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Palmarès des Diapason d'or 2018
21st Nov 2018
Chris introduces the winners of this year's Awards, revealed at a ceremony last night in Paris.
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New Release Round-Up - 16th November 2018
16th Nov 2018
Schumann from Christian Gerhaher and Gerold Huber, Mahler from Daniel Harding, and Sir David McVicar's staging of Bellini's Norma from the Metropolitan Opera, starring Sondra Radvanovsky, Joyce DiDonato and Joseph Calleja.
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BBC Music Magazine - December 2018 Choices
14th Nov 2018
Chris introduces this month's selection, including albums from Vilde Frang, the Tesla Quartet, Leif Ove Andsnes, and The Tallis Scholars.
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New Release Round-Up - 9th November 2018
9th Nov 2018
The final instalment of Jaap van Zweden’s excellent Ring Cycle with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, thrillingly raw Beethoven from Maxim Emelyanychev, Mozart from Faust and Melnikov, and Christopher Maltman’s role-debut as Berg's Wozzeck.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - November 2018
7th Nov 2018
Chris introduces this month's selection, with Hilary Hahn's second volume of the Bach sonatas and partitas for solo violin occupying the top spot.
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New Release Round-Up - 2nd November 2018
2nd Nov 2018
A landmark account of Handel’s Serse starring Franco Fagioli, Elgar from Sir Mark Elder and Sir Andrew Davis, and the latest instalment of Naïve’s Vivaldi Edition from Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante.
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The Presto Chart - October 2018
1st Nov 2018
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for October, with the outbound leg of Daniil Trifonov's Rachmaninov journey in the lead...
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New Release Round-Up - 26th October 2018
26th Oct 2018
Today's new releases include Bach from Giuliano Carmignola, Debussy from Nikolai Lugansky, and the debut solo recording of Polish countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński.
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BACH 333 unboxed
25th Oct 2018
Chris and Katherine explore Deutsche Grammophon's mammoth new Bach Edition, produced in collaboration with Decca Classics and the Leipzig Bach Archive and running to over 280 hours of music.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - October 2018
23rd Oct 2018
Chris introduces this month's selection, with Steven Isserlis and Dénes Várjon's recital of Chopin and Schubert on Hyperion taking pride of place.
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Presto Classical Gift Vouchers now available
23rd Oct 2018
We are pleased to announce that Presto gift vouchers are now available to buy online.
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Presto Sheet Music Gift Vouchers now available
23rd Oct 2018
We are pleased to announce that Presto gift vouchers are now available to buy online.
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New Release Round-Up - 19th October 2018
19th Oct 2018
Today's new recordings include Stravinsky from Valery Gergiev, Tchaikovsky from Vladimir Jurowski, and Schubert from René Jacobs.
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Boxed Set Selections - October 2018
16th Oct 2018
The definitive Bach boxed set, an anniversary anthology from Deutsche Grammophon, and comprehensive collections of works by Hummel and François Couperin.
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Opus Klassik Awards 2018
16th Oct 2018
Chris rounds up this year's 'Deutscher Musikpreis' winners, which were presented on Sunday at the Konzerthaus Berlin.
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New Release Round-Up - 12th October 2018
12th Oct 2018
Today's new recordings include Bach from Kim Kashkashian, Beethoven from Alexandre Tharaud, and Schubert from Sir John Tomlinson.
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New RCA titles added to our Presto CD catalogue
10th Oct 2018
Highlights from the latest additions include recordings by Toscanini, Leontyne Price, Günter Wand and Leonard Slatkin.
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BBC Music Magazine - November 2018 Choices
9th Oct 2018
Chris introduces this month's selection, including albums from Sean Shibe, Dénes Várjon, and Daniel Barenboim plus friends and family.
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Schallplattenkritik Awards 2018
9th Oct 2018
Details of the German Record Critics’ Annual Awards were announced last week - read on for the jury's observations on the classical winners.
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Montserrat Caballé (1933-2018)
6th Oct 2018
The great Spanish soprano, renowned for her legendary pianissimi and superb command of bel canto, has died at the age of 85.
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