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Subtle Tchaikovsky from Bruce Liu
8th Nov 2024
Three years after winning the 18th Chopin International Piano Competition, Bruce Liu has made a leftfield choice for his second album on Deutsche Grammophon, bringing his precise and subtle playing to Tchaikovsky’s main work for the piano, The Seasons.
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Kathryn Stott - Five For The Road
22nd Oct 2024
Kathryn Stott is bringing her long performing career to an end this year, and releases her final recording with cellist Yo-Yo Ma on Sony Classical, this week. Matthew asked her to pick five highlights from her huge catalogue of recordings, and to offer a glimpse into what makes each so special to her.
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Leif Segerstam (1944-2024)
10th Oct 2024
The Finnish conductor, composer and multi-instrumentalist Leif Segerstam has died at the age of 80.
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Episode 53: Rebeca Omordia talks African Pianism
30th Sep 2024
Matthew spoke with award-winning pianist Rebeca Omordia about her latest exploration of the rich vein of African piano music, on SOMM Recordings.
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Leonskaja celebrates the Second Viennese School
27th Sep 2024
Elisabeth Leonskaja's persuasive and engaging recital of piano works that are often misunderstood is an essential listen, whether mention of the Second Viennese School excites you or normally sends you running for the hills.
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More New Presto CD titles from Chandos
23rd Sep 2024
We’re delighted to announce the addition of more Chandos titles to our Presto CD offering, focusing on the acclaimed Chaconne early music imprint. Many of these recordings have been unavailable on CD for several years.
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Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 from Anima Eterna and Pablo Heras-Casado
20th Sep 2024
Bruckner’s ‘cathedrals in sound’ have often been described as overblown, but this recording of his most popular symphony, played here in its second version of 1878-1880, offers a convincing counterargument.
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 4
Anima Eterna, Pablo Heras-Casado
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Carlos Simon on art and activism
10th Sep 2024
GRAMMY-nominated composer, activist and curator Carlos Simon has just released an album of orchestral works with the National Symphony Orchestra (where he's been Composer-in-Residence since 2021), and has a new commission being premiered at the 2024 Last Night of the Proms, on 14th September.
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Sokolov plays Purcell and Mozart
30th Aug 2024
In his new live recital Grigory Sokolov brings his unmatched musicianship and command of the piano to the music of Purcell and Mozart, followed by encores which are far more than celebratory extras. This is music-making to be treasured and another indispensable addition to the catalogue.
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Klaus Mäkelä conducts Shostakovich
16th Aug 2024
Klaus Mäkelä conducts the Oslo Philharmonic in fresh readings of three Shostakovich symphonies, demonstrating a level of insight into widely recorded music that makes this new release an indispensable addition to the catalogue.
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Isata Kanneh-Mason plays music by the Mendelssohns
9th Aug 2024
Both Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn are celebrated in glittering style on this new album from Isata Kanneh-Mason, also featuring the London Mozart Players directed by Jonathan Bloxham.
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Antonio Meneses (1957 - 2024)
7th Aug 2024
The Brazilian cellist, winner of International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1982 and a member of the Beaux Arts Trio from 1998 to 2008, has died at the age of 66.
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Mishka Rushdie Momen
23rd Jul 2024
Choosing to play Renaissance keyboard repertoire on the piano is a brave choice - especially for an emerging talent making their debut on Hyperion, a label famed for having a roster of fine pianists. Mishka Rushdie Momen discusses why she did exactly this, and some of the things that shape her as a musician.
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New Presto CD titles from Sony
22nd Jul 2024
We are pleased to add 55 titles to our Presto CD catalogue of Sony recordings, many of which have been unavailable on CD (and in some cases any format) for some time.
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Carlo Bergonzi - A Tenor Centenary
13th Jul 2024
As Carlo Bergonzi would have celebrated his 100th birthday today, Matthew remembers the great tenor and highlights a selection of his recordings.
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Mishka Rushdie Momen - Reformation
5th Jul 2024
Mishka Rushdie Momen makes a highly enjoyable Hyperion debut, playing Renaissance keyboard music on a modern Steinway grand piano, with subtlety of tone and phrasing that brings new perspective to the music of Byrd, Sweelinck, Gibbons and Bull.
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New Release Round-Up - 21st June 2024
21st Jun 2024
Mahler on period instruments from the Mahler Academy Orchestra and Philipp von Steinaecker, Schubert and Desyatnikov from Pavel Kolesnikov and Samson Tsoy, rarely-heard Verdi from Freddie De Tommaso, and the final instalment of Mozart concertos from Robert Levin.
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Jodie Devos, 1988-2024
17th Jun 2024
We are sorry to share news of the untimely death of celebrated coloratura soprano, Jodie Devos, who recorded for the Alpha label.
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New Presto CD titles from Chandos
13th Jun 2024
We’re delighted to announce the addition of Chandos to our Presto CD offering, starting with 30 titles which have been unavailable on CD for several years.
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Sibelius and Prokofiev Violin Concertos from Janine Jansen & Klaus Mäkelä
7th Jun 2024
Engaging from the very first notes, these powerful new recordings of much-loved repertoire make for a great introduction if you don’t know these works - and an inspiring new perspective if you do.
