Latest News: Classical
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Interview,
Errollyn Wallen's Peace on Earth 17th December 2020The composer talks to David about her recently-released EP of three choral works, recorded with the Choir of King's College Cambridge under the late Stephen Cleobury.
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Interview,
Daniel Lozakovich on Beethoven 16th December 2020The violinist talks about his new recording of Beethoven's Violin Concerto, and discusses some of the influences on himself as a musician.
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Presto Music Classical Podcast,
Episode 10: Across the Pond with David Hurwitz 15th December 2020In the final Podcast of 2020 Paul and American writer, YouTuber and hilarious classical commentator David Hurwitz exchange music from each other's nations that has made an impact on them.
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BBC Music Magazine Choices,
BBC Music Magazine - Christmas 2020 Choices 14th December 2020Chris introduces this month's Choices, headed by a tribute to the late Sir John Tavener from Steven Isserlis and friends on Hyperion.
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Recording of the Week,
Saint-Saëns from Renaud Capuçon, Edgar Moreau and Bertrand Chamayou 11th December 2020The French triumvirate pays early tribute to the centenary of the composer's death with lucid, affectionate accounts of the Violin Sonata No. 1, Cello Sonata No. 1, and Piano Trio No. 2.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 11th December 2020 11th December 2020Beethoven from Emmanuel Pahud, Daniel Barenboim and friends, Gombert masses from Beauty Farm, ‘Songs of Comfort and Joy’ from Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott, and two Mosolov world premiere recordings.
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Awards,
Recordings of the Year 2020 - Our Top 10 10th December 2020The winners revealed - ten fantastic recordings which really stood out from the crowd for us over the past twelve months...
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Interview,
Bertrand Chamayou on Good Night! 9th December 2020The French pianist talks to Katherine about his beguiling collection of lullabies by composers including Lyapunov, Liszt, Alkan and Mel Bonis, released in October on Erato.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - December 2020 8th December 2020Chris introduces this month's Choices, with Belgian vocal ensemble Vox Luminis taking top honours for their 'inner luminosity' in a programme of music for Passiontide by Andreas Hammerschmidt on Ricercar.
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Presto CD,
New Deutsche Grammophon titles added to Presto CD 7th December 2020A wide variety of music, from Haydn to Sciarrino, is available on our latest batch of Presto CDs.
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Interview,
Gunnar Idenstam on Metal Angel 6th December 2020The Swedish concert organist talks about his new album, blending the French Romantic sound-world with influences from Scandinavian symphonic metal.
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Recording of the Week,
Mark Simpson's Geysir and Mozart's Gran Partita for Winds 4th December 2020Mark Simpson leads an ensemble in radiant performances of two works for wind instruments: his own composition, Geysir, alongside Mozart's Gran Partita.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 4th December 2020 4th December 2020World premiere recordings of orchestral works by Elisabetta Brusa and the original Roman version of Rossini’s Matilde di Shabran, the recording debut of the young American pianist Paul Ji, and a boxed set celebrating Adrian Boult’s relationship with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Presto Music Classical Podcast,
Episode 9: The English Choral Tradition with David Smith 3rd December 2020Presto's own David Smith, a lay clerk at St. Philip's Cathedral Birmingham and member of Ex Cathedra, charts the turbulent development of the English choral tradition.
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Favourites,
Christmas Releases 2020 3rd December 2020Our round-up of this year’s crop of festive recordings – traditional favourites, lesser-known gems of early music, contemporary carols and more intimate solo transcriptions.
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Presto Chart,
The Presto Chart - November 2020 2nd December 2020Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for November, with Daniil Trifonov's celebration of Russia's 'Silver Age' on Deutsche Grammophon in first place...
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Interview,
David Temple on seasonal Britten 1st December 2020The conductor talks about his new recording of Britten's A Ceremony of Carols and Saint Nicolas with Crouch End Festival Chorus, Mark Le Brocq and the BBC Concert Orchestra.
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Presto Editor's Choices,
Presto Editor's Choices - November 2020 30th November 2020Ian Bostridge's miller-lad toughens up on the tenor's third recording of Die schöne Müllerin, whilst Philippe Jaroussky and TrioW both unearth some fascinating buried treasure and Paavo Järvi begins a promising new Tchaikovsky cycle.
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Recording of the Week,
A Christmas double-bill from Mexico and Ireland 27th November 2020Two glorious albums from Siglo de Oro and the Choral Scholars of University College Dublin bring us onto the final straight to Christmas – focusing on Central American and Gaelic festive celebrations.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 27th November 2020 27th November 2020Prokofiev and Myaskovsky from Vasily Petrenko, Puccini's Il tabarro from Marek Janowski, Martinů from Frank Peter Zimmermann, and a celebration of 'Queen of Baroque' Cecilia Bartoli.