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Grammy Winners 2019
11th Feb 2019
Chris introduces the winning classical albums from this year's ceremony, which took place last night in Los Angeles.
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New Release Round-Up - 8th February 2019
8th Feb 2019
New recordings from Paul Lewis, Olga Peretyatko, Anna Lucia Richter and The King’s Singers, plus a collection of Furtwängler radio broadcasts from the archives of the Berliner Philharmoniker.
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Berlioz from Rattle and Davis and other forthcoming highlights
7th Feb 2019
La damnation de Faust from London and L’enfance du Christ from Melbourne, plus Bruckner from Robin Ticciati, Bach from Isabelle Faust, and the final instalment of Iván Fischer’s mighty Mahler series from Budapest.
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Berlioz: La damnation de Faust
Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano), Bryan Hymel (tenor), Christopher Purves (baritone), Gábor Bretz (bass) London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Guildhall School Singers, Tiffin Children's Chorus, Tiffin Girls' Choir, Tiffin Boys' Choir, Sir Simon Rattle
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BBC Music Magazine - February 2019 Choices
6th Feb 2019
Chris introduces this month's selection, including albums from Vox Luminis, Jennifer Pike, Charles Owen, and Antonio Pappano and the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden.
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The Presto Chart - January 2019
2nd Feb 2019
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for January, with period-instrument Berlioz from François-Xavier Roth and Les Siècles in first place...
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New Release Round-Up - 1st February 2019
1st Feb 2019
New recordings from Edward Gardner, Mariss Jansons and Jan Lisiecki, plus an Alfred Cellier rarity from Richard Bonynge and a landmark Dmitri Hvorostovsky performance from the Moscow archives.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - February 2019
28th Jan 2019
Chris introduces this month's selection, with the first volume of Christian Gerhaher and Gerold Huber’s Schumann series on Sony taking pride of place.
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Michel Legrand (1932-2019)
26th Jan 2019
The French composer and jazz pianist, whose film scores included Yentl, The Thomas Crown Affair and Les Parapluies de Cherbourg, has died aged 86.
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New Release Round-Up - 25th January 2019
25th Jan 2019
New recordings from the Grigoryan brothers, the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Jayson Gillham and the RIAS Kammerchor, plus a boxed set of Daniel Barenboim reissues.
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3-disc Essential Albums Collection
23rd Jan 2019
February 2019 sees the release of 20 concise artist anthologies which will appeal to both jazz connoisseurs and act as a perfect introduction to new audiences of Post-Bop, Big Band, Soul-Jazz, Bebop, Vocal, Jazz Guitar, Acid Jazz, Fusion, Latin Jazz and Piano Jazz.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - January 2019
22nd Jan 2019
Chris introduces this month's selection, with Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s live recording of Monteverdi’s Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria (starring Furio Zanasi as the returning hero and Lucile Richardot as his long-suffering wife) in the lead as Recording of the Month.
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Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
Furio Zanasi (Ulisse), Lucile Richardot (Penelope), Krystian Adam (Telemaco), Hana Blažíková (Minerva / Fortuna), Gianluca Buratto (Tempo / Nettuno / Antinoo) Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
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New Release Round-Up - 18th January 2019
18th Jan 2019
New recordings from Gautier Capuçon, Christophe Rousset, Concentus Musicus Wien, and Paavo Järvi and the Orchestre de Paris.
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ECM Touchstone Series
18th Jan 2019
In 2019 ECM celebrates its fiftieth anniversary, which prompts reflections upon the journey so far. The Touchstones series of reissues highlights albums made along the way and includes many recordings which now count as milestones in the history of jazz and improvisation.
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New Release Round-Up - 11th January 2019
11th Jan 2019
Includes recordings from Boris Giltburg, Stile Antico, Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques, and William Christie and Les Arts Florissants.
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Boxed Set Selections - January 2019
9th Jan 2019
A comprehensive collection of César Franck, anthologies celebrating two great French female pianists, and DVD boxes exploring the careers of Claudio Abbado and Sergiu Celibidache.
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BBC Music Magazine - January 2019 Choices
7th Jan 2019
Chris introduces this month's selection, including albums from Elicia Silverstein, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, the Elias String Quartet, and Ludus Modalis.
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Introducing Presto Jazz
4th Jan 2019
Chris introduces the latest addition to the Presto website - a new department dedicated to Jazz recordings.
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New Release Round-Up - 4th January 2019
4th Jan 2019
Includes recordings from Jordi Savall, Jennifer Pike, Federico Colli, Vladimir Feltsman, and the Wihan Quartet.
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Introducing Presto Jazz
3rd Jan 2019
Chris introduces the latest addition to the Presto website - a new department dedicated to Jazz recordings.
