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Buy lots and make a difference
25th Nov 2021
For four days we will be donating 5% of all the revenue we receive to three charities whose aims are closely aligned with our own: the Chineke! Foundation, National Youth Choirs of Great Britain and Gabrieli Consort & Players.
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Grammy Nominations 2022
24th Nov 2021
The shortlist for next year's Awards was revealed yesterday - read on for full details of the contenders in the nine classical categories.
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BBC Music Magazine - December 2021 Choices
23rd Nov 2021
Chris introduces this month's selection, with 'intimate, incredibly sophisticated' accounts of Stravinsky's Soldier's Tale (offered in three languages) from Isabelle Faust and friends in pride of place as Recording of the Month.
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Gifts for...Children (and grandchildren)
17th Nov 2021
A selection of recordings and books to introduce children of all ages to the delights of classical music.
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Gifts for...Pianists and piano-lovers
11th Nov 2021
From 2021's best new recordings and box sets, to informative books and deluxe sheet music, we select our top gifts for piano players and piano lovers alike.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - November 2021
9th Nov 2021
Chris introduces this month's selection, with Florence Price's Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 from Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra on Deutsche Grammophon in pride of place.
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Gifts for... Opera Lovers
4th Nov 2021
In the first of our festive gift guides, we've selected some perfect presents for the opera-lover in your life, from the latest recordings to the best books about opera.
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The Presto Chart - October 2021
3rd Nov 2021
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for October, with Canadian-Italian mezzo Emily D'Angelo's debut recording on Deutsche Grammophon in first place...
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Nelson Freire (1944-2021)
1st Nov 2021
The great Brazilian pianist, who was especially acclaimed for his interpretations of Chopin and Brahms as well as for his duo performances with his close friend Martha Argerich, has died aged 77.
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Boxed Set Selections - October 2021
26th Oct 2021
October heavyweights include anthologies celebrating Robert Tear, Karl Böhm, Georges Cziffra and Géza Anda. plus the Dresden Kammerchor's complete recordings of Heinrich Schütz.
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The Presto Music Story
20th Oct 2021
We're delighted to share a short video-documentary about the company's origins and development, commissioned to mark the thirty-fifth anniversary of Presto's Leamington shop and the twentieth anniversary of the website.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - Awards Issue 2021
18th Oct 2021
Chris introduces this month's selection, with Michael Spyres's Baritenor (which sees the versatile American singer tackling roles as diverse as Donizetti's Tonio and Verdi's Conte di Luna) as Recording of the Month.
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New Release Round-Up - 15th October 2021
15th Oct 2021
Bach from Vladimir Ashkenazy, Mozart from Arabella Steinbacher, a nocturnal programme from Quatuor Ébène, and Elisabeth Lutyens from Martin Jones.
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Opus Klassik Awards 2021
13th Oct 2021
Chris rounds up the winners of this year's 'Deutscher Musikpreis' awards, following a gala concert at the Konzerthaus Berlin last weekend.
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BBC Music Magazine - November 2021 Choices
11th Oct 2021
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by Francesca Dego's 'cherishable' accounts of Mozart violin concertos with Roger Norrington and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra as Recording of the Month.
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The 2010s: 25 Great Recordings
7th Oct 2021
The sixth instalment of a series where the editorial team choose our must-have recordings of each decade - see what made our top 25 for the 2010s.
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Gramophone Awards 2021 - Recording of the Year
6th Oct 2021
The overall winner was revealed at an online ceremony last night, along with other special prizes including Artist of the Year and the Lifetime Achievement Award.
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The Presto Chart - September 2021
3rd Oct 2021
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for September, with Víkingur Ólafsson's Mozart & Contemporaries on Deutsche Grammophon in first place...
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Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason's first duo album and other forthcoming highlights
29th Sep 2021
The siblings team up for cello sonatas by Barber and Rachmaninov, Cecilia Bartoli mines her archives, and Ádám Fischer completes his acclaimed Mahler cycle from Düsseldorf.
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The 2000s: 25 Great Recordings
23rd Sep 2021
The fifth instalment of a series where the editorial team choose our must-have recordings of each decade - see what made our top 25 for the 2000s.
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