023Period instruments lend a delicious piquancy and wit to Ravel's Franco-Spanish farce about a libidinous clock-maker's wife intent on making the most of her husband's absence, with a stylish cast led by French mezzo Isabelle Druet.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 16th June 2023 16th June 2023Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's choral music from London Choral Sinfonia, Kurt Weill's Propheten from Dennis Russell Davies, Mexican songs and chamber music from Mr McFall’s Chamber & Jamie MacDougall, and Bach motets from Solomon's Knot.
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Interview,
The Bevan Family Consort on Vidi Speciosam 15th June 2023Five Bevans joined us at our store in Leamington Spa last month to launch their new album of sacred choral music on Signum - and share some anecdotes about growing up in a large musical family...
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Video Interview,
Paavo Järvi on Haydn's 'London' symphonies 14th June 2023The conductor talks about his recently-launched Haydn project, his upcoming milestone with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, and why "there is absolutely zero difference between Haydn and Bruckner"...
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Coming Soon,
Monteverdi from Raphaël Pichon and other forthcoming highlights 13th June 2023A studio recording of the Vespro della Beata Vergine from Pygmalion is among the stand-out releases for late summer, with other highlights including Locatelli concertos from Isabelle Faust and the Ysaÿe solo sonatas from Hilary Hahn.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - June 2023 12th June 2023Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a 'meticulously plotted' German Baroque requiem from Vox Luminis and Lionel Meunier...
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Recording of the Week,
A Grand Concert of Music by Mr Charles, the Hungarian (lately arriv'd from Paris) 9th June 2023Peter Whelan and the Irish Baroque Orchestra recreate a performance that took place Dublin in 1742 - after the triumphant success of Messiah's premiere, an enterprising rival from overseas boldly puts on concerts featuring Handel's other works, right under his nose...
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 9th June 2023 9th June 2023Eric Coates from the BBC Philharmonic & John Wilson, Bach's Art of Fugue from Cuarteto Casals, two recent orchestral works by Anna Thorvaldsdottir, and a second Liszt recital from Italian pianist Saskia Giorgini.