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Gifts for... Chamber and Instrumental Music enthusiasts
24th Nov 2019
Our top picks for fans of chamber music - including selected recordings, box sets, books and sheet music.
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News from the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
24th Nov 2019
NYO announced their 2020 orchestra earlier this week; find out more about their winter tour and the excellent work they do supporting the next generation of classical musicians.
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Sir Stephen Cleobury (1948-2019)
23rd Nov 2019
The English organist and conductor, who was Director of Music at King’s College Cambridge for almost four decades, has died aged 70.
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New Release Round-Up - 22nd November 2019
22nd Nov 2019
Russian showpieces from Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Luigi Rossi from Christina Pluhar and L'Arpeggiata, and Christmas in Leipzig from early music collective Solomon’s Knot in their debut recording.
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Christina Pluhar (theorbo, harp), Véronique Gens (soprano), Jakub Józef Orliński (countertenor), Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor), Céline Scheen (soprano), Valer Barna-Sabadus (countertenor), Giuseppina Bridelli (mezzo-soprano), L'Arpeggiata
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Recordings of the Year 2019 - Our Top 100
21st Nov 2019
The first meeting of the Presto Awards committee is over, and it's time to reveal the 100 recordings which have most impressed our editorial team this year...
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Grammy Nominations 2020
20th Nov 2019
The shortlist for next year's Awards was revealed earlier today - read on for full details of the recordings which will be battling it out in the nine classical categories.
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Gifts for... Baroque and Early Music fans
20th Nov 2019
Books and recordings for lovers of medieval, Renaissance and baroque music.
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Boxed Set Selections - November 2019
19th Nov 2019
Beethoven anniversary editions from Deutsche Grammophon, Warner and Naxos, plus Masaaki Suzuki’s complete Bach secular cantatas, Bruckner from Berlin, and a celebration of Andris Nelsons's time in Birmingham.
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Gifts for... Children (and grandchildren)
19th Nov 2019
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 fans
16th Nov 2019
From 2019's best new recordings and box sets, to informative books, insightful interviews and beautiful sheet music, we select our top gifts for piano players and piano lovers alike.
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New Release Round-Up - 15th November 2019
15th Nov 2019
New albums from Alexandre Tharaud, Angela Gheorghiu, Vilde Frang and Iván Fischer, plus previously unreleased archive recordings of John Barbirolli and The Hallé and a portrait of the French composer and organist Fernand de La Tombelle.
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Gifts for... Exploring classical music's great composers
13th Nov 2019
In our next gift guide we recommend new box sets, books and sheet music exploring popular composers as well as those further off the beaten track.
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Gifts for... Opera Lovers
8th Nov 2019
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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New Release Round-Up - 8th November 2019
8th Nov 2019
New albums from Alison Balsom, Jakub Józef Orliński, Roberto Alagna and Benjamin Bernheim, plus a rare outing on DVD and Blu-ray for Ambroise Thomas's opera Hamlet, starring Stéphane Degout as the Prince of Denmark.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices November 2019
6th Nov 2019
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a 'spectacular and stirring' account of Purcell's King Arthur from Paul McCreesh and Gabrieli on Signum.
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The Presto Chart - October 2019
1st Nov 2019
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for October, with Handel's Brockes-Passion from the Academy of Ancient Music in first place...
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New Release Round-Up - 1st November 2019
1st Nov 2019
Debussy from Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé, Beethoven from Masaaki Suzuki and Ronald Brautigam, late Schubert from Arcadi Volodos, and Ermonela Jaho’s shattering Traviata on DVD and Blu-ray.
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Sheku Kanneh-Mason's Elgar and other forthcoming highlights
29th Oct 2019
The young British cellist tackles Elgar’s concerto with Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra, plus an all-Russian extravaganza from Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, and Franck and Chopin cello sonatas from Gautier Capuçon and Yuja Wang.
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BBC Music Magazine - December 2019 Choices
28th Oct 2019
Chris introduces this month's selection, including formidable Shostakovich from Sydney International Piano Competition winner Andrey Gugnin, Ian Bostridge’s third Winter Journey (this time with Thomas Adès as his companion), and Simon Rattle’s first concert as Music Director of the London Symphony Orchestra.
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New Release Round-Up - 25th October 2019
25th Oct 2019
Strauss from Vasily Petrenko and the Oslo Philharmonic, Stravinsky and Ravel from Beatrice Rana, Shostakovich from the Pavel Haas Quartet, and a second recording of Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique from Les Siècles and François-Xavier Roth.
