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The Presto Chart - June 2020
2nd Jul 2020
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for June, with Alina Ibragimova's Shostakovich concertos with Vladimir Jurowski and the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia 'Evgeny Svetlanov' on Hyperion in first place...
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New Release Round-Up - 26th June 2020
26th Jun 2020
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony from Pablo Heras-Casado, Zemlinsky from Marc Albrecht, William Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony in its 1952 revision, and the world premiere recording of Vinci’s Gismondo Re di Polonia from Parnassus Arts.
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Das Lied von der Erde from Iván Fischer and other forthcoming highlights
23rd Jun 2020
A valedictory coda to the Budapest Festival Orchestra's superb Mahler series, plus Elgar from Daniel Barenboim and Elīna Garanča, Liszt & Thalberg from Marc-André Hamelin, and Barrie Kosky's Salzburg staging of Orphée aux Enfers on DVD and Blu-ray.
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New Release Round-Up - 19th June 2020
19th Jun 2020
Vivaldi and Piazzolla from Arabella Steinbacher, Thomas Adès from Kirill Gerstein (and the composer himself), two concertos from Christopher Gunning, and an early Korngold opera's world premiere video recording from Turin.
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Dame Vera Lynn (1917-2020)
18th Jun 2020
The 'Forces' Sweetheart', whose wartime hits We'll Meet Again and The White Cliffs of Dover proved an enduring source of comfort for several generations, has died aged 103.
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Boxed Set Selections - June 2020
17th Jun 2020
Pick of this month’s heavyweights is Warner Classics’s monumental tribute to Sir John Barbirolli, released to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of his death.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - July 2020
15th Jun 2020
Chris introduces this month’s Choices, headed by a centenary celebration of the Cleveland Orchestra under their Music Director Franz Welser-Möst, which features two new commissions as well as music by Beethoven, Strauss, Prokofiev and Varèse.
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New Release Round-Up - 12th June 2020
12th Jun 2020
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony from Teodor Currentzis and MusicAeterna, Verdi's Otello (starring Jonas Kaufmann in the title-role) from Antonio Pappano and the Orchestra dell'Academia Nationale di Santa Cecilia, Massenet's first full-length opera, and an eclectic urban-themed album from Lisa Batiashvili.
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BBC Music Magazine - July 2020 Choices
11th Jun 2020
Chris introduces this month's selection, with Alina Ibragimova's 'supernaturally fine-tuned' accounts of Shostakovich's Violin Concertos with Vladimir Jurowski and the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia 'Evgeny Svetlanov' on Hyperion in pride of place.
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New Release Round-Up - 5th June 2020
5th Jun 2020
Haydn from the Chiaroscuro Quartet, the world premiere recording of Fazil Say's Cello Concerto from its dedicatee Camille Thomas, archive Mahler from Ádám Fischer, and Beethoven from Robert Trevino.
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The Presto Chart - May 2020
2nd Jun 2020
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for May, with Grigory Sokolov's Beethoven, Brahms and Mozart on Deutsche Grammophon in first place...
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New Release Round-Up - 29th May 2020
29th May 2020
Today’s new releases include Massenet's Thaïs from Sir Andrew Davis and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, opera arias from Aleksandra Kurzak, and music from the court of Versailles from Jean Rondeau and Thomas Dunford.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - June 2020
26th May 2020
Chris introduces this month's selection, with pride of place going to Piotr Beczała's 'simply wonderful' album of verismo arias, Vincerò!, released on Pentatone earlier this month.
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New Release Round-Up - 22nd May 2020
22nd May 2020
Today’s new releases include Vivaldi from Martin Fröst, two concertos by Gabriel Prokofiev, new American choral music from the Choir of Merton College Oxford, and Leclair Trio Sonatas from Ensemble Diderot.
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Boxed Set Selections - May 2020
20th May 2020
Anthologies celebrating Zubin Mehta in Los Angeles, Decca at 90, and the Staatskapelle Berlin at the grand old age of 450, plus vintage Beethoven from Zino Francescatti and Robert Casadesus.
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BBC Music Magazine - June 2020 Choices
18th May 2020
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by Víkingur Ólafsson's best-selling Rameau and Debussy recital on Deutsche Grammophon.
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New Release Round-Up - 15th May 2020
15th May 2020
Today’s new releases include Sturm und Drang from Ian Page and The Mozartists, a third volume of Panufnik Legacies from François-Xavier Roth and the London Symphony Orchestra, opera arias by Leonardo Vinci from Franco Fagioli, and the complete Beethoven string quartets from Quatuor Ébène.
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Introducing our new audio samples player
13th May 2020
The new music player for our audio samples is now live, and Chris introduces some of its new features.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - May 2020
12th May 2020
Chris introduces this month's selection, with the Tippett Quartet taking top honours for their 'breathtaking sense of control' in Henryk Górecki’s String Quartet No. 3 on Naxos.
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BBC Music Magazine Awards 2020: The Winners!
11th May 2020
Chris introduces this year's winners, with 'stellar' Purcell from Paul McCreesh and Gabrieli taking the palm for Recording of the Year.
