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Paul Thomas
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An inveterate concert-goer and CD collector, Paul has a broad range of classical interests, from Adams to Zemlinsky, and from the Renaissance to Steve Reich. When not hosting podcasts and writing the occasional retrospective article he works hard to make the information on the site as accurate as possible.
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53 new titles added to our Presto CD range from Sony Classical
Musicals from Irving Berlin, Cole Porter & Stephen Sondheim and the music of J.S. Bach feature in the latest additions to our Presto CD range.
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Episode 40: A Russian Soul in Exile - Sergei Rachmaninoff with Fiona Maddocks
Sergei Rachmaninoff's period of exile from Russia is discussed with the author of a highly enjoyable new book 'Goodbye Russia', Fiona Maddocks.
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A Russian Soul in Exile - Sergei Rachmaninoff with Fiona Maddocks
Sergei Rachmaninoff's period of exile from Russia is discussed with the author of a highly enjoyable new book 'Goodbye Russia', Fiona Maddocks.
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Episode 39: A Mercury Legend - Antal Doráti with Rob Cowan and Thomas Fine
The Mono and Stereo recordings made by Antal Doráti with the Minnesota Orchestra are discussed with Rob Cowan and the executive producer of the new box sets, and son of the original producers, Thomas Fine.
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New Presto CD Titles from Sony Classical
The latest batch of Presto CD's from Sony Classical are an eclectic mix of the avant-garde and scores from Hollywood and Broadway.
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New Sony Titles added to our Presto CD range
Guitarists Julian Bream and John Williams feature in the latest additions to our Presto CD range from Sony Classical.
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New Sony Classical titles added to our Presto CD range
Mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade and cellist Yo-Yo Ma feature in the latest additions to our Presto CD from Sony Classical.
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Episode 33: Four with Scores - Quartet with Leah Broad
Paul is guided through the lives, times and music of four extraordinary female composers by the author of a new music biography 'Quartet', Dr Leah Broad.
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Four with Scores - Quartet with Leah Broad
Paul is guided through the lives, times and music of four extraordinary female composers by the author of a new music biography 'Quartet', Dr Leah Broad.
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New Sony Classical titles on Presto CD
Period instrument groups Tafelmusik & L'Archibudelli feature alongside venerable greats Bruno Walter & Isaac Stern in the latest additions to our Presto CD range from Sony Classical.
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New Presto CD titles from Sony Classical
Legendary Sony artists Pablo Casals, Zubin Mehta and Leonard Bernstein feature in the latest additions to our Presto CD catalogue.
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New Presto CDs from the Sony Catalogue
Titles from Canadian Brass, and recitals from James Galway, Leontyne Price and Nathalie Stutzmann feature in the latest additions to our Presto CD catalogue.
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New Sony titles on Presto CD
Legendary artists such as Jascha Heifetz, James Galway & Ben Heppner feature in the latest additions to our Presto CD catalogue.
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Episode 32: Music for Albion - Vaughan Williams with John Francis
John Francis from the Ralph Vaughan Williams Society joins Paul to guide him through the life and music of Ralph Vaughan Williams.
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Episode 31: Mysticism, Modernism and Music - Scriabin with Marina Frolova-Walker
Paul is joined by Cambridge Russian music Professor Marina Frolova-Walker to discuss 150 years of Alexander Scriabin, from his beginnings as a frustrated virtuoso to his explorations in radical mysticism.
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New Deutsche Grammophon & Decca titles added to our Presto CD range
Baroque music from Reinhard Goebel and recitals from Kathleen Battle and Bryn Terfel feature in the latest additions to our Presto CD range.
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New Presto CDs from Deutsche Grammophon
Gidon Kremer playing Mozart and Karl Böhm and Rafael Kubelik conducting Wagner are amongst the latest additions to our Presto CD range.
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New additions to our Presto CD range from Decca
The latest Presto CDs from the Decca catalogue feature the conductor Herbert Blomstedt and the pianist Sviatoslav Richter.
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New Presto CD titles from the Decca & DG catalogues
Performances from Andras Schiff and music of the First Viennese School feature in the latest additions to the Presto CD range.
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25 New titles on Presto CD from Warner & Erato
Evgeny Kissin, Gervase De Peyer & Vivica Genaux feature in the latest additions to our Presto CD range.
