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Boxed Set Selections - December 2020
29th Dec 2020
Richard Bonynge's complete ballet recordings on Decca, Mozart operas from Sir Charles Mackerras, and a comprehensive anthology of harp concertos on Brilliant Classics.
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Presto Personal Favourites from 2020
24th Dec 2020
Recordings from the Emerson Quartet, Paavo Järvi and Paul Wee feature among the editorial team's individual picks of the year.
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Ones that got away - Autumn/Winter 2020
18th Dec 2020
A selection of our best-selling titles from autumn and winter, from artists including the late Mariss Jansons, Herbert Blomstedt, Christian Thielemann, and the Choir of King's College Cambridge.
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BBC Music Magazine - Christmas 2020 Choices
14th Dec 2020
Chris 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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New Release Round-Up - 11th December 2020
11th Dec 2020
Beethoven 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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Gramophone Editor's Choices - December 2020
8th Dec 2020
Chris 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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New Release Round-Up - 4th December 2020
4th Dec 2020
World 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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The Presto Chart - November 2020
2nd Dec 2020
Our 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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Give Back Friday
27th Nov 2020
For the next four days we will be donating 5% of all the revenue we receive to two charities whose aims are closely aligned with our own: the Chineke! Foundation and the Benedetti Foundation.
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Give Back Friday
27th Nov 2020
For the next four days we will be donating 5% of all the revenue we receive to two charities whose aims are closely aligned with our own: the Chineke! Foundation and the Benedetti Foundation.
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Give Back Friday
27th Nov 2020
For the next four days we will be donating 5% of all the revenue we receive to two charities whose aims are closely aligned with our own: the Chineke! Foundation and the Benedetti Foundation.
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Gifts for... Baroque and Early Music fans
25th Nov 2020
Books and recordings for lovers of Renaissance and baroque music.
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Boxed Set Selections - November 2020
24th Nov 2020
A mammoth tribute to Karl Richter, David Goode’s complete Bach organ works on Signum, Ronald Brautigam’s complete Mozart piano concertos, and a deluxe celebration of Bernard Haitink on DVD.
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New Release Round-Up - 20th November 2020
20th Nov 2020
Stanford’s string quintets from members of the Dante and Endellion quartets, an explosive new work for wind ensemble by Mark Simpson, a transatlantic recital from violinist Callum Smart, and Vivaldi’s long-lost pasticcio Argippo from Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante.
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Gifts for... Children (and grandchildren)
18th Nov 2020
A selection of recordings and books to introduce children of all ages to the delights of classical music.
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New Release Round-Up - 13th November 2020
13th Nov 2020
Sacred baroque rarities from Philippe Jaroussky and Artaserse, a Christmas album from Jonas Kaufmann, Beethoven’s Christ on the Mount of Olives from Simon Rattle, and the world premiere recording of Vladimir Martynov’s Utopia Symphony.
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Gifts for... Pianists and piano-lovers
11th Nov 2020
From 2020'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 2020
9th Nov 2020
Chris introduces this month's Choices, headed by ‘fresh, fascinating but not uncontroversial accounts’ of Nielsen’s first two symphonies from Thomas Dausgaard and the Seattle Symphony Orchestra.
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New Release Round-Up - 6th November 2020
6th Nov 2020
Carnival of the Animals from the Kanneh-Mason family, Brahms and Schumann from Elīna Garanča and Malcolm Martineau, Beethoven from Martin Helmchen and Andrew Manze, and Thalberg from Paul Wee.
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Gifts for... Opera Lovers
4th Nov 2020
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.
